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Android – Bullets in ListView

main.xml :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 
<LinearLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:padding="10dp"> 
    
    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/listView"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:listSelector="@android:color/transparent"
        android:divider="@null"/> 
</LinearLayout> 
create a bullet.xml in drawable folder:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="oval"> 
    <size
        android:height="6dp"
        android:width="6dp"/> 
    <solid android:color="#FF00F0"/> 
</shape> 
list_item.xml for creating custom listview:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 
<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/itemText"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:drawableLeft="@drawable/bullet"
    android:drawablePadding="8dp"
    android:padding="5dp"
    android:text="List Item"
    android:textSize="20sp"/> 
BulletListViewActivity.java
public class BulletedListViewActivity extends Activity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    ArrayList<string> listCountry;
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        prepareList();
    ListView listView = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.listView);
    listView.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<string>(
                       this, R.layout.list_item, listCountry));
    }
    public void prepareList()
    {
          listCountry = new ArrayList<string>();
          listCountry.add("India");
          listCountry.add("Brazil");
          listCountry.add("Canada");
          listCountry.add("China");
          listCountry.add("France");
          listCountry.add("Germany");
          listCountry.add("Iran");
          listCountry.add("Italy");
          listCountry.add("Japan");
          listCountry.add("Korea");
          listCountry.add("Mexico");
          listCountry.add("Netherlands");
          listCountry.add("Portugal");
          listCountry.add("Russia");
          listCountry.add("Saudi Arabia");
          listCountry.add("Spain");
          listCountry.add("Turkey");
          listCountry.add("United Kingdom");
          listCountry.add("United States");
    }}                                                                               

                

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