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how to get a layout on click of imageview?

Hello.. I have a layout in which I have ImageView and EditText view. I want to add a different layout on click of ImageView of arrow.
It should look like this after click event of ImageView. How can I get this??
Pleas help...

For perfect answer please add your xml file and java file source code.
Example
MainActivity.java
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
LinearLayout linear1,linear2;
ImageView imgArrow;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
linear1 = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.linear1);
linear2 = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.linear2);
imgArrow = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imgArrow);
linear1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
if(linear2.getVisibility() == View.GONE){
linear2.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
imgArrow.setImageResource(R.drawable.up);
}else{
linear2.setVisibility(View.GONE);
imgArrow.setImageResource(R.drawable.down);
}
}
});
}
}
activity_main.xml
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/btnClick"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.3"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:text="Additional Contact" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgArrow"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_weight="0.2"
android:src="#drawable/down" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:visibility="gone"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txt1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="User Name here" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txt2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:text="Phone number here" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnone"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:text="Click Here" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Here down and up is image file for arrow.
so put that both arrow file in drawable folder.

You could just set an OnClickListener to the ImageView, which contains the arrow. Then assign a method, which handles the click and produces your different layout

Layering images in Android Studio?

Currently I have a UI designed with imageviews, the problem is they cannot overlap or be layered. (Or if they can, I haven't figure out how)
I'd like to do 3 layers, the bottom layer is the board,
The next layer is pieces,
The next layer is a selected piece with valid moves.
My idea is that I will have listeners on the top layer only.
I am just looking for the best data structure to use for this, the app is a chesslike game I am working on developing.
If there is another approach that might be better I am all ears as well.
Thanks!
As requested code :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:weightSum="1">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Game Activity"
android:id="#+id/textView5"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView22"
android:src="#drawable/ni_whitesquare"
android:layout_below="#+id/textView5"
android:layout_alignRight="#+id/textView5"
android:layout_alignEnd="#+id/textView5"
android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="15dp"
android:layout_marginTop="76dp"
android:contentDescription="whitesquare"
android:clickable="true" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView32"
android:src="#drawable/ni_blacksquare"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/imageView22"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/imageView22"
android:layout_alignStart="#+id/imageView22"
android:layout_marginLeft="23dp"
android:layout_marginStart="23dp"
android:contentDescription="blacksquare"
android:clickable="true" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView12"
android:src="#drawable/ni_blacksquare"
android:contentDescription="blacksquare"
android:clickable="true"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/imageView22"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/imageView22"
android:layout_toStartOf="#+id/imageView22" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView21"
android:src="#drawable/ni_blacksquare"
android:contentDescription="blacksquare"
android:clickable="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/imageView22"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/imageView12"
android:layout_toEndOf="#+id/imageView12" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView23"
android:src="#drawable/ni_blacksquare"
android:contentDescription="blacksquare"
android:clickable="true"
android:layout_above="#+id/imageView12"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/imageView33"
android:layout_toStartOf="#+id/imageView33" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView31"
android:src="#drawable/ni_whitesquare"
android:contentDescription="whitesquare"
android:clickable="true"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/imageView21"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/imageView32"
android:layout_alignStart="#+id/imageView32" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView11"
android:src="#drawable/ni_whitesquare"
android:contentDescription="whitesquare"
android:clickable="true"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/imageView21"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/imageView21"
android:layout_toStartOf="#+id/imageView21" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView13"
android:src="#drawable/ni_whitesquare"
android:contentDescription="whitesquare"
android:clickable="true"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/imageView23"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/imageView12"
android:layout_alignStart="#+id/imageView12" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView33"
android:src="#drawable/ni_whitesquare"
android:contentDescription="whitesquare"
android:clickable="true"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/imageView23"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/imageView32"
android:layout_alignStart="#+id/imageView32" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:text="#string/directions"
android:id="#+id/directionsstring"
android:layout_marginTop="30dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/imageView21"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/textView5"
android:layout_alignStart="#+id/textView5" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/Startingpoint"
android:src="#drawable/ni_pawn"
android:layout_above="#+id/imageView11"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/imageView12"
android:layout_toStartOf="#+id/imageView12" />
</RelativeLayout>
Activity :
public class GameActivity extends Activity
{
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_game);
final ImageView mStarting = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.Startingpoint);
final ImageView mCenterSq = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView22);
final ImageView m12 = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.imageView12);
mCenterSq.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v)
{
m12.setImageResource(R.drawable.ni_blacksquare);
mCenterSq.setImageResource(R.drawable.ni_portal);
//center square turns into a portal when clicked.
if (mStarting.getDrawable().getConstantState().equals(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ni_whitesquare).getConstantState()) &&
mCenterSq.getDrawable().getConstantState().equals(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ni_portal).getConstantState()) )
{
mCenterSq.setOnClickListener(null);
return;
}
mStarting.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v)
{
//Pawn selected
mStarting.setImageResource(R.drawable.ni_whitesquare);
m12.setImageResource(R.drawable.ni_greensquare);
mCenterSq.setImageResource(R.drawable.ni_greensquare);
if (mStarting.getDrawable().getConstantState().equals(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ni_whitesquare).getConstantState()))
{
mStarting.setOnClickListener(null);
}
m12.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v)
{
if (m12.getDrawable().getConstantState().equals(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ni_greensquare).getConstantState()))
{
m12.setImageResource(R.drawable.ni_pawn);
mCenterSq.setImageResource(R.drawable.ni_portal);
}
}
});
}
});
};
});
}
}

