Custom List View

Open your activity_main and paste below code.

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
	<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
	xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
	android:id="@+id/activity_main"
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="match_parent"
	tools:context="com.ravindra.customlistviewdemo.MainActivity">
	<ListView
	android:id="@+id/customlist"
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
	</RelativeLayout>

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Open your single_row and paste below code.

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
	<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
	android:id="@+id/rl_singlerow"
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="match_parent">
	<ImageView
	android:id="@+id/iv_icon"
	android:layout_width="wrap_content"
	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
	android:background="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
	android:layout_margin="20dp"/>
	<TextView
	android:id="@+id/txt_name"
	android:layout_width="wrap_content"
	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
	android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/iv_icon"
	android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/iv_icon"
	android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
	android:text="CupCake"/>
	</RelativeLayout>

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Open your CustomListAdapter and paste below code.

	package com.ravindra.customlistviewdemo;
	import android.content.Context;
	import android.view.LayoutInflater;
	import android.view.View;
	import android.view.ViewGroup;
	import android.widget.BaseAdapter;
	import android.widget.ImageView;
	import android.widget.TextView;
	/**
	* Created by Ravindra on 19-Jan-17.
	*/
	public class CustomListAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
	private Context context;
	String [] title={"CupCake","Donut","Eclairs","Froyo","GingerBread","HoneyComb","IceCreamSandwitch","JellyBean"};
	int [] icon={R.drawable.ic_launcher,R.drawable.ic_launcher,R.drawable.ic_launcher,R.drawable.ic_launcher,
	R.drawable.ic_launcher,R.drawable.ic_launcher,R.drawable.ic_launcher,R.drawable.ic_launcher};
	CustomListAdapter(Context context){
	this.context=context;
	}
	@Override
	public int getCount() {
	return 8;
	}
	@Override
	public Object getItem(int i) {
	return i;
	}
	@Override
	public long getItemId(int i) {
	return i;
	}
	@Override
	public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
	View row = null;
	if (convertView==null){
	LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) context.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
	row = inflater.inflate(R.layout.single_row,parent,false);
	ImageView imageview= (ImageView) row.findViewById(R.id.iv_icon);
	TextView textview= (TextView) row.findViewById(R.id.txt_name);
	imageview.setBackgroundResource(icon[position]);
	textview.setText(title[position]);
	}else{
	row = convertView;
	}
	return row;
	}
	}

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Open your MainActivity and paste below code.

	package com.ravindra.customlistviewdemo;
	import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
	import android.os.Bundle;
	import android.widget.ListView;
	public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
	@Override
	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
	super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
	setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
	ListView listview= (ListView) findViewById(R.id.customlist);
	listview.setAdapter(new CustomListAdapter(this));
	}
	}

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Output :

Array vs ArrayList

*****Array*****

String item[]={"Cupcake","Donut",
            "Eclairs","Froyo","GingerBread","HoneyComb",
            "IceCreamSandWitch","Jellybean","Kitkat",
            "Lollipop", "Marshmallow", "Nougat"};



*****Aray List*****

ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();

list.add(textview.getText().toString());
list.add("B");
list.add("C");



*****Array Adapter****

ArrayAdapter<String> adapter=new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,item);
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter=new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,list);



*****Set Adapter*****
listview.setAdapter(adapter);