package com.bansal.hellogridview;

import android.os.Bundle;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
import android.widget.GridView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class HelloGridView extends Activity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    	super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        GridView gridview = (GridView) findViewById(R.id.gridview);
        gridview.setAdapter(new ImageAdapter(this));

        gridview.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
        	@Override
            public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View v, int position, long id) {
                Toast.makeText(HelloGridView.this, "" + position, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }

        });
    }




}

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package com.bansal.hellogridview;

import android.content.Context;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.BaseAdapter;
import android.widget.GridView;
import android.widget.ImageView;

public class ImageAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
    private Context mContext;

    public ImageAdapter(Context c) {
        mContext = c;
    }

    public int getCount() {
        return mThumbIds.length;
    }

    public Object getItem(int position) {
        return null;
    }

    public long getItemId(int position) {
        return 0;
    }

    // create a new ImageView for each item referenced by the Adapter
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {

    	    LayoutInflater layoutInflater = ((Activity)mContext).getLayoutInflater ();  // we get a reference to the activity
    	    squareContainerView =
    	      layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.square, null);

    	    // Background
    	    final ImageView squareView =
    	        (ImageView)squareContainerView.findViewById(R.id.square_background);
    	    squareView.setImageResource(this.mThumbIds[(position + position/8)%2]);

    	    if (position % 2 == 0) { //mock test
    	        // Add The piece
    	        final ImageView pieceView =
    	          (ImageView)squareContainerView.findViewById(R.id.piece);
    	        pieceView.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_launcher);
    	        pieceView.setTag(position);
    	    }
    	  }
    	else {
    		squareContainerView =  convertView;
      }
    	  return squareContainerView;

    }

    // references to our images
    private Integer[] mThumbIds = {
//            R.drawable.sample_2, R.drawable.sample_3,
//            R.drawable.sample_4, R.drawable.sample_5,
//            R.drawable.sample_6, R.drawable.sample_7,
//            R.drawable.sample_0, R.drawable.sample_1,
//            R.drawable.sample_2, R.drawable.sample_3,
//            R.drawable.sample_4, R.drawable.sample_5,
//            R.drawable.sample_6, R.drawable.sample_7,
//            R.drawable.sample_0, R.drawable.sample_1,
//            R.drawable.sample_2, R.drawable.sample_3,
//            R.drawable.sample_4, R.drawable.sample_5,
//            R.drawable.sample_6, R.drawable.sample_7
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,
    		  R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background, R.id.square_background,


    };
}

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(square.xml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout
 xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/square"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:background="#00000000">

 <ImageView android:id="@+id/square_background"
    android:layout_width="40dp"
    android:layout_height="35dp"
    android:background="#ffff0000"
 />

 <ImageView android:id="@+id/piece"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 />
</FrameLayout>
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(main.xml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<GridView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/gridview"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:numColumns="8"
    android:padding="1dp"
    android:verticalSpacing="2dp"
    android:horizontalSpacing="2dp"
    android:columnWidth="60dp"
    android:stretchMode="columnWidth"
    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
/>
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