GnAutoCompleteTextView

Widget XML tag

<com.ginstr.widgets.GnAutoCompleteTextView>

Description

GnAutoCompleteTextView inherits regular Android AutoCompleteTextView widget.

It consists of an EditText used to search entries of dropdown values and a DropDown list which displays a list of entries which match search string.

It has two ways of functioning. It can receive values either from local resources or from the database.

See gn:act_fill_dropdown for retrieving values from local source.

XML Attributes Description

Attribute	Description
gn:s_sourceType	Sets source for data load into dropdown Can be local - Sets the source as array from resources (@array/resourceId) database - Sets the source as database
gn:s_decimalFormat	Formats dropdown data to specified number format
gn:completionThreshold	Defines the number of characters that the user must type before completion suggestions are displayed in a drop down menu.
gn:typingTimeInterval	Represents number of miliseconds after gn:act_setOnTypingEnd will be executed Can be hardcoded
gn:triggerOnTypingEndEmptyItem	Triggers gn:act_setOnTypingEnd event even GnEditText content is empty. Can be true false

Events

gn:act_setOnTypingStart

gn:act_setOnTypingEnd

gn:event_onSelectedItem

gn:event_onClearedItem

Example

<com.ginstr.widgets.GnAutoCompleteTextView
  android:id="@+id/autoCompleteTextView1"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:layout_marginLeft="-5dp"
  android:background="#00000000"
  gn:s_sourceType="local"
  gn:data_source_key_local="@array/localAutoComplete"
  gn:completionThreshold="1"
  gn:act_validate="[name:RequiredValidator],[message=@string/screen2_dnrRequiredValidatorMessage]"
  gn:typingTimeInterval="1000"
  gn:triggerOnTypingEndEmptyItem="true"
  gn:act_setOnTypingStart="[gn:act_toast]|[START]"
  gn:act_setOnTypingEnd="[gn:act_toast]|[END]"
  gn:event_onSelectedItem="[gn:act_toast]|[SELECT]"
  gn:event_onClearedItem="[gn:act_toast]|[CLEAR]"/>