working with spinners

gistfile1.txt

package com.packtpub.ltm;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Spinner;

public class priceList extends Activity implements AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener{

    Spinner capacity;
    Spinner speed;
    Spinner hoistSpeed;
    Spinner type;
    
    String speedValue;
    String capacityValue;
    
    ArrayAdapter adapterTypeA;
    ArrayAdapter adapterTypeB;
    
    String[] speedArr;
    String[] capacityArr;



    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        setContentView(R.layout.activity_price_list);


        
        //Spinner for Capacity
        capacity = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.capacityTextView);
        ArrayAdapter adapterCapa=ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this,R.array.arrayCapacity, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
        capacity.setAdapter(adapterCapa);
        
        capacityArr = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.arrayCapacity);
        capacity.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() {
                @Override
                public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View v, int position, long id) {
                 //This automatically gets your selected value
                 capacityValue = capacityArr[position];
                 
                 //Do your checks here, and set the next spinner, or reset the previous one.
                 
                }

                @Override
                public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
                    // TODO Auto-generated method stub

                }
            });
            
        hoistSpeed = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.hoistSpeedTextView);
      
        //Spinner for the Speed
        speed = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.speedTextView);
        ArrayAdapter adapterSpd = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this,R.array.arraySpeed, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
        speed.setAdapter(adapterSpd);
        
        speedArr = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.arraySpeed);
        speed.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() {
                @Override
                public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View v, int position, long id) {
                 //This automatically gets your selected value
                 speedValue = speedArr[position];
                 
                 adapterTypeA=ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(priceList.this,R.array.arrayHoistSpeedSingle, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
                 adapterTypeB=ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(priceList.this,R.array.arrayHoistSpeedDouble, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
                 
                 //Do your checks here, and set the next spinner, or reset the previous one.
                    if(capacityValue.equals("250") && speedValue.equals("Single Speed")){
                        hoistSpeed.setAdapter(adapterTypeA);
                    } else if(speedValue.equals("Dual Speed")){
                        hoistSpeed.setAdapter(adapterTypeB);
                    }
                 
                }

                @Override
                public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
                    // TODO Auto-generated method stub

                }
            });
            
            
            
        
        

    }
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Check my edit.
I think you should learn more on Java, there is no use helping you if you don't know Java itself !

I agree, I am working through a book as we speak. Thank you for your help on this.