List inside an Alert Dialog box without using ListView

This blog is to implement the Alert Dialog comprised a list without using ListView.

Code goes here.

MainActivity.java

package com.AndroidDevelopmentGuru.alertbox;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button
public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    Button b1;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
       
        b1=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
       
        b1.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
           
            @Override
            public void onClick(View arg0) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
               
                final String[] contacts ={"Rahul","Anita","Harminder","Varun","Manisha"};
                //Creating alert box
                AlertDialog.Builder builder =  new AlertDialog.Builder(MainActivity.this);
                builder.setTitle("Contact List");
                builder.setItems(contacts, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                   
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int item) {
                        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                       
                    b1.setText(contacts[item]);
                    }
                });
                AlertDialog alert = builder.create();
                alert.show();
               
            }
        });
    }


  
}


 activity_main.xml


<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/LinearLayout1"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:layout_marginTop="100dp"
        android:text="Show Details" />

</LinearLayout>
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