[Java for Android App Development] uzidon:
Set Switch status from incoming JSON data

Sorry to bump this thread after such a long time but I am facing a problem with switches myself and would appreciate some help. I have a JSON parser class which is retrieving data from a database. The retrieved info contains 'ID', 'name' and 'status' fields related to a device. I can display ID and name of each of the devices (there are several rows) using a listview but I don't know how to use the 'status' field value (it is either 1 or 0) to set an associated Switch component. I have to set the Switch associated with each listview item to ON if incoming 'status' value is 1 and set it OFF if 'status' is 0. I am lost on where to put the 'setChecked' method for every listview item. Here's the code of activity that shows these list items:

package com.iotautomationtech.androidapp;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;

import android.widget.ToggleButton;

import org.apache.http.NameValuePair;
import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;
import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
import android.widget.CompoundButton;
import android.widget.ListAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.SimpleAdapter;
import android.widget.Switch;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class AllDevicesActivity extends ListActivity {

Switch mySwitch = (Switch) findViewById(R.id.switchButton);

// Progress Dialog
private ProgressDialog pDialog;

// Creating JSON Parser object
JSONParser jParser = new JSONParser();

ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>> productsList;

// url to get all products list
private static String url_all_products = "external_link_removed";

// JSON Node names
private static final String TAG_SUCCESS = "success";
private static final String TAG_PRODUCTS = "devices";
private static final String TAG_PID = "id";
private static final String TAG_NAME = "name";
private static final String TAG_STATUS = "status";

// products JSONArray
JSONArray products = null;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.all_devices);

// Hashmap for ListView
productsList = new ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>>();

// Loading products in Background Thread
new LoadAllProducts().execute();

// Get listview
ListView lv = getListView();

// on seleting single product
// launching Edit Product Screen
lv.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {

@Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view,
int position, long id) {
// getting values from selected ListItem
String pid = ((TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.pid)).getText()
.toString();

// Starting new intent
Intent in = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),
EditDeviceActivity.class);
// sending pid to next activity
in.putExtra(TAG_PID, pid);

// starting new activity and expecting some response back
startActivityForResult(in, 100);
}
});

}

// Response from Edit Product Activity
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
// if result code 100
if (resultCode == 100) {
// if result code 100 is received
// means user edited/deleted product
// reload this screen again
Intent intent = getIntent();
finish();
startActivity(intent);
}

}

/**
* Background Async Task to Load all product by making HTTP Request
* */
class LoadAllProducts extends AsyncTask<String, String, String> {

/**
* Before starting background thread Show Progress Dialog
* */
@Override
protected void onPreExecute() {
super.onPreExecute();
pDialog = new ProgressDialog(AllDevicesActivity.this);
pDialog.setMessage("Loading products. Please wait...");
pDialog.setIndeterminate(false);
pDialog.setCancelable(false);
pDialog.show();
}

/**
* getting All products from url
* */
protected String doInBackground(String... args) {
// Building Parameters
List<NameValuePair> params = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>();
// getting JSON string from URL
JSONObject json = jParser.makeHttpRequest(url_all_products, "GET", params);

// Check your log cat for JSON reponse
Log.d("All Products: ", json.toString());

try {
// Checking for SUCCESS TAG
int success = json.getInt(TAG_SUCCESS);

if (success == 1) {
// products found
// Getting Array of Products
products = json.getJSONArray(TAG_PRODUCTS);

// looping through All Products
for (int i = 0; i < products.length(); i++) {
JSONObject c = products.getJSONObject(i);

// Storing each json item in variable
String id = c.getString(TAG_PID);
String name = c.getString(TAG_NAME);
String status = c.getString(TAG_STATUS);
int toggleValue = Integer.parseInt(c.getString(TAG_STATUS));

boolean sBool = false;

if (toggleValue == 1) {
sBool = true;
}

if (status.equals("1")) {
status = "Status: ON";
}
else {
status = "Status: OFF";
}

// creating new HashMap
HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();

// adding each child node to HashMap key => value
map.put(TAG_PID, id);
map.put(TAG_NAME, name);
map.put(TAG_STATUS, status);

// adding HashList to ArrayList
productsList.add(map);
}
} else {
// no products found
// Launch Add New product Activity
Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),
NewDeviceActivity.class);
// Closing all previous activities
i.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
startActivity(i);
}
} catch (JSONException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}

return null;
}

/**
* After completing background task Dismiss the progress dialog
* **/
protected void onPostExecute(String file_url) {
// dismiss the dialog after getting all products
pDialog.dismiss();
// updating UI from Background Thread
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
/**
* Updating parsed JSON data into ListView
* */
ListAdapter adapter = new SimpleAdapter(
AllDevicesActivity.this, productsList,
R.layout.list_item, new String[] { TAG_PID,
TAG_NAME, TAG_STATUS},
new int[] { R.id.pid, R.id.name, R.id.status });
// updating listview
setListAdapter(adapter);
}
});

}

}
}

The XML file:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="schemas.android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="65dip"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
>

<!-- Product id (pid) - will be HIDDEN - used to pass to other activity -->
<TextView
android:id="@+id/pid"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:visibility="gone" />

<TextView
android:id="@+id/name"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="6dip"
android:paddingLeft="6dip"
android:textSize="17dip"
android:textStyle="bold" />

<TextView
android:id="@+id/status"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingLeft="6dip"
android:textSize="17dip"
android:layout_below="@+id/name"
/>

<Switch
android:id="@+id/switchButton"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_width="125dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginRight="6dip"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:textOff="OFF"
android:textOn="ON"
android:onClick="onSwitchClicked"
/>

</RelativeLayout>

I have reached thus far with the code: [attached-image]

Now I only have to set those Switches according to status values from database. I have tried putting the setChecked in doInBackground method and onPostExecute method but it doesn't work. Do I have to save all status values in an array and start a loop to set all Switches? Where would that code go?

ANY kind of help/guidance here is appreciated!