Used below code to display custom list in AlertDialog

AlertDialog.Builder builderSingle = new AlertDialog.Builder(DialogActivity.this);builderSingle.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher);builderSingle.setTitle("Select One Name:-");final ArrayAdapter<String> arrayAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(DialogActivity.this, android.R.layout.select_dialog_singlechoice);arrayAdapter.add("Hardik");arrayAdapter.add("Archit");arrayAdapter.add("Jignesh");arrayAdapter.add("Umang");arrayAdapter.add("Gatti");builderSingle.setNegativeButton("cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {            @Override            public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {                dialog.dismiss();            }        });builderSingle.setAdapter(arrayAdapter, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {            @Override            public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {                String strName = arrayAdapter.getItem(which);                AlertDialog.Builder builderInner = new AlertDialog.Builder(DialogActivity.this);                builderInner.setMessage(strName);                builderInner.setTitle("Your Selected Item is");                builderInner.setPositiveButton("Ok", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {                            @Override                            public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,int which) {                                dialog.dismiss();                            }                        });                builderInner.show();            }        });builderSingle.show();

According to the documentation, there are three kinds of lists that can be used with an AlertDialog:

1. Traditional single-choice list
2. Persistent single-choice list (radio buttons)
3. Persistent multiple-choice list (checkboxes)

I will give an example of each below.

Traditional single-choice list

The way to make a traditional single-choice list is to use setItems.

Java version

// setup the alert builderAlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);builder.setTitle("Choose an animal");// add a listString[] animals = {"horse", "cow", "camel", "sheep", "goat"};builder.setItems(animals, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {    @Override    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {        switch (which) {            case 0: // horse            case 1: // cow            case 2: // camel            case 3: // sheep            case 4: // goat        }    }});// create and show the alert dialogAlertDialog dialog = builder.create();dialog.show();

There is no need for an OK button because as soon as the user clicks on a list item control is returned to the OnClickListener.

Kotlin version

// setup the alert builderval builder = AlertDialog.Builder(context)builder.setTitle("Choose an animal")// add a listval animals = arrayOf("horse", "cow", "camel", "sheep", "goat")builder.setItems(animals) { dialog, which ->    when (which) {        0 -> { /* horse */ }        1 -> { /* cow   */ }        2 -> { /* camel */ }        3 -> { /* sheep */ }        4 -> { /* goat  */ }    }}// create and show the alert dialogval dialog = builder.create()dialog.show()

Radio button list

The advantage of the radio button list over the traditional list is that the user can see what the current setting is. The way to make a radio button list is to use setSingleChoiceItems.

Java version

// setup the alert builderAlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);builder.setTitle("Choose an animal");// add a radio button listString[] animals = {"horse", "cow", "camel", "sheep", "goat"};int checkedItem = 1; // cowbuilder.setSingleChoiceItems(animals, checkedItem, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {    @Override    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {        // user checked an item    }});// add OK and Cancel buttonsbuilder.setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {    @Override    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {        // user clicked OK    }});builder.setNegativeButton("Cancel", null);// create and show the alert dialogAlertDialog dialog = builder.create();dialog.show();

I hard coded the chosen item here, but you could keep track of it with a class member variable in a real project.

Kotlin version

// setup the alert builderval builder = AlertDialog.Builder(context)builder.setTitle("Choose an animal")// add a radio button listval animals = arrayOf("horse", "cow", "camel", "sheep", "goat")val checkedItem = 1 // cowbuilder.setSingleChoiceItems(animals, checkedItem) { dialog, which ->    // user checked an item}// add OK and Cancel buttonsbuilder.setPositiveButton("OK") { dialog, which ->    // user clicked OK}builder.setNegativeButton("Cancel", null)// create and show the alert dialogval dialog = builder.create()dialog.show()

Checkbox list

The way to make a checkbox list is to use setMultiChoiceItems.

Java version

// setup the alert builderAlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);builder.setTitle("Choose some animals");// add a checkbox listString[] animals = {"horse", "cow", "camel", "sheep", "goat"};boolean[] checkedItems = {true, false, false, true, false};builder.setMultiChoiceItems(animals, checkedItems, new DialogInterface.OnMultiChoiceClickListener() {    @Override    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which, boolean isChecked) {        // user checked or unchecked a box    }});// add OK and Cancel buttonsbuilder.setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {    @Override    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {        // user clicked OK    }});builder.setNegativeButton("Cancel", null);// create and show the alert dialogAlertDialog dialog = builder.create();dialog.show();

Here I hard coded the the which items in the list were already checked. It is more likely that you would want to keep track of them in an ArrayList<Integer>. See the documentation example for more details. You can also set the checked items to null if you always want everything to start unchecked.

Kotlin version

// setup the alert builderval builder = AlertDialog.Builder(context)builder.setTitle("Choose some animals")// add a checkbox listval animals = arrayOf("horse", "cow", "camel", "sheep", "goat")val checkedItems = booleanArrayOf(true, false, false, true, false)builder.setMultiChoiceItems(animals, checkedItems) { dialog, which, isChecked ->    // user checked or unchecked a box}// add OK and Cancel buttonsbuilder.setPositiveButton("OK") { dialog, which ->    // user clicked OK}builder.setNegativeButton("Cancel", null)// create and show the alert dialogval dialog = builder.create()dialog.show()

Notes

• For the context in the code above, don't use getApplicationContext() or you will get an IllegalStateException (see here for why). Instead, get a reference to the activity context, such as with this.
• You can also populate the list items from a database or another source using setAdapter or setCursor or passing in a Cursor or ListAdapter into the setSingleChoiceItems or setMultiChoiceItems.
• If the list is longer than will fit on the screen then the dialog will automatically scroll it. If you have a really long list, though, I'm guessing that you should probably make a custom dialog with a RecyclerView.

• To test all of the examples above I just had a simple project with a single button than showed the dialog when clicked:

  import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    Context context;    @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);        context = this;    }    public void showAlertDialogButtonClicked(View view) {        // example code to create alert dialog lists goes here    }}

Related

• Android Alert Dialog with one, two, and three buttons
• How to implement a custom AlertDialog View

You can use a custom dialog.

Custom dialog layout. list.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><LinearLayout    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     android:layout_width="wrap_content"    android:layout_height="wrap_content">    <ListView        android:id="@+id/lv"        android:layout_width="wrap_content"        android:layout_height="fill_parent"/></LinearLayout>

In your activity

Dialog dialog = new Dialog(Activity.this);       dialog.setContentView(R.layout.list)ListView lv = (ListView ) dialog.findViewById(R.id.lv);dialog.setCancelable(true);dialog.setTitle("ListView");dialog.show();

Edit:

Using alertdialog

String names[] ={"A","B","C","D"};AlertDialog.Builder alertDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(MainActivity.this);LayoutInflater inflater = getLayoutInflater();View convertView = (View) inflater.inflate(R.layout.custom, null);alertDialog.setView(convertView);alertDialog.setTitle("List");ListView lv = (ListView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.lv);ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,names);lv.setAdapter(adapter);alertDialog.show();

custom.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><ListView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"    android:id="@+id/listView1"    android:layout_width="fill_parent"    android:layout_height="fill_parent" ></ListView>

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