android - How do i display a ListView with a header below another ListView all in Tab1 of TabHost? -

i'm trying put listview below listview in first tab using tabhost.

the reason want because want divide list of trading cards type guess creating sections or whatever.

here .xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <linearlayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"     android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="match_parent"     android:orientation="vertical" >      <textview         android:id="@+id/banlistdate"         android:layout_width="fill_parent"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:background="#000000"         android:text="banlist date: march, 2013"         android:textappearance="?android:attr/textappearancelarge"         android:textcolor="#ffffff" />      <tabhost         android:id="@+id/tabhost"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="match_parent"         android:layout_below="@id/banlistdate" >          <linearlayout             android:layout_width="match_parent"             android:layout_height="match_parent"             android:orientation="vertical" >              <tabwidget                 android:id="@android:id/tabs"                 android:layout_width="match_parent"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content" >             </tabwidget>              <framelayout                 android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"                 android:layout_width="match_parent"                 android:layout_height="match_parent" >                  <linearlayout                     android:id="@+id/tab1"                     android:layout_width="match_parent"                     android:layout_height="match_parent"                     android:orientation="horizontal" >                      <listview                         android:id="@+id/flv1"                         android:layout_width="fill_parent"                         android:layout_height="fill_parent"                         android:background="#ff8b53"                         tools:listheader="@layout/banlist_header_effectmonsters" >                     </listview>                      <listview                         android:id="@+id/flv2"                         android:layout_width="fill_parent"                         android:layout_height="fill_parent"                         android:background="#a086b7"                         tools:listheader="@layout/banlist_header_fusionmonsters" >                     </listview>                 </linearlayout>                  <linearlayout                     android:id="@+id/tab2"                     android:layout_width="match_parent"                     android:layout_height="match_parent" >                      <listview                         android:id="@+id/flv3"                         android:layout_width="wrap_content"                         android:layout_height="wrap_content"                         android:layout_weight="1" >                     </listview>                 </linearlayout>                  <linearlayout                     android:id="@+id/tab3"                     android:layout_width="match_parent"                     android:layout_height="match_parent" >                      <listview                         android:id="@+id/listview1"                         android:layout_width="match_parent"                         android:layout_height="wrap_content"                         android:layout_weight="1" >                     </listview>                 </linearlayout>             </framelayout>         </linearlayout>     </tabhost>  </linearlayout> 

here main java file start tabs , setup listviews:

package cybertech.productions.yugiohlibrary;  import java.util.arraylist; import java.util.arrays;  import android.app.activity; import android.os.bundle; import android.view.view; import android.view.view.onclicklistener; import android.widget.arrayadapter; import android.widget.listview; import android.widget.tabhost; import android.widget.tabhost.tabspec; import android.widget.textview;  public class banlist extends activity implements onclicklistener {      tabhost th;      initializers initialmngr;      arrayadapter<string> listadapter;     listview forbiddenemlistview, forbiddenflistview;       @override     protected void oncreate(bundle savedinstancestate) {         // todo auto-generated method stub         super.oncreate(savedinstancestate);         setcontentview(r.layout.banlist);         th = (tabhost) findviewbyid(r.id.tabhost);         th.setup();         tabspec specs = th.newtabspec("tag1");         specs.setcontent(r.id.tab1);         specs.setindicator("forbidden");         th.addtab(specs);         specs = th.newtabspec("tag2");         specs.setcontent(r.id.tab2);         specs.setindicator("semi-limited");         th.addtab(specs);         specs = th.newtabspec("tag3");         specs.setcontent(r.id.tab3);         specs.setindicator("limited");         th.addtab(specs);          th.setcurrenttab(0);          // #begin: tab 1 listviews         //setup "forbidden" listview(s);          // listview 1: effect monsters         forbiddenemlistview = (listview) findviewbyid(r.id.flv1);         arraylist<string> forbiddenemlist = new arraylist<string>();         forbiddenemlist.addall(arrays.aslist(initialmngr.forbiddenem));         listadapter = new arrayadapter<string>(this, android.r.layout.simple_list_item_1, forbiddenemlist);         view effectmon_header = view.inflate(this, r.layout.banlist_header_effectmonsters, null);         forbiddenemlistview.addheaderview(effectmon_header);         forbiddenemlistview.setadapter(listadapter);          // listview 2: fusion monsters         forbiddenflistview = (listview) findviewbyid(r.id.flv2);         arraylist<string> forbiddenflist = new arraylist<string>();         forbiddenflist.addall(arrays.aslist(initialmngr.forbiddenf));         listadapter = new arrayadapter<string>(this, android.r.layout.simple_list_item_1, forbiddenflist);         view fusion_header = view.inflate(this, r.layout.banlist_header_fusionmonsters, null);         forbiddenflistview.addheaderview(fusion_header);         forbiddenflistview.setadapter(listadapter);         // #end: tab 1 listviews     }      @override     public void onclick(view arg0) {         // todo auto-generated method stub      }  } 

thanks help.

you want use expandablelistview. use group views label different categories or sections. since using arrays lists, simpleexpandablelistadapter should fit bill nicely.