For layering views, you might want to use a FrameLayout see this answer: Layout Layers? Z-Axis?
Also, if you're trying to set up a layout in which you have several consecutive views that need to be lined up one next to the other, the most appropriate element is usually a LinearLayout. LinearLayout will automatically set up your views in consecutive order in the order you declared them, according to the android:orientation attribute you set for it.
Overall, I'd suggest looking at the docs for each of these. RelativeLayout is probably not the way to go since it involves a lot of managing of view positioning which just seems frivolous for what I think you are trying to do. I hope this helps

How to use scrollTo() with Spinner?

I'm working on my first Android project, which means that I'm not that familiar with Android and Java, and I want to move scroll of ScrollView after a user presses the button for next action (IME_ACTION_SEND). My codes are as follows.
activity_add.xml
It basically consists of TextView, EditText, NumberPicker, Spinner, Button. I want to move the scroll after IME_ACTION_SEND on EditText, so that the NumberPicker is centered on the screen.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/addActivity_scrollview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:padding="15dp">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/layout_activity_add"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/title_addItem"
android:id="#+id/textView"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:textSize="40sp" />
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:id="#+id/formLayout"
android:layout_marginTop="50dp">
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/title_editText"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:hint="#string/hint_title"
android:singleLine = "true"
android:maxLength="20" />
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:id="#+id/formLayout3"
android:layout_marginTop="50dp">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/period_textView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/label_period"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<NumberPicker
android:id="#+id/period_number_picker"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/period_textView"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true">
</NumberPicker>
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:id="#+id/formLayout4"
android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="25dp">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/label_category"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_toStartOf="#+id/background_spinner"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/background_spinner" />
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/background_spinner"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical">
</Spinner>
</RelativeLayout>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/button_submit"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="#string/label_submit" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
AddItemActivity.java
I've just copied the part which I think is relevant.
public class AddSinceItemActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
EditText title;
Spinner spinner;
NumberPicker numberPicker;
String title_string;
ViewGroup linearLayout;
ScrollView addActivity_scrollview;
#Override
protected void onCreate(final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_add);
addActivity_scrollview = (ScrollView) findViewById(R.id.addActivity_scrollview);
linearLayout = (ViewGroup) findViewById(R.id.layout_activity_add);
title = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.title_editText);
numberPicker = (NumberPicker) findViewById(R.id.period_number_picker);
spinner = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.background_spinner);
/* For title */
title.setOnEditorActionListener(new TextView.OnEditorActionListener() {
#Override
public boolean onEditorAction(TextView v, int actionId, KeyEvent event) {
if (actionId == EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_SEND) {
// I think here is the most important part.
addActivity_scrollview.smoothScrollTo(0, numberPicker.getBottom());
}
return false;
}
});
}
}
For addActivity_scrollview.smoothScrollTo(0, numberPicker.getBottom());,
I've tried many possible codes, such as
addActivity_scrollview.smoothScrollTo(0, spinner.getTop());
addActivity_scrollview.smoothScrollTo(0, 300); (300 is just a random number)
addActivity_scrollview.smoothScrollBy(0, 300);
but the scroll is always stuck (it moves a little but it's always the same position with above codes) and the screen barely shows the selected number of NumberPicker. How can I achieve the goal to set scroll so that the screen shows the entire NumberPicker?

just add this line to your edittext code in xml :android:imeOptions="actionSend" and then just try this into your activityaddActivity_scrollview.smoothScrollTo(0, 480);

I should've added android:imeOptions="actionSend" to <EditText> in order to properly listen on onEditorAction(). I thought it'd be okay with android:singLine="true" because that option enabled "next" action on keyboard.
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/title_editText"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:hint="#string/hint_title"
android:singleLine="true"
android:maxLength="20"
android:imeOptions="actionSend" />

