Android: set empty view to a list view

Question

 <TextView
            android:id="@android:id/empty"
            style="@style/FacebookFont"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:gravity="center_horizontal"
            android:text="@string/no_result_found"
            android:textColor="@color/white" />

this is the xml code for empty view. I am setting empty view as follows:

    list.setAdapter(adapter);
    list.setEmptyView(findViewById(android.R.id.empty));

I have the items in the listview even then also before listview is populated the empty view is shown. I don't want that empty view to be shown when listview contains some item.

Please help.

Answer 1

if you are using ListActivity then no need to set the empty view manually. Remove list.setEmptyView(findViewById(android.R.id.empty)); from your code.

Change your layout like below then it's automatically add EmptyView if list has no item:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:paddingLeft="8dp"
        android:paddingRight="8dp">

    <ListView android:id="@android:id/list"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:background="#00FF00"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:drawSelectorOnTop="false"/>

     <TextView android:id="@android:id/empty"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:background="#FF0000"
            android:text="No data"/>

</LinearLayout>