public static class

AlertDialog.Builder

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.app.AlertDialog.Builder

Summary

Public Constructors
AlertDialog.Builder(Context context)
Constructor using a context for this builder and the AlertDialog it creates.
Public Methods
AlertDialog create()
Creates a AlertDialog with the arguments supplied to this builder.
AlertDialog.Builder setAdapter(ListAdapter adapter, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)
Set a list of items, which are supplied by the given ListAdapter, to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener.
AlertDialog.Builder setCancelable(boolean cancelable)
Sets whether the dialog is cancelable or not default is true.
AlertDialog.Builder setCursor(Cursor cursor, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener, String labelColumn)
Set a list of items, which are supplied by the given Cursor, to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener.
AlertDialog.Builder setCustomTitle(View customTitleView)
Set the title using the custom view customTitleView.
AlertDialog.Builder setIcon(Drawable icon)
Set the Drawable to be used in the title.
AlertDialog.Builder setIcon(int iconId)
Set the resource id of the Drawable to be used in the title.
AlertDialog.Builder setInverseBackgroundForced(boolean useInverseBackground)
Sets the Dialog to use the inverse background, regardless of what the contents is.
AlertDialog.Builder setItems(int itemsId, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)
Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener.
AlertDialog.Builder setItems(CharSequence[] items, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)
Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener.
AlertDialog.Builder setMessage(int messageId)
Set the message to display using the given resource id.
AlertDialog.Builder setMessage(CharSequence message)
Set the message to display.
AlertDialog.Builder setMultiChoiceItems(Cursor cursor, String isCheckedColumn, String labelColumn, DialogInterface.OnMultiChoiceClickListener listener)
Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener.
AlertDialog.Builder setMultiChoiceItems(int itemsId, boolean[] checkedItems, DialogInterface.OnMultiChoiceClickListener listener)
Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener.
AlertDialog.Builder setMultiChoiceItems(CharSequence[] items, boolean[] checkedItems, DialogInterface.OnMultiChoiceClickListener listener)
Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener.
AlertDialog.Builder setNegativeButton(CharSequence text, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)
Set a listener to be invoked when the negative button of the dialog is pressed.
AlertDialog.Builder setNegativeButton(int textId, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)
Set a listener to be invoked when the negative button of the dialog is pressed.
AlertDialog.Builder setNeutralButton(int textId, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)
Set a listener to be invoked when the neutral button of the dialog is pressed.
AlertDialog.Builder setNeutralButton(CharSequence text, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)
Set a listener to be invoked when the neutral button of the dialog is pressed.
AlertDialog.Builder setOnCancelListener(DialogInterface.OnCancelListener onCancelListener)
Sets the callback that will be called if the dialog is canceled.
AlertDialog.Builder setOnItemSelectedListener(AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener listener)
Sets a listener to be invoked when an item in the list is selected.
AlertDialog.Builder setOnKeyListener(DialogInterface.OnKeyListener onKeyListener)
Sets the callback that will be called if a key is dispatched to the dialog.
AlertDialog.Builder setPositiveButton(CharSequence text, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)
Set a listener to be invoked when the positive button of the dialog is pressed.
AlertDialog.Builder setPositiveButton(int textId, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)
Set a listener to be invoked when the positive button of the dialog is pressed.
AlertDialog.Builder setSingleChoiceItems(int itemsId, int checkedItem, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)
Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener.
AlertDialog.Builder setSingleChoiceItems(CharSequence[] items, int checkedItem, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)
Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener.
AlertDialog.Builder setSingleChoiceItems(ListAdapter adapter, int checkedItem, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)
Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener.
AlertDialog.Builder setSingleChoiceItems(Cursor cursor, int checkedItem, String labelColumn, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)
Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener.
AlertDialog.Builder setTitle(int titleId)
Set the title using the given resource id.
AlertDialog.Builder setTitle(CharSequence title)
Set the title displayed in the Dialog.
AlertDialog.Builder setView(View view)
Set a custom view to be the contents of the Dialog.
AlertDialog show()
Creates a AlertDialog with the arguments supplied to this builder and show()'s the dialog.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public AlertDialog.Builder (Context context)

Since: API Level 1

Constructor using a context for this builder and the AlertDialog it creates.

