I have a autocomplete code that picks and displays options from the sqlite db based on the first letter/character entered. I want, when the right option is selected from list of displayed options, the value to be passed to a query and the result passed to an edittext field. The autocomplete change listener has a method
afterTextChanged(Editable s)
but it only seemingly accepts one character (not whole string). Any advice on how I can go about this? or an online resource to do further reading?
You need to use AutoCompleteTextView for this purpose.
I'll suggest you should take a look at follow links.
Link 1 - Android AutoCompleteTextView CursorAdapter using SQLite Database and ArrayAdapter
Link 2 - Android getting strings from sqlite database to autocompletetextview
Link 3 - Android AutocompleteTextView with Database Data as Suggestions