Pull to Refresh ListView in Android.
It will allow to user pulling down and releasing from the top of the list.
Custem ListView
pull_to_refresh_listview.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<com.pulltorefresh.mad.PullToRefreshView
xmlns:ptr="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.pulltorefresh.mad"
android:id="@+id/pull_refresh_list"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
ptr:ptrMode="both"
/>
</LinearLayout>
Screen Shot
Activty code
package com.pulltorefresh.mad;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import com.pulltorefresh.mad.PullToRefreshBase.Mode;
import com.pulltorefresh.mad.PullToRefreshBase.OnRefreshListener;
import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.text.format.DateUtils;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
public class PullToRefreshListActivity extends ListActivity {
static final int MENU_MANUAL_REFRESH = 0;
static final int MENU_DISABLE_SCROLL = 1;
static final int MENU_SET_MODE = 2;
private LinkedList<String> mListItems;
private PullToRefreshView mPullRefreshListView;
private ArrayAdapter<String> mAdapter;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.pull_to_refresh_listview);
mPullRefreshListView = (PullToRefreshView) findViewById(R.id.pull_refresh_list);
// Set a listener to be invoked when the list should be refreshed.
mPullRefreshListView.setOnRefreshListener(new OnRefreshListener() {
@Override
public void onRefresh() {
mPullRefreshListView.setLastUpdatedLabel(DateUtils.formatDateTime(getApplicationContext(),
System.currentTimeMillis(), DateUtils.FORMAT_SHOW_TIME | DateUtils.FORMAT_SHOW_DATE
| DateUtils.FORMAT_ABBREV_ALL));
// Do work to refresh the list here.
new GetDataTask().execute();
}
});
ListView actualListView = mPullRefreshListView.getRefreshableView();
mListItems = new LinkedList<String>();
mListItems.addAll(Arrays.asList(mStrings));
mAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, mListItems);
// You can also just use setListAdapter(mAdapter)
actualListView.setAdapter(mAdapter);
}
private class GetDataTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, String[]> {
@Override
protected String[] doInBackground(Void... params) {
// Simulates a background job.
try {
Thread.sleep(2000);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
}
return mStrings;
}
@Override
protected void onPostExecute(String[] result) {
mListItems.addFirst("Added after refresh..New Version Coming soon J-elly Bean");
mAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
// Call onRefreshComplete when the list has been refreshed.
mPullRefreshListView.onRefreshComplete();
super.onPostExecute(result);
}
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
menu.add(0, MENU_MANUAL_REFRESH, 0, "Manual Refresh");
menu.add(0, MENU_DISABLE_SCROLL, 1,
mPullRefreshListView.isDisableScrollingWhileRefreshing() ? "Enable Scrolling while Refreshing"
: "Disable Scrolling while Refreshing");
menu.add(0, MENU_SET_MODE, 0,
mPullRefreshListView.getMode() == Mode.BOTH ? "Change to MODE_PULL_DOWN"
: "Change to MODE_PULL_BOTH");
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
@Override
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuItem disableItem = menu.findItem(MENU_DISABLE_SCROLL);
disableItem
.setTitle(mPullRefreshListView.isDisableScrollingWhileRefreshing() ? "Enable Scrolling while Refreshing"
: "Disable Scrolling while Refreshing");
MenuItem setModeItem = menu.findItem(MENU_SET_MODE);
setModeItem.setTitle(mPullRefreshListView.getMode() == Mode.BOTH ? "Change to MODE_PULL_DOWN"
: "Change to MODE_PULL_BOTH");
return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case MENU_MANUAL_REFRESH:
new GetDataTask().execute();
mPullRefreshListView.setRefreshing(false);
break;
case MENU_DISABLE_SCROLL:
mPullRefreshListView.setDisableScrollingWhileRefreshing(!mPullRefreshListView
.isDisableScrollingWhileRefreshing());
break;
case MENU_SET_MODE:
mPullRefreshListView
.setMode(mPullRefreshListView.getMode() == Mode.BOTH ? Mode.PULL_DOWN_TO_REFRESH
: Mode.BOTH);
break;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
private String[] mStrings = { "A-stro", "B-ender", "C-upcake", "E-clair", "F-royo",
"G-ingerbread", "H-oneycomb", "I-ce Cream Sandwich ","Android Versions From iamvijayakumar.blogspot.com" };
}