Unable to dynamically add EditText to LinearLayout

I have read many post similar to this, but none of them resolved my problem. Another funny thing is, on the emulator the place for the edittext is held (meaning other widgets are shifted down), but is not shown, on the other hand the same implementation on the real phone doesn't even show a place for the widget. I have the following LinearLayout inside which I need to dynamically add an EditText widget when the TextView Add a Team Member is clicked.
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/layout_add_task"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/separator"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:background="#color/yellow_background"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="5dp">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/layout_task_name"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iv_check_research_tasks"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/icon_check_empty" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/et_task_name"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:selectAllOnFocus="true"
android:text="Task Name"
android:textSize="20dp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_add_team_member"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="right"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:text="Add a team member"
android:textColor="#color/text_green"
android:textSize="15dp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ll_add_task"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/tv_add_team_member"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:weightSum="100" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iv_create_assignment_attach"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_weight="10"
android:src="#drawable/icon_flag_alt" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_weight="15"
android:text="Due"
android:textSize="15dp" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="65"
android:hint="None"
android:selectAllOnFocus="true" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_weight="10"
android:src="#drawable/icon_calendar_empty" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/btn_create_assignment_trash"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginRight="30dp"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:text="Trash" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btn_create_assignment_done"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="30dp"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:text="Done" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Here is the Java code, the onClickListener implementation of the TextView.
tvAddTeamMember.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
LinearLayout ll = (LinearLayout) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.layout_task_name);
EditText et = new EditText(getActivity());
LinearLayout.LayoutParams p = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
et.setLayoutParams(p);
et.setText("Text");
ll.addView(et);
}

You may proceed this way ! This is not what you're looking for. But your problem will get resolved.
1) By default add the EditText view in your XML and make it invisible.
2) On Clicking the TextView, make it visible.
enjoy !

Hi #Anas Azeem: your code is correct.through your code we can add editetxt to linear layout dynamically. problem is in the layout file only.in the layout mentioned the orientation for added layout as "horizontal" ,instead of that one use "vertical" like below
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/layout_task_name"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iv_check_research_tasks"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/et_task_name"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:selectAllOnFocus="true"
android:text="Task Name"
android:textSize="20dp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>

Try to change the line :
LinearLayout.LayoutParams p = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
With this:
android.widget.LinearLayout.LayoutParams p= new android.widget.LinearLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
//Then do your work

If you know you might be adding a layout, you could always declare ViewStub. After that you simply find the viewStub and call inflate() on it:
ViewStub stub = (ViewStub) findViewById(R.id.stub);
View inflated = stub.inflate();
This is the promoted way to do that in Android SDK. Thanks to that you can define the infalte layout in an xml file.

Try with this code.
replace ur line ll.addView(et);
by::
ll.addView(et,p);
and delete ur line et.setLayoutParams(p);

A simple way to do this.
Button add = (Button) findViewById(R.id.add_checkpoint);
final LinearLayout layout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.addLayout);
// layout has assigned weight = "1.0" in xml & it's a child of ScrollView
add.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
LayoutInflater oLayoutInflater = getLayoutInflater();
// oView is declared globally & Layout "row_checkpoint" contains a EditText
oView = oLayoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.row_checkpoint, null);
final EditText speciesEditText = (EditText) oView
.findViewById(R.id.checkpoint);
speciesEditText.setId(layout.getChildCount());
// Perform whatever required over EditText, same way you can add more elements.
layout.addView(oView);
}
});
Hope it will help.

How to enable batch contextual actions in a ListView?

I'm trying to follow the official Android guide for CABforListView very closely, but I have not been able to activate context action view on my ListView item long press.
public class MainActivity extends ListActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
loadList(); // loads Cursor data and sets list adapter in AsyncTask
ListView listView = getListView();
listView.setLongClickable(true); // no effect
listView.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE_MODAL);
listView.setMultiChoiceModeListener(new AbsListView.MultiChoiceModeListener() {
// implemention of MultiChoiceModeListener
});
}
// rest of the class
}
The following is my list_row_item.xml:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:background="?android:attr/activatedBackgroundIndicator"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:longClickable="true"
android:paddingLeft="15dp"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
android:paddingBottom="10dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/reminder_row_description"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/reminder_row_interval"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/reminder_row_description"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall" />
<Switch
android:id="#+id/switch_reminder_row"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/reminder_row_interval"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/reminder_row_time"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/reminder_row_interval"
android:layout_below="#+id/reminder_row_interval"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall" />
</RelativeLayout>
And my activity_main.xml:
<ListView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#android:id/list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
</ListView>
I have tried using listView.setOnItemLongClickListener() to start ActionMode manually, but while that has launched contextual action mode I was not able to do multiple selects, and no tutorial/guide has ever needed to do this. I am missing something.
Basically, I want to achieve exactly this effect as seen in Jelly Bean's alarm clock:
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!

Based on #Luksprog comment, returning true from onCreateActionMode() will fix your problem