gistfile1.java

private static final int FOO_BUTTON_ID = 1;
private static final int BAR_BUTTON_ID = 2;
private ArrayList<View> views = new ArrayList<View>();

public void onCreate(Bundle state) {
	View v = findViewById(R.id.myView);

	if(myDatabase.contains(foo)) {
		Button b = new Button(this);
		v.addView(b);
		v.setId(FOO_BUTTON_ID);
		views.add(b);
	} else if(myDatabase.contains(bar)) {
		Button b = new Button(this);
		v.addView(b)
		v.setId(BAR_BUTTON_ID)
		views.add(b);
	}

	for(View v: views) {
		if(v.getId==FOO_BUTTON_ID) ((TextView)v).setText("foo");
	}


}