如何从AutoCompleteTextView获取适配器项的位置？

Question

String[] idArray = {"1","2","3","4"};

String[] nameArray = {"Abraham","Abhi","John","Joseph"};


final ArrayAdapter<String> adapterTextView = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,nameArray);

etItemName.setAdapter(adapterTextView);

etItemName.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> adapterView, View view, int position, long l) {

        String id = idArray[position];

    }
});

This is my code. In this, when I type "Jo", John and Jospeh are populating on AutoCompleteTextView and when I selected John I get String id as 0 . But actually I need is 2 . So how can I get 2 instead of 0 ?

Answer 1

This is not the perfect solution but you can take it as the last option:

When you pass the selected string just loop through your nameArray to find its position:

 int position=-1;
    for(int i=0;i<nameArray.length;i++){
    if(selectedItem.equalsIgnoreCase(nameArray[i])){
        position=i;
    }
    }

Answer 2

@Shaheer Palollathil n9153's suggestion would work. I'm just changing his answer according to your code.

AutoCompleteTextView t;
    t.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
            int pos = -1;
            for(int i = 0; i < nameArray.length; i++){
                if(((AutoCompleteTextView)view).getText().toString().equals(nameArray[position]))
                    pos = position;
                    break;
            }
            String id = idArray[pos]; // should be your desired number
        }
    });