class CheckArrayAdapter<T> extends ArrayAdapter<T>
    {
        public CheckArrayAdapter(Context context, int checkBoxResId,
                T[] objects)
        {
            super(context, checkBoxResId, objects);
        }

public CheckArrayAdapter(Context context, int checBoxResId)
        {
            super(context, checBoxResId);
        }
        
        public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent, int resource)
        {
            CheckBox checkBox;

if (convertView == null)
                checkBox = (CheckBox)LayoutInflater.from(getContext()).inflate(resource, parent, false);
            else
                checkBox = (CheckBox)convertView;
            
            T item = getItem(position);
            if (item instanceof CharSequence)
                checkBox.setText((CharSequence) item);
            else
                checkBox.setText(item.toString());

return checkBox;
        }
    }

    public class CheckListView extends ListActivity
    {
        @Override
        protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
        {
            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
            
            CheckArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new CheckArrayAdapter<String>(
                    this, R.layout.checkbox_item, mStrList);
            getListView().setAdapter(adapter);
            getListView().setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener()
            {

@Override
                public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int pos,
                        long id)
                {
                    ListView listView = (ListView)parent;
                    CheckBox checkBox = (CheckBox)listView.getChildAt(pos);
                    checkBox.setChecked(!checkBox.isChecked());
                }
            });
            getListView().setSelection(2);
        }
        
        private String [] mStrList = 
        {
            "Hello1",
            "Hello2",
            "Hello3"
        };
    }