public final class myArrayAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<String>{
        private LayoutInflater layoutinf;
        private int i;
        public myArrayAdapter(Context context, int resource, int textViewResourceId, int i) {
            super(context, resource, textViewResourceId);
            this.i = i;
            layoutinf = (LayoutInflater)context.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
            
           }
        @Override
        public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent){
    /**setzen der nächsten textview je nach dem welches i übergeben 
       *wurde. die textviews sind jeweils in eigenen xml datein gespeichert*/
            convertView = layoutinf.inflate(i, null);
            return convertView;
        }

    }

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/warnmessage"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:padding="10dp" android:textSize="16sp" android:textColor="#0ff"
    android:textStyle="italic">
</TextView>

package comet.android;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.List;

import android.content.Context;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.TableLayout;
import android.widget.TableRow;
import android.widget.TextView;


public class DBItemArrayAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<DBItem> {

    int resource;
    private SimpleDateFormat sdf;
    private TableLayout dbItemsView;
    
    
    public DBItemArrayAdapter(Context context, int resourceId, List<DBItem> dbItems) {
        super(context, resourceId, dbItems);
        this.resource = resourceId;
        this.sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy");
    }

    @Override
    public View getView(final int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        DBItem item = getItem(position);
        
        if (convertView == null) {
            dbItemsView = new TableLayout(getContext());
            LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater)getContext().getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
            inflater.inflate(resource, dbItemsView, true);            
        }
        else {
            dbItemsView = (TableLayout)convertView;
        }
        
        TextView id = (TextView)dbItemsView.findViewById(R.id.tv_item_id);
        TextView name = (TextView)dbItemsView.findViewById(R.id.tv_item_name);
        TextView vorname = (TextView)dbItemsView.findViewById(R.id.tv_item_vorname);
        TextView datum = (TextView)dbItemsView.findViewById(R.id.tv_item_datum);
        TextView flag = (TextView)dbItemsView.findViewById(R.id.chk_item_flag);
        
        id.setText(item.getId().toString());
        name.setText(item.getName());
        vorname.setText(item.getVorname());
        datum.setText(item.getDatum());
        flag.setText(sdf.format(item.getDate()));
        
        
        final TableRow rowItem = (TableRow)dbItemsView.findViewById(R.id.item_row);
        if (position % 2 == 0) {
            rowItem.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.drawable_even_color);
        }
        else {
            rowItem.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.drawable_odd_color);
        }
        
        return dbItemsView;
    }
    
}

        dbItems = new ArrayList<DBItem>();
        
        itemsAdapter = new DBItemArrayAdapter(this, R.layout.table_item_new, dbItems);
        listView.setAdapter(itemsAdapter);

String[] data = {"Value", "1"}; 
nextActivity.putExtra(name, data);

        public final class OwnAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<String[]>{
            List<String[]> array;
            public OwnAdapter(Context context, int resourceId, List<String[]> array) {
                super(context, resourceId, array);
                this.array = array;
            }
            
            public View getView (int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent){
                TextView v = (TextView)super.getView(position, convertView, parent);
                    String[] temp = array.get(position);
                if(temp[1].equals("0")){
                    v.setText(temp[0]);
                    Log.i("STRING", temp[0]+"   "+position+"  normal");
                    v.setTextColor(Color.BLUE);
                }else if(temp[1].equals("1")){
                    v.setText(temp[0]);
                    Log.i("STRING", temp[0]+"   "+position+"  warnung");
                    v.setTextColor(Color.YELLOW);
                }else if(temp[1].equals("2")){
                    v.setText(temp[0]);
                    Log.i("STRING", temp[0]+"   "+position+"  Kritisch");
                    v.setTextColor(Color.RED);

                    }
                
                
                return v;
            }