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What does these three lines of codes mean?

I'm struggling to understand certain lines of code. What do these three lines mean when using an Array Adapter?
WordAdapter itemsAdapter = new WordAdapter(this,words);
ListView listView = findViewById(R.id.numlist);
listView.setAdapter(itemsAdapter);

WordAdapter itemsAdapter = new WordAdapter(this,words);
A custom adapter class for adding your listArray(contains data which will be added to List view), Bind view holder class and rest of the things which will provide you customization for displaying data in list view.
ListView listView = findViewById(R.id.numlist);
ListView is a predefined component class in android sdk, using this class you will create a object reference to the xml declared component ie.. R.id.numlist into your java class file.
listView.setAdapter(itemsAdapter);
This line attaches the adapter to the listview so that the data in the listarray will be displayed on listview

Creating numerous LIstViews or TableLayouts programatically

I have read various posts on programmatically creating a TableLayout/ListView and I'm still unsure of the best route to take.
In my mind I have one class called RunTests.java. One test schedule can contain numerous test types, and for each test type a table of results is required. So let's say there are four tests, named A, B, C and D.
After test A has completed I'd ideally like to call another class (ProcessTable.java) and pass it an array of test results, and array of test column headings and an array of test row headings. The class would then return a table, complete with results and headings, and inflate it so it becomes visible within an XML LinearLayout, and then move on to test B.
The process would then repeat and the next table would appear below the first one, and so on.
Any advice or examples would be great.
Thanks
Attempt at suggested answer:
I'm getting an error on listView, I'm not sure where I define this. The XML I've added to be existing layout is below:
private void createTable() {
String[] columns = {"row_header", "column_name1", "column_name2"};
String[] results = {"","2000","98"};
int[] to = { R.id.row_header, R.id.txt1 ,R.id.txt2};
String[] rowHeadings = {"","Bandwidth","QoS"};
List<HashMap<String, String>> data = new ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>>();
for(int i = 0; i < rowHeadings.length; i++){
HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
map.put(columns[0], rowHeadings[i].toString());
map.put(columns[1], results[1]);
map.put(columns[2], results[2]);
data .add(map);
}
SimpleAdapter adapter = new SimpleAdapter(getBaseContext(), data, R.layout.runtests, columns, to);
listView.setAdapter(adapter);
}
XML:
<LinearLayout android:id="#+id/resultsLayout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center|top"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:background="#drawable/curvedbg"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:padding="5dp"
android:weightSum="99">
<TextView android:id="#+id/row_header" android:layout_weight="33" />
<TextView android:id="#+id/txt1" android:layout_weight="33"/>
<TextView android:id="#+id/txt2" android:layout_weight="33"/>
</LinearLayout>

My gut tells me you should be using a ListView. This will cater well to generating Views on the fly for varying data types. Also, if you have a rather large list of results that can't fit onto the screen, The ListView will auto handle scrolling and will only maintain in memory the data that displays to the screen.
On the other hand you'll need to wrap the TableLayout with a ScrollView and it will maintain all Views generated in memory...whether or not they are shown on the screen. You'll also need to setup a lot of boiler plate code just to get Views generated and attached to the main XML. In short, TableLayout would be great for static data.
Going with the ListView approach, it sounds like you should be using a SimpleAdapter. Not to terribly common as they are only useful for certain situations. Honestly the name should be ListMapAdapter as that's how it stores and expects data to be passed to it...via a List of Maps and it can be more difficult to use then an ArrayAdapter because it has one of the most confusing constructors ever. Basically the SimpleAdapter is great for rendering table like layouts, where you have columns of data.
Here's a basic example to give you an idea of how to use. This works for displaying Strings of data directly to a TextView.
//Columns is used to assign a column to a TextView. So columns[1] will place all data
//found in column 1 into to[1]...which is the TextView R.id.txt1. Columns is also used
//to map which data item belongs to a particular column
String[] columns = {"row_header", "column_name1", "column_name2", "column_name3"}
int[] to = { R.id.row_header, R.id.txt1 ,R.id.txt2, R.id.txt3};
//This is where you will assemble the test data. Probably the most difficult part
//as you must convert your test results into a List of Maps. Each index in the
//List represents a row of data. The Map represents all the columns of data for
//that row.
List<HashMap<String, String>> data = new ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>>();
for(int i = 0; i < rowHeadings.size(); i++){
HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
map.put(columns[0], rowHeadings.get(i));
map.put(columns[1], Your_data_for_column1);
map.put(columns[2], Your_data_for_column2);
map.put(columns[3], Your_data_for_column3);
data .add(map);
}
SimpleAdapter adapter = new SimpleAdapter(getContext(), data, R.layout.list_layout, columns, to);
listView.setAdapter(adapter);
Higher Overview Example of list_layout.xml
<LinearLayout>
<TextView android:id="#+id/row_header"/>
<TextView android:id="#+id/txt1"/>
<TextView android:id="#+id/txt2"/>
<TextView android:id="#+id/txt3"/>
</LinearLayout>
Note whether or not the SimpleAdapter works for your data is more detail dependent. Using an ArrayAdapter, CursorAdapter, etc is just as viable. It all boils down to how your data is organized. Also, if you need to display your data in a more complex way then just Strings...you may need to override the adapters' getView()...and if thats the case, definitely be sure to use the adapter whose data organization best matches yours.