Public Methods

public AlertDialog create ()

Since: API Level 1

Creates a AlertDialog with the arguments supplied to this builder. It does not show() the dialog. This allows the user to do any extra processing before displaying the dialog. Use show() if you don't have any other processing to do and want this to be created and displayed.

public AlertDialog.Builder setAdapter (ListAdapter adapter, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a list of items, which are supplied by the given ListAdapter, to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener.

Parameters
adapter The ListAdapter to supply the list of items
listener The listener that will be called when an item is clicked.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setCancelable (boolean cancelable)

Since: API Level 1

Sets whether the dialog is cancelable or not default is true.

Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setCursor (Cursor cursor, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener, String labelColumn)

Since: API Level 1

Set a list of items, which are supplied by the given Cursor, to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener.

Parameters
cursor The Cursor to supply the list of items
listener The listener that will be called when an item is clicked.
labelColumn The column name on the cursor containing the string to display in the label.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setCustomTitle (View customTitleView)

Since: API Level 1

Set the title using the custom view customTitleView. The methods setTitle(int) and setIcon(int) should be sufficient for most titles, but this is provided if the title needs more customization. Using this will replace the title and icon set via the other methods.

Parameters
customTitleView The custom view to use as the title.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setIcon (Drawable icon)

Since: API Level 1

Set the Drawable to be used in the title.

Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setIcon (int iconId)

Since: API Level 1

Set the resource id of the Drawable to be used in the title.

Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setInverseBackgroundForced (boolean useInverseBackground)

Since: API Level 1

Sets the Dialog to use the inverse background, regardless of what the contents is.

Parameters
useInverseBackground Whether to use the inverse background
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setItems (int itemsId, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener. This should be an array type i.e. R.array.foo

Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setItems (CharSequence[] items, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener.

Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setMessage (int messageId)

Since: API Level 1

Set the message to display using the given resource id.

Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setMessage (CharSequence message)

Since: API Level 1

Set the message to display.

Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setMultiChoiceItems (Cursor cursor, String isCheckedColumn, String labelColumn, DialogInterface.OnMultiChoiceClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener. The list will have a check mark displayed to the right of the text for each checked item. Clicking on an item in the list will not dismiss the dialog. Clicking on a button will dismiss the dialog.

Parameters
cursor the cursor used to provide the items.
isCheckedColumn specifies the column name on the cursor to use to determine whether a checkbox is checked or not. It must return an integer value where 1 means checked and 0 means unchecked.
labelColumn The column name on the cursor containing the string to display in the label.
listener notified when an item on the list is clicked. The dialog will not be dismissed when an item is clicked. It will only be dismissed if clicked on a button, if no buttons are supplied it's up to the user to dismiss the dialog.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setMultiChoiceItems (int itemsId, boolean[] checkedItems, DialogInterface.OnMultiChoiceClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener. This should be an array type, e.g. R.array.foo. The list will have a check mark displayed to the right of the text for each checked item. Clicking on an item in the list will not dismiss the dialog. Clicking on a button will dismiss the dialog.

Parameters
itemsId the resource id of an array i.e. R.array.foo
checkedItems specifies which items are checked. It should be null in which case no items are checked. If non null it must be exactly the same length as the array of items.
listener notified when an item on the list is clicked. The dialog will not be dismissed when an item is clicked. It will only be dismissed if clicked on a button, if no buttons are supplied it's up to the user to dismiss the dialog.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setMultiChoiceItems (CharSequence[] items, boolean[] checkedItems, DialogInterface.OnMultiChoiceClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener. The list will have a check mark displayed to the right of the text for each checked item. Clicking on an item in the list will not dismiss the dialog. Clicking on a button will dismiss the dialog.

Parameters
items the text of the items to be displayed in the list.
checkedItems specifies which items are checked. It should be null in which case no items are checked. If non null it must be exactly the same length as the array of items.
listener notified when an item on the list is clicked. The dialog will not be dismissed when an item is clicked. It will only be dismissed if clicked on a button, if no buttons are supplied it's up to the user to dismiss the dialog.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setNegativeButton (CharSequence text, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a listener to be invoked when the negative button of the dialog is pressed.

Parameters
text The text to display in the negative button
listener The DialogInterface.OnClickListener to use.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setNegativeButton (int textId, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a listener to be invoked when the negative button of the dialog is pressed.

