<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout android:id="@+id/LinearLayout01"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:orientation="vertical">
<EditText android:id="@+id/EditText01" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:hint="Search"></EditText><ListView android:id="@+id/ListView01"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" ></ListView>
</LinearLayout>
package com.androidpeople;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.text.Editable;
import android.text.TextWatcher;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.ListView;
public class searchsort extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
private ListView lv1;
private EditText ed;
private String lv_arr[]={"Android","Cupcake","Donut","Eclairs","AndroidPeople","Froyo",};
private ArrayList<String> arr_sort= new ArrayList<String>();
int textlength=0;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle icicle)
{
super.onCreate(icicle);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
lv1=(ListView)findViewById(R.id.ListView01);
ed=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.EditText01);
// By using setAdpater method in listview we an add string array in list.
lv1.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1 , lv_arr));
ed.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
}
public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count,
int after) {
}
public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before,
int count) {
textlength=ed.getText().length();
arr_sort.clear();
for(int i=0;i<lv_arr.length;i++)
{
if(textlength<=lv_arr[i].length())
{
if(ed.getText().toString().equalsIgnoreCase((String) lv_arr[i].subSequence(0, textlength)))
{
arr_sort.add(lv_arr[i]);
}
}
}
lv1.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(searchsort.this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1 , arr_sort));
}
});
}
}