Use CustomAdapter for listview and add items in collection for example an ArrayList. 
CustomAdapter adapter=new CustomAdapter(getApplicationContext(),R.id.listview_id,itemlist);
list_item.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
  >
 <TextView android:id="@+id/item1"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:padding="10dip"
    android:textSize="16sp"
    android:textStyle="bold"
    android:textColor="#000000"
    />     
  <TextView android:id="@+id/item2"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:padding="10dip"
    android:textSize="16sp"
    android:textStyle="bold"
    android:textColor="#000000"
    />  
</LinearLayout>
CustomAdapter.java
public class CustomAdapter extends CustomAdapter<String>{
//Declare variables variables here..
public CustomAdapter(Context context, int resource,
        List<String> objects) {
    //initialize and set constructor values here..
}
public static class ViewHolder {
    TextView textitem1;
    TextView textitem2
}
@Override
public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    View row = convertView;
    ViewHolder holder = null;
    if(null == row) {
        LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater)getContext().getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
        row = inflater.inflate(R.layout.list_item, parent, false);
        holder = new ViewHolder();
        holder.textitem1 = (TextView) row.findViewById(R.id.item1);
        holder.textitem2 = (TextView) row.findViewById(R.id.item2);
        row.setTag(holder);
    } 
    return view;
}
}