Auto-Complete Text View Android App Using Android Studio

Introduction

 
In this article, I will show you how to create an Auto-Complete Text View Android App using Android Studio.
 
Requirements
Steps to be followed
 
Follow these steps to create an Auto-complete Text View Android App. I have included the source code in the attachment.
 
Step 1
 
Open Android Studio and start a new Android Studio Project.
 
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Step 2
 
You can choose your application name and choose the location where your project is stored. If you wish to use C++ for coding the project, mark the "Include C++ support", and click the "Next" button.
 
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Step 3
 
Now, select the version of Android and select the target Android devices. We need to choose the SDK level which plays an important role in running the application.
 
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Step 4
 
Now, add the activity and click the "Next" button.
 
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Step 5
 
Add Activity name and click "Finish".
 
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Step 6
 
Go to activity_main.xml. This XML file contains the designing code for your Android app.
 
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The XML code is given below:
  1. <RelativeLayout  
  2.     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  
  3.     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"  
  4.     android:layout_width="match_parent"  
  5.     android:layout_height="match_parent"  
  6.     tools:context=".MainActivity" >  
  7.   
  8. <TextView  
  9.         android:id="@+id/textView1"  
  10.         android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
  11.         android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
  12.         android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"  
  13.         android:layout_alignParentTop="true"  
  14.         android:layout_marginTop="15dp"  
  15.         android:text="what is your favourite programming language" />  
  16.   
  17.     <AutoCompleteTextView  
  18.         android:id="@+id/autoCompleteTextView1"  
  19.         android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
  20.         android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
  21.         android:layout_marginLeft="36dp"  
  22.         android:layout_marginTop="19dp"  
  23.         android:ems="10"  
  24.         android:text=""  
  25.         android:layout_below="@+id/textView1"  
  26.         android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/textView1"  
  27.         android:layout_marginEnd="19dp">  
  28.         <requestFocus />  
  29.     </AutoCompleteTextView>  
  30. </RelativeLayout>  
Step 7
 
Go to Main Activity.java. This Java program is the backend language for Android.
 
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The java code is given below.
  1. package abu.autocompletetextview;  
  2.   
  3. import android.os.Bundle;  
  4. import android.app.Activity;  
  5. import android.graphics.Color;  
  6. import android.view.Menu;  
  7. import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;  
  8. import android.widget.AutoCompleteTextView;  
  9.   
  10. public class MainActivity extends Activity {  
  11.     String[] language ={"C","C++","Java",".NET","iPhone","Android","ASP.NET","PHP"};  
  12.     @Override  
  13.     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {  
  14.         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);  
  15.         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);  
  16.   
  17.         ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>  
  18.                 (this,android.R.layout.select_dialog_item,language);  
  19.   
  20.         AutoCompleteTextView actv= (AutoCompleteTextView)findViewById(R.id.autoCompleteTextView1);  
  21.         actv.setThreshold(1);   
  22.         actv.setAdapter(adapter);   
  23.         actv.setTextColor(Color.BLUE);  
  24.   
  25.     }  
  26.   
  27.     @Override  
  28.     public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {  
  29.           
  30.         getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);  
  31.         return true;  
  32.     }  
  33.   
  34. }  
Step 8
 
Now, go to the menu bar and click "Make Project" or press ctrl+f9 to debug the error.
 
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Step 9
 
Then, click the "Run" button or press shift+f10 to run the project. And choose the "virtual machine" option and click OK.
 
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Conclusion

 
We have successfully built the Autocomplete Text View Android application.
 
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