The following code shows how to Attach TextView to empty ListView.
Main layout xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"> <TextView android:id="@+id/myempty" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="No Items to Display" /> <ListView android:id="@+id/mylist" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" /> </FrameLayout>
Main activity Java code
package com.java2s.myapplication3.app; //from w ww.ja v a 2s . co m import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.widget.ListView; import android.widget.TextView; public class MainActivity extends Activity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); ListView list = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.mylist); TextView empty = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.myempty); /* * Attach the empty view. The framework will show this * view when the ListView's adapter has no elements. */ list.setEmptyView(empty); //Continue adding adapters and data to the list } }