Android displaying text when ListView is empty
android, android-listview
Solution
I'm guessing you are using a regular `Fragment` or `Activity` with a `ListView` inside of it. If you are, you must add the empty layout to the `ListView` manually.
E.g.
ListView lv = (ListView)findViewById(android.R.id.list);
TextView emptyText = (TextView)findViewById(android.R.id.empty);
lv.setEmptyView(emptyText);
Then your `ListView` will automatically use this view when its adapter is empty
If you are using a `ListActivity` you do not need to call `setEmptyView()` on the `ListView` since the `ListActivity` automatically manages that for you.
Problem
I'm setting a `TextView` with the id `@android:id/empty` to display a message when there are no items in the `ListView`. However, this `TextView` gets displayed even if there are items in the `ListView`, right before the items show up. How can I make it such that it only gets displayed when there are no elements in the `ListView`? ``` <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:orientation="vertical" > <ListView android:id="@android:id/list" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:dividerHeight="1dp" > </ListView> <TextView android:id="@android:id/empty" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/empty_list" /> </LinearLayout> ``` PS: I'm using a `Loader` and a `SimpleCursorAdapter` with a `ListFragment`.