Cannot add header view to list — setAdapter has already been called

Question

I have one edittext field and one \"search\" button. When I click on search, I have to display a list view with data corresponding to the values entered in the edittext. I h

Answer 1

The exception is thrown by android api.For API Level below KITKAT the addHeader() or the addFooter() method must be called before setAdapter() method.

It is mentioned in the api documentation:

Note: When first introduced, this method could only be called before setting the adapter with setAdapter(ListAdapter). Starting with Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT, this method may be called at any time. If the ListView's adapter does not extend HeaderViewListAdapter, it will be wrapped with a supporting instance of WrapperListAdapter.