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What is the use of setTag() getTag() methods of View?




What is the use of such methods as setTag() and getTag() of View type objects?








iptracker

iptracker
answered Apr 25 '23 00:00

The setTag() and getTag() methods of a View in Android are used to attach and retrieve an object with the view. The setTag() method sets an arbitrary object as the tag value for the view, while the getTag() method returns the tag object set previously.

The tag value can be any object, such as a String, an Integer, or even a custom object. It is often used to store some additional data about the view or to associate the view with some other object.

For example, if you have a ListView with many items and want to identify the item that was clicked, you can set the position of the item as the tag value in the getView() method of the adapter:



@Override
public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
    // code to inflate the view

    // set the position as tag value
    view.setTag(position);

    // return the view
    return view;
}

Then, in the onClick() method of the click listener, you can retrieve the position of the clicked item using the getTag() method:



@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
    // get the position of the clicked item
    int position = (int) v.getTag();

    // perform some action with the position
}

In this way, you can use the setTag() and getTag() methods to pass some data between different parts of your app or to associate some metadata with a view.
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