I'm still learning Android, I need to have a spinner and for it to display a list of string values. However, when I submit that data later on I need a corresponding integer value.Similarly to how a HTML Select uses <option value=2>BlahBlah</option>.From searching I've come up with a method which works, just wondering if anyone had any suggestions for improving the code?I've got the two variables setup:private String[]            arrMuppetNames  = {Kermit,Gonzo,Fuzzy,Animal};HashMap<String, Integer>    hashMuppets     = new HashMap<String, Integer>();hashMuppets is built up with a simple set of Kermit:1,Gonzo:2 etc.Then to stop the code running on load I've added a --please select-- to index 0.//Add please select to spinnerarrNewArray[0]  = this.getString(R.string.muppet_select);for(int i=0; i < arrMuppets.length; i++){    arrNewArray[i+1]    = arrMuppets[i];}Obviously I add this array arrNewArray to the spinner using ArrayAdapter. Then use the OnItemSelectedListener.private Spinner.OnItemSelectedListener spinnerListener = new Spinner.OnItemSelectedListener(){    @Override    public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1,int arg2, long arg3) {        Spinner spinner             = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.muppet_spinner);        //Arg 3 is selected index. Lets ensure we didn't select our Please select        if(arg3 != 0){            //Get Selected Item and convert to corresponding value using hashMap            String  strSelectedMuppet   = spinner.getSelectedItem().toString();            int     intCatID            = hashMuppets.get(strSelectedMuppet);            //Show toast of value            Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), String.valueOf(intCatID), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();        }    }    @Override    public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {        //Do nothing    }};If anyone has any suggestions or pointers I'd very much appreciate it. I'm happy to post the full code if you'd like, but I'm hoping the above short example is pretty self explanatory.Thanks
Using a spinner like a HTML select to display string but return int value
java;android