Switch Control In ListView Gets UnsupportedOperationException: AddView(View, LayoutParams) Is Not Supported In AdapterView

I'm creating an android application that will control certain domestic devices such as bulbs. The task of this application is simply to enable the device to turn on and turn off as

Solution 1:

Please remove the child elements from <ListView> in your layout, as that is not how you use a ListView.

To populate a ListView, you create a ListAdapter, such as an ArrayAdapter, and attach that adapter to the ListView:

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package com.commonsware.android.list;

import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class ListViewDemo extends ListActivity {
  private TextView selection;
  private static final String[] items={"lorem", "ipsum", "dolor",
          "sit", "amet",
          "consectetuer", "adipiscing", "elit", "morbi", "vel",
          "ligula", "vitae", "arcu", "aliquet", "mollis",
          "etiam", "vel", "erat", "placerat", "ante",
          "porttitor", "sodales", "pellentesque", "augue", "purus"};

  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
    super.onCreate(icicle);
    setContentView(R.layout.main);
    setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
                        android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,
                        items));
    selection=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.selection);
  }

  @Override
  public void onListItemClick(ListView parent, View v, int position,
                                long id) {
    selection.setText(items[position]);
  }
}

(from this sample application)