set spinner mode in XML

Question

When defining a spinner in code, you can set the mode to 'dialog' or 'dropdown':

Spinner(Context context, int mode) Construct a new spinner with the given context's theme and the supplied mode of displaying choices.

But I can't find this option when defining my layout in XML. Did I just miss it, or is this not possible in XML?

Answer 1

As of API level 11, you can use

<Spinner style="@android:style/Widget.Spinner.DropDown" ... />

or

<Spinner android:spinnerMode="dropdown" ... />

Answer 2

No, according to the reference found here this is not possible. There is no corresponding XML attribute listed. Like other things as setting 24h mode for a timepicker, which is not possible in XML.