How going life cycle if screen orientation changed Android example

Spinner in Android application is equivalent of ComboBox in WinApi.
Spinner get selected item to string example.
Spinner get selected item position to int example.

Main activity class MainComboBox.java

public class MainComboBox extends Activity {
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        Spinner spinner = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner);
        ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(
                this, R.array.countries_array, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
        adapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
        spinner.setAdapter(adapter);
        spinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(new MyOnItemSelectedListener());

        Button myButton =(Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
        myButton.setOnClickListener(new Button.OnClickListener() {
            public void onClick(View v) {
            	
            Spinner sp =	(Spinner)findViewById(R.id.spinner);
            String spinnerString = null;
            spinnerString = sp.getSelectedItem().toString();
            int nPos = sp.getSelectedItemPosition();
            
             
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "getSelectedItem=" + spinnerString,
                    Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "getSelectedItemPosition=" + nPos,
                		Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            }
        });
    }
}

File MyOnItemSelectedListener.java

public  class MyOnItemSelectedListener implements OnItemSelectedListener {

    public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent,
        View view, int pos, long id) {
      Toast.makeText(parent.getContext(), "Item is " +
          parent.getItemAtPosition(pos).toString(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }

    public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView parent) {
      // Do nothing.
    }
}

strings.xml

<resources>
    <string name="hello">Hello World, MainComboBox!</string>
    <string name="app_name">ComboBox</string>
    <string name="prompt">Choose a country</string>
    <string-array name="countries_array">
        <item>China</item>
        <item>India</item>
        <item>USA</item>
        <item>Indonesia</item>
        <item>Brazil</item>
        <item>Pakistan</item>
        <item>Nigeria</item>
        <item>Bangladesh</item>
        <item>Russia</item>
    </string-array>    
</resources>

main.xml

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="//schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:padding="10dip"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    <TextView
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="10dip"
        android:text="@string/prompt"
    />
    <Spinner 
        android:id="@+id/spinner"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:prompt="@string/prompt"
    />
    <Button android:text="Button" android:id="@+id/button1" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"></Button>

</LinearLayout>

Brand	Samsung
Model (codename)	Galaxy Y (S5360)
Cena, včetně DPH	2400 / 06.2012
Display size (v palcích)	3
Display-resolution	240x320
Dotek-typ	kapacitní
CPU typ	BCM21553
CPU MHz	832
CPU core
L2 cache	?
RAM	256
ROM	512
GPU	VideoCore IV
NenaMark2 Benchmark	12
GPU-GLBenchmark
Baterie mAh	1200
Foto MPx	2
Autofocus	ne
Video
Official Android ICS	Android OS v 2.3
CyanogenMod support
Dotek-prstů-max
Display-ppi	133
Display-retina	41%
Network	čîtyřpásmový GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz , HSDPA 2100 MHz
Connectivity	Bluetooth v2.0 plus EDR plus support A2DP, USB host
Pozn.	CPU ARMv6, GPU 20MT/s OpenGL ES 2.0

Problem:
You have two class with similar names HeadLinesFragment and HeadMyLinesFragment with OnHeadlineSelectedListener.
Check if call correct class in MainActivity.
For example if use HeadMyLinesFragment change implement to HeadMyLinesFragment too!

public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity 
        implements HeadLinesFragment.OnHeadlineSelectedListener { 
// wrong implements you need correct class name 
//implements  HeadMyLinesFragment.OnHeadlineSelectedListener
//............
HeadMyLinesFragment firstFragment = new HeadMyLinesFragment(); // because in code using HeadMyLinesFragment

Draw the trajectory of shot.

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
	@Override
	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(new SampleView(this));
	}

	private static class SampleView extends View {

		// CONSTRUCTOR
		public SampleView(Context context) {
			super(context);
			setFocusable(true);

		}
	       private static void makePath(Path p) {
	            p.moveTo(10, 0);
	            p.cubicTo(100, -50, 200, 150, 300, 0);
	        }
		@Override
		protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {

			canvas.drawColor(Color.CYAN);
			Paint p = new Paint();
			// smooths
			p.setAntiAlias(true);
			p.setColor(Color.RED);
			p.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE); 
			p.setStrokeWidth(5);
			// opacity
			//p.setAlpha(0x80);
 
			p.setColor(Color.BLACK);
			Path mPath = new Path();
            makePath(mPath);
			canvas.drawPath(mPath, p); //(rectF, 90, 45, true, p);
		}

	}
}

Example source code for Android development. How set gray text to EditText when EditText is blank.
Hint text to display when the text is empty.
In layout/main.xml insert to EditText row Attribute Name android:hint="Some text"

<EditText
        android:id="@+id/myEdit" 
	android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:hint="Some text"
	android:singleLine="true"
</EditText>	

Programatically you can use method setHint:

// setHint(CharSequence hint) example
(EditText)findViewById(R.id.myEdit).setHint("My text");
// or int resId as method setHint(int resId) 
EditText myEdit = findViewById(R.id.myEdit);
myEdit.setHint(R.string.app_name);