user-interfaceblackberrycustom-controlslistfield

How to customize a ListField in BlackBerry?


I want to customize a ListField in BlackBerry which would be able to list an image and text in a row.

How to accomplish this?


Solution

  • Try something like this:

    class TaskListField extends ListField implements ListFieldCallback {
     private Vector rows;
     private Bitmap p1;
     private Bitmap p2;
     private Bitmap p3;
    
     public TaskListField() {
      super(0, ListField.MULTI_SELECT);
      setRowHeight(80);
      setEmptyString("Hooray, no tasks here!", DrawStyle.HCENTER);
      setCallback(this);
    
      p1 = Bitmap.getBitmapResource("1.png");
      p2 = Bitmap.getBitmapResource("2.png");
      p3 = Bitmap.getBitmapResource("3.png");
    
      rows = new Vector();
    
      for (int x = 0; x < 10; x++) {
       TableRowManager row = new TableRowManager();
    
       // SET THE PRIORITY BITMAP FIELD
       // if high priority, display p1 bitmap
       if (x % 2 == 0) {
        row.add(new BitmapField(p1));
       }
       // if priority is 2, set p2 bitmap
       else if (x % 3 == 0) {
        row.add(new BitmapField(p2));
       }
       // if priority is 3, set p3 bitmap
       else {
        row.add(new BitmapField(p3));
       }
    
       // SET THE TASK NAME LABELFIELD
       // if overdue, bold/underline
       LabelField task = new LabelField("Task #" + String.valueOf(x),
         DrawStyle.ELLIPSIS);
       // if due today, bold
       if (x % 2 == 0) {
        task.setFont(Font.getDefault().derive(
          Font.BOLD | Font.UNDERLINED));
        System.out.println("OVERDUE");
       } else {
        task.setFont(Font.getDefault().derive(Font.BOLD));
        System.out.println("TODAY");
       }
    
       row.add(task);
    
       // SET THE LIST NAME
       row.add(new LabelField("List Name #" + String.valueOf(x),
         DrawStyle.ELLIPSIS) {
        protected void paint(Graphics graphics) {
         graphics.setColor(0x00878787);
         super.paint(graphics);
        }
       });
    
       // SET THE DUE DATE/TIME
       row.add(new LabelField("Due Date #" + String.valueOf(x),
         DrawStyle.ELLIPSIS | LabelField.USE_ALL_WIDTH
           | DrawStyle.RIGHT) {
        protected void paint(Graphics graphics) {
         graphics.setColor(0x00878787);
         super.paint(graphics);
        }
       });
       rows.addElement(row);
      }
      setSize(rows.size());
    
     }
    
     // ListFieldCallback Implementation
     public void drawListRow(ListField listField, Graphics g, int index, int y,
       int width) {
      TaskListField list = (TaskListField) listField;
      TableRowManager rowManager = (TableRowManager) list.rows
        .elementAt(index);
      rowManager.drawRow(g, 0, y, width, list.getRowHeight());
     }
    
     private class TableRowManager extends Manager {
      public TableRowManager() {
       super(0);
      }
    
      // Causes the fields within this row manager to be layed out then
      // painted.
      public void drawRow(Graphics g, int x, int y, int width, int height) {
       // Arrange the cell fields within this row manager.
       layout(width, height);
    
       // Place this row manager within its enclosing list.
       setPosition(x, y);
    
       // Apply a translating/clipping transformation to the graphics
       // context so that this row paints in the right area.
       g.pushRegion(getExtent());
    
       // Paint this manager's controlled fields.
       subpaint(g);
    
       g.setColor(0x00CACACA);
       g.drawLine(0, 0, getPreferredWidth(), 0);
    
       // Restore the graphics context.
       g.popContext();
      }
    
      // Arrages this manager's controlled fields from left to right within
      // the enclosing table's columns.
      protected void sublayout(int width, int height) {
       // set the size and position of each field.
       int fontHeight = Font.getDefault().getHeight();
       int preferredWidth = getPreferredWidth();
    
       // start with the Bitmap Field of the priority icon
       Field field = getField(0);
       layoutChild(field, 32, 32);
       setPositionChild(field, 0, 0);
    
       // set the task name label field
       field = getField(1);
       layoutChild(field, preferredWidth - 16, fontHeight + 1);
       setPositionChild(field, 34, 3);
    
       // set the list name label field
       field = getField(2);
       layoutChild(field, 150, fontHeight + 1);
       setPositionChild(field, 34, fontHeight + 6);
    
       // set the due time name label field
       field = getField(3);
       layoutChild(field, 150, fontHeight + 1);
       setPositionChild(field, preferredWidth - 152, fontHeight + 6);
    
       setExtent(preferredWidth, getPreferredHeight());
      }
    
      // The preferred width of a row is defined by the list renderer.
      public int getPreferredWidth() {
       return Graphics.getScreenWidth();
      }
    
      // The preferred height of a row is the "row height" as defined in the
      // enclosing list.
      public int getPreferredHeight() {
       return getRowHeight();
      }
     }
    
     public Object get(ListField listField, int index) {
      return null;
     }
    
     public int getPreferredWidth(ListField listField) {
      return 0;
     }
    
     public int indexOfList(ListField listField, String prefix, int start) {
      return 0;
     }
    
    }
    

    See code from rtm4bb - A BlackBerry Client for Remember the Milk: