How to clear spinner value in Kotlin Android

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5th February, 2023

Hello android developer, Android spinner is a view similar to the dropdown list which is used to select one option from the list of options. This tutorial shows you how to clear spinner value in kotlin android. Android programming swap elements of spinner.

Step 1: Create New Project

Create a new project in Android Studio from File ⇒ New Project and select Empty Activity from the templates.

Step 2: Add spinner to the activity layout

Open the activity layout file and add the following code.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:gravity="center_vertical"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:padding="10dp">

        <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginStart="3dp"
            android:layout_marginEnd="3dp"
            android:layout_weight="30"
            android:background="@drawable/spinner_bg"
            android:padding="2dp">

            <Spinner
                android:id="@+id/yearSpinner"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:entries="@array/years"
                android:textAlignment="center" />
        </RelativeLayout>

        <RelativeLayout
            android:id="@+id/layoutDateSpinner1"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginStart="3dp"
            android:layout_marginEnd="3dp"
            android:layout_weight="45"
            android:background="@drawable/spinner_bg"
            android:padding="2dp">

            <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatSpinner
                android:id="@+id/weekSpinner"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginStart="5dp"
                android:layout_marginEnd="5dp"
                android:textAlignment="center" />

        </RelativeLayout>

        <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatButton
            android:id="@+id/buttonSearch"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_marginStart="5dp"
            android:layout_marginEnd="5dp"
            android:layout_weight="25"
            android:background="@drawable/button_bg"
            android:minHeight="25dp"
            android:text="@string/search"
            android:textColor="@android:color/white"
            android:textSize="12sp" />
    </LinearLayout>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/hintTextView"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
        android:text="selected week: "/>

</RelativeLayout>
<resources>
    <string name="app_name">SpinnerTest1</string>
    <string name="search">Search</string>

    <string-array name="years">
        <item>2019</item>
        <item>2020</item>
        <item>2021</item>
        <item>2022</item>
        <item>2023</item>
        <item>2024</item>
        <item>2025</item>
        <item>2026</item>
        <item>2027</item>
        <item>2028</item>
        <item>2029</item>
        <item>2030</item>
    </string-array>
</resources>

Step 3: Styling android spinner

We are adding some style to the spinners to enhance their beauty!

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">
    <corners android:radius="10dp" />
    <solid android:color="@android:color/transparent" />
    <stroke
        android:width="0.5dp"
        android:color="#656565" />
</shape>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">
    <corners android:radius="15dp"/>
    <solid android:color="#2196F3" />
</shape>
Android spinner in activity layout

Step 4: Update Main Activity

Next, Open the Activity and bind data to the year Spinner dropdown. In this example we are binding all the weekend data to the week spinner.

package com.codestringz.spinnertest1

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.os.Bundle
import android.view.View
import android.widget.*
import java.text.DateFormat
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
import java.util.*
import kotlin.collections.ArrayList

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)

        initUI()
    }

    private fun initUI() {

        //find views
        val yearSpinner = findViewById<Spinner>(R.id.yearSpinner)
        val weekSpinner = findViewById<Spinner>(R.id.weekSpinner)
        val searchButton = findViewById<Button>(R.id.buttonSearch)
        val hintTextView = findViewById<TextView>(R.id.hintTextView)

        //create a blank week spinner adapter
        val weekSpinnerAdapter = ArrayAdapter(
            this,
            android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item,
            arrayListOf("")
        )
        weekSpinnerAdapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item)
        //set the adapter to the week spinner
        weekSpinner.adapter = weekSpinnerAdapter

        //add year spinner item selection
        yearSpinner.onItemSelectedListener =
            object : AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener {
                override fun onItemSelected(
                    parent: AdapterView<*>?,
                    view: View?,
                    position: Int,
                    id: Long
                ) {
                    if (!weekSpinnerAdapter.isEmpty) weekSpinnerAdapter.clear()

                    //get all weeks of the selected year
                    val weeks =
                        getAllSundayDate(resources.getStringArray(R.array.years)[position].toInt())
                    //add all weeks to the spinner adapter
                    weekSpinnerAdapter.addAll(weeks)
                    //notify the adapter for the data changes
                    weekSpinnerAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged()
                }

                override fun onNothingSelected(parent: AdapterView<*>?) {
                }
            }

        //set search button click listener
        searchButton.setOnClickListener {
            if (weekSpinner.selectedItem != null) {
                hintTextView.text = weekSpinner.selectedItem.toString()
            }
        }
    }

    fun getAllSundayDate(year: Int): ArrayList<String> {
        //create a blank arrayList
        val weekList: ArrayList<String> = ArrayList()
        //it helps us to format the date
        val dateFormat: DateFormat = SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy", Locale.US)

        val calendar = Calendar.getInstance()
        //starting from first day and first month of the year
        calendar.time = GregorianCalendar(year, Calendar.JANUARY, 1).time

        //loop through the all month
        for (month in 0..11) {
            val daysInMonth = calendar.getActualMaximum(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)

            //loop through the all days in the month
            for (day in 1..daysInMonth) {
                calendar.set(year, calendar[Calendar.MONTH], day)
                val dayOfWeek = calendar[Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK]
                //check the current day
                if (dayOfWeek == Calendar.SUNDAY) {
                    weekList.add(dateFormat.format(calendar.time))
                }
            }
            calendar.add(Calendar.MONTH, 1)
        }
        return weekList
    }
}
Android spinner displays selected item

That’s it. Happy coding!

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