LayoutViewer.java

//TODO:
//NEED TO PULL THE ITEMS FROM DATABASE INSTEAD OF CREATING THEM IN THIS ACTIVITY
//NEED TO MODIFY ItemView SO THAT IT CREATES THE VIEWS DYNAMICALLY DEPENDING ON THE DATATYPE

package com.mollys.db;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.TypedValue;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.BaseAdapter;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class LayoutViewer extends Activity {

	private DBManager dbm;
	private List<Item> lsItems;

	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

		setContentView(R.layout.layout_viewer);

		//INITIALIZE THE DESCRIPTION OF TWO ITEMS
		HashMap<String,Object> hmDesc1=new HashMap<String,Object>();
		hmDesc1.put("type", new String("TextView"));
		hmDesc1.put("text", new String("I am Item 1"));
		hmDesc1.put("color", (int)Color.GREEN);
		HashMap<String,Object> hmDesc2=new HashMap<String,Object>();
		hmDesc2.put("type", new String("EditText"));
		hmDesc2.put("text", new String("I am Item 2"));
		//CREATE THE ITEM ITSELF
		Item it1=new Item(hmDesc1);
		Item it2=new Item(hmDesc2);
		//ADD THIS ITEM TO A LIST OF ITEMS
		this.lsItems=new ArrayList<Item>();
		lsItems.add(it1);
		lsItems.add(it2);
		//INITIALIZE THE LISTVIEW
		showLayout(lsItems);
	}

	public void showLayout(List<Item> lsItems);	
	{
		LinearLayout ll=(LinearLayout) getViewById(R.id.layout_viewer_layout);
		ll.addView(lsItems)
	}

}