Parameters
textId The resource id of the text to display in the negative button
listener The DialogInterface.OnClickListener to use.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setNeutralButton (int textId, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a listener to be invoked when the neutral button of the dialog is pressed.

Parameters
textId The resource id of the text to display in the neutral button
listener The DialogInterface.OnClickListener to use.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setNeutralButton (CharSequence text, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a listener to be invoked when the neutral button of the dialog is pressed.

Parameters
text The text to display in the neutral button
listener The DialogInterface.OnClickListener to use.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setOnCancelListener (DialogInterface.OnCancelListener onCancelListener)

Since: API Level 1

Sets the callback that will be called if the dialog is canceled.

Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods
See Also

public AlertDialog.Builder setOnItemSelectedListener (AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Sets a listener to be invoked when an item in the list is selected.

Parameters
listener The listener to be invoked.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods
See Also

public AlertDialog.Builder setOnKeyListener (DialogInterface.OnKeyListener onKeyListener)

Since: API Level 1

Sets the callback that will be called if a key is dispatched to the dialog.

Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setPositiveButton (CharSequence text, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a listener to be invoked when the positive button of the dialog is pressed.

Parameters
text The text to display in the positive button
listener The DialogInterface.OnClickListener to use.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setPositiveButton (int textId, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a listener to be invoked when the positive button of the dialog is pressed.

Parameters
textId The resource id of the text to display in the positive button
listener The DialogInterface.OnClickListener to use.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setSingleChoiceItems (int itemsId, int checkedItem, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener. This should be an array type i.e. R.array.foo The list will have a check mark displayed to the right of the text for the checked item. Clicking on an item in the list will not dismiss the dialog. Clicking on a button will dismiss the dialog.

Parameters
itemsId the resource id of an array i.e. R.array.foo
checkedItem specifies which item is checked. If -1 no items are checked.
listener notified when an item on the list is clicked. The dialog will not be dismissed when an item is clicked. It will only be dismissed if clicked on a button, if no buttons are supplied it's up to the user to dismiss the dialog.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setSingleChoiceItems (CharSequence[] items, int checkedItem, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener. The list will have a check mark displayed to the right of the text for the checked item. Clicking on an item in the list will not dismiss the dialog. Clicking on a button will dismiss the dialog.

Parameters
items the items to be displayed.
checkedItem specifies which item is checked. If -1 no items are checked.
listener notified when an item on the list is clicked. The dialog will not be dismissed when an item is clicked. It will only be dismissed if clicked on a button, if no buttons are supplied it's up to the user to dismiss the dialog.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setSingleChoiceItems (ListAdapter adapter, int checkedItem, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener. The list will have a check mark displayed to the right of the text for the checked item. Clicking on an item in the list will not dismiss the dialog. Clicking on a button will dismiss the dialog.

Parameters
adapter The ListAdapter to supply the list of items
checkedItem specifies which item is checked. If -1 no items are checked.
listener notified when an item on the list is clicked. The dialog will not be dismissed when an item is clicked. It will only be dismissed if clicked on a button, if no buttons are supplied it's up to the user to dismiss the dialog.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setSingleChoiceItems (Cursor cursor, int checkedItem, String labelColumn, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)

Since: API Level 1

Set a list of items to be displayed in the dialog as the content, you will be notified of the selected item via the supplied listener. The list will have a check mark displayed to the right of the text for the checked item. Clicking on an item in the list will not dismiss the dialog. Clicking on a button will dismiss the dialog.

Parameters
cursor the cursor to retrieve the items from.
checkedItem specifies which item is checked. If -1 no items are checked.
labelColumn The column name on the cursor containing the string to display in the label.
listener notified when an item on the list is clicked. The dialog will not be dismissed when an item is clicked. It will only be dismissed if clicked on a button, if no buttons are supplied it's up to the user to dismiss the dialog.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setTitle (int titleId)

Since: API Level 1

Set the title using the given resource id.

Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setTitle (CharSequence title)

Since: API Level 1

Set the title displayed in the Dialog.

Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog.Builder setView (View view)

Since: API Level 1

Set a custom view to be the contents of the Dialog. If the supplied view is an instance of a ListView the light background will be used.

Parameters
view The view to use as the contents of the Dialog.
Returns
  • This Builder object to allow for chaining of calls to set methods

public AlertDialog show ()

Since: API Level 1

Creates a AlertDialog with the arguments supplied to this builder and show()'s the dialog.