Load ListView contents from XML resources

In the last posts A simple ListView using android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1 layout and ListView with your own layout; contents of ListView is defined in Java code. It can be defined in XML resources, and fill in ArrayAdapter by calling ArrayAdapter.createFromResource() method.

Create /res/values/month.xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<resources>

	<string-array name="month">

		<item>January</item>

		<item>February</item>

		<item>March</item>

		<item>April</item>

		<item>May</item>

		<item>June</item>

		<item>July</item>

		<item>August</item>

		<item>September</item>

		<item>October</item>

		<item>November</item>

		<item>December</item>

	</string-array>

</resources>

Modify onCreate() to create ArrayAdapter from resource.

    @Override

   public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

       setContentView(R.layout.main);

       myList = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.list);

      

       ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter

       = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this,

       		R.array.month,

       		R.layout.mylistlayout);

      

       myList.setAdapter(adapter);

      

   }

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