The following code shows how to Attach empty view for ListView for empty ListView adapter.
Layout xml file
<?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"> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/myempty" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="vertical"> <TextView android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="No Items to Display" /> <Button android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Tap Here to Refresh" /> </LinearLayout> <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; /*w w w . ja v a2 s. co m*/ import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.widget.LinearLayout; import android.widget.ListView; 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); LinearLayout empty = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.myempty); list.setEmptyView(empty); //Continue adding adapters and data to the list } }