Customizing view in list with CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE

Question

Hi

I'm using a list with choice mode set to ListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE. Can I use my own layout instead of simple_list_item_multiple_choice.xml? Which standard views has it to include?

Answer 1

Can I use my own layout instead of simple_list_item_multiple_choice.xml? 

Yes, you can use your own layout. This layout is used to fill rows of ListView.

Which standard views has it to include?

You can use any layout, you want. e.g. Following is example of one of such layout which I used in one of my application.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="23dip"
        android:orientation="horizontal">
        <ImageView android:id="@+id/icon1"
            android:layout_width="22px" android:paddingLeft="2px"
            android:paddingRight="2px" 
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
            android:src="@drawable/icon1" />
        <ImageView android:id="@+id/icon2" android:layout_width="22px"
            android:paddingLeft="2px" android:paddingRight="2px"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:src="@drawable/icon2" />
        <TextView android:id="@+id/label" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:padding="10dp"
            android:textSize="13sp" android:text="default" android:textColor="#000000"
            android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" />
    </LinearLayout>

If you need to use check boxes then you can use CheckedTextView as used in simple_list_item_multiple_choice.xml

Hope this helps !!