How to programmatically scroll to a specific position in listView in Android?

This example demonstrates how do I programmatically scroll to a specific position in android.

Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.

Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.

Step 3 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.java

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ListView;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
   @Override
   protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
      setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
      final ListView listView = findViewById(R.id.listView);
      Button btn = findViewById(R.id.btn);
      String[] footballPlayers = new String[] {
         "Cristiano Ronaldo",
         "Lionel Messi",
         "Neymar Jnr",
         "Eden Hazard",
         "Isco",
         "Gareth Bale",
         "Sergio Buesquets",
         "Zlatan Ibrahimovic",
         "GG Buffon",
         "Iker Casillas",
         "Rafael Varane",
         "Zinedine Zidane",
         "Menphis Depay",
         "Gerard Pique",
         "Victor Valdes",
         "David De Gea",
         "Mo Salah",
         "Ronaldinio",
         "Marco Rues",
         "Asencio",
         "Luis Figo",
         "Sergio Ramos",
         "Maldini",
         "Marcelo",
         "Karim Benzema",
         "Sir Alex Firguson"
      };
      final List footballPlayers = new ArrayList(Arrays.asList(footballPlayers));
      final ArrayAdapter arrayAdapter = new ArrayAdapter(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, footballPlayers);
      listView.setAdapter(arrayAdapter);
      btn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
         @Override
         public void onClick(View v) {
            listView.smoothScrollToPosition(22);
         }
      });
   }
}

Step 4 − Add the following code to androidManifest.xml

Let's try to run your application. I assume you have connected your actual Android Mobile device with your computer. To run the app from android studio, open one of your project's activity files and click Run  icon from the toolbar. Select your mobile device as an option and then check your mobile device which will display your default screen −

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