Using ListView and array resources

Step Zero
Create a new project in eclipse.

Step One - Create the initial layout

• Open up DroidDraw and create a new Layout.
• Drag a ListView from the widgets list out onto the layout.
• Double-click the ListView to edit its properties.
• Change its width and height to be fill_parent
• Press the Apply button.

Step Two - Create an array resource
Note these instructions are for the standalone DroidDraw executable.

• Click on the "Arrays" tab in DroidDraw.
• Click on the "New" button to add a new array.
• When prompted for a name use "items"
• For the value of the array, use a comma separated list of values.
• Click the "Save" button and save the file as arrays.xml in the res/values directory in your project.

Step Three - Link the array and your list

• Double click on the ListView you created in Step One.
• modify the Entry Array Id. property so that it reads: @array/items
• press the apply button.
• Generate the layout file and save it as main.xml in the res/layouts directory in your project.

Step Four - Code
Use the following code for your main .java file:

/** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
        super.onCreate(icicle);
        this.setTitle("DroidDraw");
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
    }

Step Five - Done!
Run your code in the Android emulator.