What the purpose of the getSelectedItem() from the ListView

Question

What the purpose of the getSelectedItem() from the ListView if a list can\'t keep state of a selected item ?

Answer 1

getSelectedItem() is actually quite useless for ListView. getSelectedItem is defined in AdapterView, so there are other widgets that make better use of this method.

If you need to access the current item when it's selected, set the appropriate OnItemClickListener or OnItemLongClickListener.