Add items to ListView Android

I have an app that gets all the .mp3 files off of a storage device and I want to add them to a ListView when the app is created. I am lost on adding items to the list. I have googled it and I cannot a good defintion of what the dev is going and why they are adding what they are adding. I would like someone to tell me how to add items to a ListView and also, if they can, explain what they are doing as they are doing it so I understand and learn from it. I am a new Android Dev and looking to learn as much as I can and not just fix my code.
So, my current code is...
XML
<ListView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/ListView"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />
and I do not know what to do on my main activity. I so far have...
File storageDir = new File("/mnt/extSdCard/");
ArrayList<String> listItems=new ArrayList<String>();
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
walkdir(storageDir);
}
public void walkdir(File directory) {
TextView songList=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView);
String fileType = ".mp3";
File[] listFile = directory.listFiles();
if (listFile != null) {
for (int i = 0; i < listFile.length; i++) {
if (listFile[i].isDirectory()) {
walkdir(listFile[i]);
} else {
if (listFile[i].getName().endsWith(fileType)){
//I need to add the items to the ListView right here.
//listFile[i].toString() is the code to get the text, aka what i want to add
}
}
}
} }

To start with, in your activity, you should extend ListActivity instead of Activity. This will give you access to a method called setListAdapter (there are other ways, but this is probably easiest).
The setListAdapter method takes an adapter as its parameter, so we now need to create an adapter that we can pass it.
To do so, write the following:
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,
listFile);
I'll break that down a little bit:
The first part (this) is where we pass it the context.
The second part is the layout file that represents each individual list item. To save us having to create one, we are using one that android has built in.
Finally, we need to pass it the words you want it to display (in your case, a string array, although it could also be an ArrayList of strings.
Once you've done that, we just need to pass the adapter to our setListAdapter method, like so
setListAdapter(adapter);
But before you run your code, we need to add one little line to the XML file. When you extend ListActivity, Android will be looking for a list whose id is android.R.id.list, so we need to set the id like so:
<ListView
android:id="#android:id/list"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />

initialize your list adapter after fetching mp3 file names.
adapter = new ArrayAdapter(yourContext,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,yourFileNameList);
Looking at your code you are trying to convert the mp3 file to string and showing in listview. You can just show the filename.

You need to set adapter for the custom listview you have built.
Go to youtube and search for videos by Slidenerd. He has all the basic tutorials for android. The listview tutorials start from #77.

Spinner not a view that can be bounds(sp) by this SimpleCursorAdapter

I'm trying to adapt my query to my spinner object with some trouble, I get the error listed as the title. Here is the code portion where it crashes:
Spinner classDropDown = (Spinner) this.findViewById(R.id.classDropDown);
int[] to = new int[] { R.id.classDropDown };
String[] classFields = new String[] { "className" };
SimpleCursorAdapter cursorAdapter = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this, R.layout.main, cursor, classFields, to);
cursorAdapter.setDropDownViewResource(R.id.classDropDown);
classDropDown.setAdapter(cursorAdapter);
I had a problem where the cursor wasn't being filled but fixed that now. Can someone give me help on debugging this issue?
Edit: I think my problem is the "to" field. What should this be?
Edit 2: Also, here is the XML for the spinner object:
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/classDropDown"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
Edit 3: I've fixed the above to reflect fixing the code. This fixes this particular problem. I'm not getting the error, but I also have nothing displayed in the spinner.

To is a list of resource ids that you want to put your data into, such as R.id.textview1, and they meed to be contained in the layout you specify in the adapter. The number of elements should also match the number of elements in your from array ( you called it classfields).
So, you have two pieces of data and only specified one target resource id. Either remove one of the fields in your classfields array or add a widget to your layout and call.it in your to array and it should work.

android java sdk, loading bookmarks into spinner?

The spinner comes up with but with nothing in it
what am I doning wrong?
cbookmarks = Browser.getAllBookmarks(getContentResolver());
SimpleCursorAdapter ABM = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this,android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, cbookmarks,new String[] {android.provider.Browser.BookmarkColumns.URL},new int[]{R.id.Spinner});
ABM.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
SpinnerBM.setAdapter(ABM);
Thanks.

Is R.id.Spinner a TextView? Perhaps you can post the XML you have defined for the layout of the entries?
UPDATE
According to the documentation the array of id's that you pass into the SimpleCursorAdapter constructor need to be TextView. Most examples I have seen use the built-in id of android.R.id.text1, but I think you can define your own custom layouts too.