This demo illustrates the use of CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE_MODAL, a.k.a. selection mode on GridView

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package com.example.android.apis.view;

import com.example.android.apis.R;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.ActionMode;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.BaseAdapter;
import android.widget.Checkable;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
import android.widget.GridView;
import android.widget.ImageView;

import java.util.List;

/**
* This demo illustrates the use of CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE_MODAL, a.k.a. selection mode on GridView.
*/
public class Grid3 extends Activity {

GridView mGrid;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    loadApps();

    setContentView(R.layout.grid_1);
    mGrid = (GridView) findViewById(R.id.myGrid);
    mGrid.setAdapter(new AppsAdapter());
    mGrid.setChoiceMode(GridView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE_MODAL);
    mGrid.setMultiChoiceModeListener(new MultiChoiceModeListener());
}

private List<ResolveInfo> mApps;

private void loadApps() {
    Intent mainIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN, null);
    mainIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);

    mApps = getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(mainIntent, 0);
}

public class AppsAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
    public AppsAdapter() {
    }

    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        CheckableLayout l;
        ImageView i;

        if (convertView == null) {
            i = new ImageView(Grid3.this);
            i.setScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_CENTER);
            i.setLayoutParams(new ViewGroup.LayoutParams(50, 50));
            l = new CheckableLayout(Grid3.this);
            l.setLayoutParams(new GridView.LayoutParams(GridView.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
                    GridView.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
            l.addView(i);
        } else {
            l = (CheckableLayout) convertView;
            i = (ImageView) l.getChildAt(0);
        }

        ResolveInfo info = mApps.get(position);
        i.setImageDrawable(info.activityInfo.loadIcon(getPackageManager()));

        return l;
    }


    public final int getCount() {
        return mApps.size();
    }

    public final Object getItem(int position) {
        return mApps.get(position);
    }

    public final long getItemId(int position) {
        return position;
    }
}

public class CheckableLayout extends FrameLayout implements Checkable {
    private boolean mChecked;

    public CheckableLayout(Context context) {
        super(context);
    }

    public void setChecked(boolean checked) {
        mChecked = checked;
        setBackgroundDrawable(checked ?
                getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.blue)
                : null);
    }

    public boolean isChecked() {
        return mChecked;
    }

    public void toggle() {
        setChecked(!mChecked);
    }

}

public class MultiChoiceModeListener implements GridView.MultiChoiceModeListener {
    public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
        mode.setTitle("Select Items");
        mode.setSubtitle("One item selected");
        return true;
    }

    public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
        return true;
    }

    public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item) {
        return true;
    }

    public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode mode) {
    }

    public void onItemCheckedStateChanged(ActionMode mode, int position, long id,
            boolean checked) {
        int selectCount = mGrid.getCheckedItemCount();
        switch (selectCount) {
        case 1:
            mode.setSubtitle("One item selected");
            break;
        default:
            mode.setSubtitle("" + selectCount + " items selected");
            break;
        }
    }

}

}