Spinner : onItemSelected not called when selected item remains the same

Question

I have a OnItemSelectedListener for my Spinner, but it is not called when the selected item is the same as the previous one. Apparently the O

Answer 1

Rewrote the common solution but with:

1. androidx in mind
2. extended from AppCompatSpinner
3. use built-in OnItemSelectedListener listener instead of creating own one
4. added initial listener call hack

Here:

import android.content.Context;

import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatSpinner;


public class FixedSpinner extends AppCompatSpinner {
    // add other constructors that you need
    public FixedSpinner(Context context, int mode) {
        super(context, mode);
    }

    private void processSelection(int position) {
        boolean sameSelected = position == getSelectedItemPosition();
        final OnItemSelectedListener listener = getOnItemSelectedListener();
        if (sameSelected && listener != null) {
            // Spinner does not call the OnItemSelectedListener if the same item is selected, so do it manually now
            listener.onItemSelected(this, getSelectedView(), position, getSelectedItemId());
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void setSelection(int position) {
        processSelection(position);
        super.setSelection(position);
    }

    @Override
    public void setSelection(int position, boolean animate) {
        processSelection(position);
        super.setSelection(position, animate);
    }

    @Override
    public void setOnItemSelectedListener(@Nullable OnItemSelectedListener listener) {
        // This hack fixes bug, when immediately after initialization, listener is called
        // To make this fix work, first add data, only then set listener
        // Having done this, you may refresh adapter data as many times as you want
        setSelection(0, false);
        super.setOnItemSelectedListener(listener);
    }
}