Android ListView keeps selected item highlighted

In this thread, you will see how to keep the selected item in a ListView highlighted, even when the details of the selected item are displayed in another ListView.

First, let's define the XML layout:

Now, let's look at the Java code:

Cursor cursor = db.rawQuery("Select NrCl||';'||Nome From Clientes", null);
final ListView t = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.cli_lista);
ArrayAdapter myarrayAdapter = new ArrayAdapter(this, android.R.layout.simple_expandable_list_item_1, listItems);
t.setAdapter(myarrayAdapter);

final ListView td = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.cli_lista_detalhe);
final ArrayAdapter myarrayAdapter2 = new ArrayAdapter(this, android.R.layout.simple_expandable_list_item_1, listItems2);

t.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onItemClick(AdapterView> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
        String item = ((TextView)view).getText().toString();
        String[] strArray = item.split("\\;");

        cli.load(strArray[0].toString());
        td.setAdapter(myarrayAdapter2);
        listItems2.clear();
        listItems2.add("Nome: "   cli.getNome());
        listItems2.add("Morada: "   cli.getMorada());
        listItems2.add("Localidade: "   cli.getLoca());
        listItems2.add("Código Postal: "   cli.getCp());
        listItems2.add("Pais: "   cli.getPais());
        listItems2.add("Nif: "   cli.getNif());
        listItems2.add("Tel: "   cli.getTel());
        listItems2.add("Tlm: "   cli.getTlm());
        listItems2.add("Tipo Preço: "   cli.getTipoPvn());
        listItems2.add("Cond. Pagamento: "   cli.getCpg());
        listItems2.add("Obs: "   cli.getObs());
        td.setAdapter(myarrayAdapter2);
        myarrayAdapter2.notifyDataSetChanged();
    }
});

In the XML layout, we specify:

• android:choiceMode="singleChoice": This ensures that only one item can be selected at a time.
• android:listSelector="#666666": This specifies a background color for the selected item.

In the Java code, we handle the item click event and update the details ListView accordingly.

By following this approach, you can keep the selected item in the first ListView highlighted while displaying the details of the selected item in the second ListView.