This in combination with the custom style we’re assigning to the TextInputLayout, will allow the AutoCompleteTextView to function like a spinner when clicked.

Pay attention to the inputType='none' line since that tells the AutoCompleteTextView that we’re not planning on entering any text details by hand. Here we’re simply adding a TextInputLayout that contains an AutoCompleteTextView which will act as our dropdown. Let’s start by declaring the basic layout of a material exposed dropdown menu. I’m also going to be using V iewBinding for this tutorial, so make sure you enable it in your module’s adle by adding the following: android Designing the basic layout Let’s import the library into our project: implementation ‘:material:1.4.0’ On Android, this functionality can be implemented using a TextInputLayout along with a nested AutocompleteTextView which are both components of Android’s material library. Some variations can accept user-entered input. Import 7.app.Final exposed dropdown menu What are exposed dropdown menus?Įxposed dropdown menus display the currently selected menu item above the list of options. Step 3 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.java.

Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml. Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project. This example demonstrate about how to add items to a spinner in android. Spinner is just like a drop down button, using this button we can select a item from set of items.

Android studio spinner selected item