How do I create an Android Spinner as a popup?

Question

I want to bring up a spinner dialog when the user taps a menu item to allow the user to select an item.

Do I need a separate dialog for this or can I use Spinner dir

Answer 1

Here is a Kotlin version based on the accepted answer.

I'm using this dialog from an adapter, every time a button is clicked.

yourButton.setOnClickListener {
    showDialog(it /*here I pass additional arguments*/)
}

In order to prevent double clicks I immediately disable the button, and re-enable after the action is executed / cancelled.

private fun showDialog(view: View /*additional parameters*/) {
    view.isEnabled = false

    val builder = AlertDialog.Builder(context)
    builder.setTitle(R.string.your_dialog_title)

    val options = arrayOf("Option A", "Option B")

    builder.setItems(options) { dialog, which ->
        dialog.dismiss()

        when (which) {
            /* execute here your actions */
            0 -> context.toast("Selected option A")
            1 -> context.toast("Selected option B")
        }

        view.isEnabled = true
    }

    builder.setOnCancelListener {
        view.isEnabled = true
    }

    builder.show()
}

You can use this instead of a context variable if you are using it from an Activity.