Creating a ListView and setting the background color of a view in each row.
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Hey Everyone,
I am trying to implement a ListView that is composed of rows that contain a View on the left followed by a TextView to the right of that. I want to be able to change the background color of the first View based on it's position in the ListView. Below is what I have at this point but it doesn't seem to due anything.
public class Routes extends ListActivity {
    String[] ROUTES;
    TextView selection;
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        ROUTES = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.routes);
        setContentView(R.layout.routes);
        setListAdapter(new IconicAdapter());
        selection=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.selection);
    }
    public void onListItemClick(ListView parent, View v, int position, long id) {
        selection.setText(ROUTES[position]);
    }
    class IconicAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<String> {
        IconicAdapter() {
            super(Routes.this, R.layout.row, R.id.label, ROUTES);
        }
    }
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        LayoutInflater inflater = getLayoutInflater();
        View row = inflater.inflate(R.layout.row, parent, false);
        TextView label = (TextView) row.findViewById(R.id.label);
        label.setText(ROUTES[position]);
        View icon = (View) row.findViewById(R.id.icon);
        switch(position){
        case 0:
            icon.setBackgroundColor(R.color.Red);
            break;
        case 1:
            icon.setBackgroundColor(R.color.Red);
            break;
        case 2:
            icon.setBackgroundColor(R.color.Green);
            break;
        case 3:
            icon.setBackgroundColor(R.color.Green);
            break;
        case 4:
            icon.setBackgroundColor(R.color.Blue);
            break;
        case 5:
            icon.setBackgroundColor(R.color.Blue);
            break;
        }
        return(row);
    }
}
Any input is appreciated and if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask!
Thanks, Rob
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