MainActivity.kt
package com.cfsuman.kotlintutorials
import android.app.Activity
import android.content.Context
import android.graphics.Color
import android.graphics.Typeface
import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable
import android.os.Bundle
import android.util.TypedValue
import android.view.View
import android.view.ViewGroup
import android.widget.*
class MainActivity : Activity() {
private lateinit var context:MainActivity
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
// get the context
context = this
// get the widgets reference from XML layout
val spinner = findViewById<Spinner>(R.id.spinner)
// list of spinner items
val list = mutableListOf(
"Blanched almond",
"Blue sapphire",
"Brilliant rose",
"Bronze",
"Brown",
"Bright navy blue"
)
// initialize an array adapter for spinner
val adapter:ArrayAdapter<String> = object: ArrayAdapter<String>(
context,
android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item,
list
){
override fun getDropDownView(
position: Int,
convertView: View?,
parent: ViewGroup
): View {
val view:TextView = super.getDropDownView(
position,
convertView,
parent
) as TextView
// set item text bold and sans serif font
view.setTypeface(Typeface.SANS_SERIF, Typeface.BOLD)
// set spinner item padding
view.setPadding(
25.toDp(context), // left
10.toDp(context), // top
50.toDp(context), // right
10.toDp(context) // bottom
)
// set spinner items alternate color
if (position %2 == 1){
view.background = ColorDrawable(
Color.parseColor("#F0FFFF"))
}else{
view.background = ColorDrawable(
Color.parseColor("#ACE5EE"))
}
return view
}
}
// finally, data bind spinner with adapter
spinner.adapter = adapter
}
}
// Extension method to convert values to dp
fun Int.toDp(context: Context):Int = TypedValue.applyDimension(
TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP,
this.toFloat(),
context.resources.displayMetrics
).toInt()
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="@+id/rootLayout"
android:background="#DCDCDC"
android:padding="64dp">
<Spinner
android:id="@+id/spinner"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

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