android using setlistadapter() without extending listactivity

Question

lots of searching and reading has not provided the answer to this problem. my activity does not extend ListActivity so this line throws an error. setListAdapter(fileList);

it is supposed to populate a listview, any solid help is much appreciated.

 ArrayAdapter<String> fileList =
    new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.row, item);
    setListAdapter(fileList);

Answer 1

Obtain the reference of your ListView using findViewById(int) . Then call the method ListView.setAdapter(ListAdapter) on that reference with your adapter as the parameter.