I'm creating a spinner programmatically in my activity class. The "Spinner" looks like a dropdown rather than a spinner. I guess I want it to look more like a picker (ie date picker / time picker / number picker) where you can spin through all the text options. 

I would use a picker type widget if there was a text picker available but I can't seem to find such a widget - only a number picker. Here is the code I'm using in my activity.

```
        ArrayAdapter <String>lv1List = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this.getApplicationContext(),android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item,  new String[]{"item 1","item 2","item 3"});
        Spinner sp = new Spinner(getApplicationContext());
        sp.setAdapter(lv1List);
        sp.setOnItemSelectedListener(this);

```