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

Try this:

Spinner popupSpinner = new Spinner(context, Spinner.MODE_DIALOG);

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Answer 2

MODE_DIALOG and MODE_DROPDOWN are defined in API 11 (Honeycomb). MODE_DIALOG describes the usual behaviour in previous platform versions.

Answer 3

In xml there is option

android:spinnerMode="dialog"

use this for Dialog mode

Answer 4

Here is an Spinner subclass which overrides performClick() to show a dialog instead of a dropdown. No XML required. Give it a try, let me know if it works for you.

public class DialogSpinner extends Spinner {
    public DialogSpinner(Context context) {
        super(context);
    }

    @Override 
    public boolean performClick() {
        new AlertDialog.Builder(getContext()).setAdapter((ListAdapter) getAdapter(), 
            new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                @Override public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                    setSelection(which);
                    dialog.dismiss();
                }
            }).create().show();
        return true;
    }
}

For more information read this article: How To Make Android Spinner Options Popup In A Dialog

Answer 5

You can use an alert dialog

    AlertDialog.Builder b = new Builder(this);
    b.setTitle("Example");
    String[] types = {"By Zip", "By Category"};
    b.setItems(types, new OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {

            dialog.dismiss();
            switch(which){
            case 0:
                onZipRequested();
                break;
            case 1:
                onCategoryRequested();
                break;
            }
        }

    });

    b.show();

This will close the dialog when one of them is pressed like you are wanting. Hope this helps!

Answer 6

Adding a small attribute as android:spinnerMode="dialog" would show the spinner contents in a pop-up.