Create a spinner programmatically in Android

Question

I want to create a spinner without using XML. I am new in android and my knowledge is limited. By now I have this code (see above) and I want my spinner in one of the tabs o

Answer 1

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        LinearLayout layout = new LinearLayout(this);

        // The following can also be done using a loop
        ArrayList spinnerArray = new ArrayList();
        spinnerArray.add("one");
        spinnerArray.add("two");
        spinnerArray.add("three");
        spinnerArray.add("four");
        spinnerArray.add("five");


        Spinner spinner = new Spinner(MainActivity.this);
        ArrayAdapter spinnerArrayAdapter = new ArrayAdapter(MainActivity.this, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item, spinnerArray);
        spinner.setAdapter(spinnerArrayAdapter);
        layout.addView(spinner);
        setContentView(layout);
    }
    }