Listview Using Array From Strings.Xml With Item Click Listener (Kotlin)

How to create a ListView from array in strings.xml in Kotlin using Android Studio?

In this tutorial we will create a ListView with Item Click Listener , we will write string array in strings.xml. When a list item is clicked a Toast will be displayed , you can change the functionality.

Step 1: Create a new project OR Open your project

Step 2: Code

strings.xml

<resources><string name="app_name">Kotlin Practice</string><string-array name="arrayelements"><item>Item 1</item><item>Item 2</item><item>Item 3</item><item>Item 4</item><item>Item 5</item></string-array></resources>

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"android:layout_width="match_parent"android:layout_height="match_parent"tools:context=".MainActivity"><ListViewandroid:id="@+id/listView"android:layout_width="match_parent"android:layout_height="match_parent" /></LinearLayout>

ActivityMain.kt

package com.blogspot.devofandroid.kotlinpracticeimport android.os.Bundleimport android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivityimport android.widget.ArrayAdapterimport android.widget.ListViewimport android.widget.Toastclass MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)val mListView = findViewById<ListView>(R.id.listView)mListView.adapter = ArrayAdapter(this ,android.R.layout.simple_expandable_list_item_1 ,resources.getStringArray(R.array.arrayelements))mListView.setOnItemClickListener{parent , view , position , id ->//Toast.makeText(this@MainActivity , "You have Clicked " + parent.getItemAtPosition(position) , Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()if (position==0){Toast.makeText(this@MainActivity , "Item One" , Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()}if (position==1){Toast.makeText(this@MainActivity , "Item Two" , Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()}if (position==2){Toast.makeText(this@MainActivity , "Item Three" , Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()}if (position==3){Toast.makeText(this@MainActivity , "Item Four" ,  Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()}if (position==4){Toast.makeText(this@MainActivity , "Item Five" ,  Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()}}}}

Step 3: Output