how to show possible matching suggestions for text being typed in an edittext?

Question

i'm creating an Application where there is a part where user needs to enter the state,city and district in an Edittext.

while entering the state I need to show some possibly matching suggestions with the letters that are typed in the edittext. I have searched a lot and couldnt find anything useful as per my requirements..

So how do i go about this?? the suggestions of can come from a sqlite database table... if anybody knows any good example or can guide me through the coding please help... i have no idea how to do it...

Answer 1

AutoCompleteTextView might help you try it out here

Answer 2

use autocomplete textview and then get your country/state list and set in adapter.

public class CountriesActivity extends Activity {
     protected void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
         super.onCreate(icicle);
         setContentView(R.layout.countries);

         ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
                 android.R.layout.simple_dropdown_item_1line, COUNTRIES);
         AutoCompleteTextView textView = (AutoCompleteTextView)
                 findViewById(R.id.countries_list);
         textView.setAdapter(adapter);
     }

     private static final String[] COUNTRIES = new String[] {
         "Belgium", "France", "Italy", "Germany", "Spain"
     };
 }

setThreshold(int threshold)

Specifies the minimum number of characters the user has to type in the edit box before the drop down list is shown.