Android: set empty view to a list view

androidandroid-listviewempty-list

 <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.

Best Answer

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>
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