Android - Activity vs. ListActivity - Which one should my activity class extend?
android, android-activity, listactivity
Solution
I'd use a `ListActivity` since it gives you a lot of shortcut methods to make things easier and keep your code more readable.
For example, you get the `onListItemClick() method` which is called whenever you click a item which saves you from creating a separate listener.
If you want to change the layout of a `ListActivity` you still can with `setContentView()` method from `Activity`. As long as there is a `ListView` called `@android:id/list` somewhere in your `View` the `ListActivity` will still work.
If you're still not sure, you could always look at the source code for `ListActivity` and see that it doesn't do all that much other than make your life a little easier.
Problem
I've been learning to develop in Android and had more of a general question: If I have a layout that uses a list and some other views, should I be using Activity or ListActivity for my activity class? I know that ListActivity will probably make things easier to override list-specific events, but is there any other advantage to using a ListActivity over Activity? What if I wanted to change the layout in the future to a GridView? Would it be any more/less of a pain to change the class' code? I was just curious about "best practices" in this regard and what the benefits entail, so any answer would be helpful :) Bara