Dropdown local text

Dropdown local text

Widget is represented by a label and dropdown below label. Data that is saved to database is of datatype "text".

Widget id, ${gbamID}:

dropdownLocalText

Back to GBAM widgets table

Predefined user data

PreLoaded

• ${screenLabel}

Properties panel

User will configure this data in properties panels of selected widget:

GENERAL

• "label", ${widgetLabel}

VALIDATIONS

• "required", RequiredValidator

ACTION

• "dropdown items", ${dropdownItemsList} = ${<item>${dropdownListItem}</item>} - repeats to how many dropdown items were entered by user
• ${dropdownListItem} - single "dropdown items" item entered by user

ACTION MESSAGES

• "no data", if $defaultApp resource ${$dropDownNoData}, if we override then it has to be formed {@string/${widgetID}NoData} - message which appears when user clicks on dropdown and no data is loaded into dropdown
• "no selection text", if $defaultApp resource ${$dropDownZeroItem}, if we override then it has to be formed ${@string/${widgetID}ZeroItem} - text which appears when dropdown is initially loaded and nothing is selected in it

Code snippets

GBAM Code Variables

Variables which are used in code snippet below but not defined in user modifiable inputs.

• ${widgetID}

Common widget code

<com.ginstr.widgets.GnTextView        
	android:id="@+id/${widgetID}_label"
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
	android:text="@string/${widgetID}"
	gn:style="@style/dropdownLocalText_label" />

<com.ginstr.widgets.GnDropDown
	android:id="@+id/${widgetID}_input"
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
	gn:s_ZeroItemText="@string/${$dropDownZeroItem}"
	gn:msg_nodata="@string/${$dropDownNoData}" 
	gn:s_sourceType="local"
        gn:dataType="text"
	gn:data_source_key_local="@array/${widgetID}"
	gn:act_afterLoad="[gn:act_fill_dropdown]|[@+id/${widgetID}_input]"
	gn:style="@style/dropdownLocalText_input"/>

strings.xml

Lines to be added for each language.

<string name="${widgetID}">${widgetLabel}</string>

arrays.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
	<string-array name="${widgetID}">
		${dropdownItemsList}
	</string-array>
</resources>