In this example reading Phone Contacts and showing these contacts name as Auto suggestions for TextView. After select AutoComplete value showing selected contact phone number and contact name in alert.
AutoCompleteTextView is an editable text view that shows suggestions automatically while the user is entering characters. The list of suggestions is displayed from which the user can choose an item.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TableLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#000000" >
<TableRow>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="20px"
android:text="Write character"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"></TextView>
</TableRow>
<TableRow>
<AutoCompleteTextView
android:id="@+id/toNumber"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"
android:layout_marginRight="10dip"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:textColorHighlight="#000000"
android:textColorLink="#000000"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:width="250dip" />
</TableRow>
<TableRow android:layout_marginTop="2dip">
<Button android:id="@+id/Send"
android:clickable="true"
android:width="86dip"
android:text="Show Selected Value"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"/>
</TableRow>
</TableLayout>
- Read phone contact and store contact names in nameValueArr ArrayList and contact phone number in phoneValueArr ArrayList.
- Taking AutoCompleteTextView reference from auto_complete_string.xml file.
- Add nameValueArr ArrayList to adapter and add adapter to AutoCompleteTextView.
import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.ContentResolver;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.provider.ContactsContract;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.AutoCompleteTextView;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener;
public class AutocompleteMain extends Activity implements OnItemClickListener, OnItemSelectedListener {
// Initialize variables
AutoCompleteTextView textView=null;
private ArrayAdapter<String> adapter;
// Store contacts values in these arraylist
public static ArrayList<String> phoneValueArr = new ArrayList<String>();
public static ArrayList<String> nameValueArr = new ArrayList<String>();
EditText toNumber=null;
String toNumberValue="";
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle bundle) {
super.onCreate(bundle);
setContentView(R.layout.autocomplete_main);
final Button Send = (Button) findViewById(R.id.Send);
// Initialize AutoCompleteTextView values
textView = (AutoCompleteTextView) findViewById(R.id.toNumber);
//Create adapter
adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>
(this, android.R.layout.simple_dropdown_item_1line, new ArrayList<String>());
textView.setThreshold(1);
//Set adapter to AutoCompleteTextView
textView.setAdapter(adapter);
textView.setOnItemSelectedListener(this);
textView.setOnItemClickListener(this);
// Read contact data and add data to ArrayAdapter
// ArrayAdapter used by AutoCompleteTextView
readContactData();
/********** Button Click pass textView object ***********/
Send.setOnClickListener(BtnAction(textView));
}
private OnClickListener BtnAction(final AutoCompleteTextView toNumber) {
return new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
String NameSel = "";
NameSel = toNumber.getText().toString();
final String ToNumber = toNumberValue;
if (ToNumber.length() == 0 ) {
Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "Please fill phone number",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
else
{
Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), NameSel+" : "+toNumberValue,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
};
}
// Read phone contact name and phone numbers
private void readContactData() {
try {
/*********** Reading Contacts Name And Number **********/
String phoneNumber = "";
ContentResolver cr = getBaseContext()
.getContentResolver();
//Query to get contact name
Cursor cur = cr
.query(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI,
null,
null,
null,
null);
// If data data found in contacts
if (cur.getCount() > 0) {
Log.i("AutocompleteContacts", "Reading contacts........");
int k=0;
String name = "";
while (cur.moveToNext())
{
String id = cur
.getString(cur
.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts._ID));
name = cur
.getString(cur
.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME));
//Check contact have phone number
if (Integer
.parseInt(cur
.getString(cur
.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.HAS_PHONE_NUMBER))) > 0)
{
//Create query to get phone number by contact id
Cursor pCur = cr
.query(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI,
null,
ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTACT_ID
+ " = ?",
new String[] { id },
null);
int j=0;
while (pCur
.moveToNext())
{
// Sometimes get multiple data
if(j==0)
{
// Get Phone number
phoneNumber =""+pCur.getString(pCur
.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER));
// Add contacts names to adapter
adapter.add(name);
// Add ArrayList names to adapter
phoneValueArr.add(phoneNumber.toString());
nameValueArr.add(name.toString());
j++;
k++;
}
} // End while loop
pCur.close();
} // End if
} // End while loop
} // End Cursor value check
cur.close();
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.i("AutocompleteContacts","Exception : "+ e);
}
}
@Override
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int position,
long arg3) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
//Log.d("AutocompleteContacts", "onItemSelected() position " + position);
}
@Override
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(
INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), 0);
}
@Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2, long arg3) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
// Get Array index value for selected name
int i = nameValueArr.indexOf(""+arg0.getItemAtPosition(arg2));
// If name exist in name ArrayList
if (i >= 0) {
// Get Phone Number
toNumberValue = phoneValueArr.get(i);
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(
INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), 0);
// Show Alert
Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(),
"Position:"+arg2+" Name:"+arg0.getItemAtPosition(arg2)+" Number:"+toNumberValue,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Log.d("AutocompleteContacts",
"Position:"+arg2+" Name:"+arg0.getItemAtPosition(arg2)+" Number:"+toNumberValue);
}
}
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
}
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
}
}
- Gave read contact permissions in AndroidManifest.xml
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"></uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.androidexample.autocompleteedittext"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="8" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/Theme.Light.NoTitleBar.Workaround" >
<activity
android:name="com.androidexample.autocompleteedittext.AutocompleteMain"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"></uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
</manifest>
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