Disable checkbox if X are checked in android [android help]

Disable checkbox if X are checked in android

I have 15 CheckBox and I must to stuck user when he checks more than 5 CheckBox. Is it possible? I used the method OnCheckedChangeListener to know if an item was checked... but I don't know how to make a limit after 5 items selected. See what I've tried to do below:

I instante my integer:

int lengthBox = 15;
int lenghtMax = 5;  

I select all my View in onCreate():

View[] tagsItem = new View[] { 
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckAA),
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckBB),
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckCC),
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckDD),
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckEE),
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckFF),
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckGG),
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckHH),
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckII),
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckJJ),
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckKK),
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckLL),
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckMM),
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckNN),
    findViewById(R.id.TagsCheckOO)
};  

I create 15 CheckBox:

final CheckBox[] tagsCheck = new CheckBox[lengthBox];  

Create the method (and it's here where I don't know what to do exactly):

OnCheckedChangeListener checker = new OnCheckedChangeListener(){ 
    @Override
    public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton cb, boolean b) {
          if(tagsCheck[0].isChecked() || tagsCheck[1].isChecked() || 
             tagsCheck[2].isChecked() || tagsCheck[3].isChecked() || 
             tagsCheck[4].isChecked() || tagsCheck[5].isChecked() || 
             tagsCheck[6].isChecked() || tagsCheck[7].isChecked() || 
             tagsCheck[8].isChecked() || tagsCheck[9].isChecked() || 
             tagsCheck[10].isChecked() || tagsCheck[11].isChecked() || 
             tagsCheck[12].isChecked() || tagsCheck[13].isChecked() || 
             tagsCheck[14].isChecked()) {  
            if(lenghtCount < 5){
                    // How can I get the String of the CheckBox 
                    // which just checked?
                String tags = (String) tagsCheck[].getText();
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), 
                tags + " checked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }else{
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), 
                "Limit reached!!!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        }
    }
};  

After this, I set my View id to my CheckBox and call the method:

for(int i = 0; i < lengthBox; i++) {
    tagsCheck[i] = (CheckBox) tagsItem[i];
    tagsCheck[i].setOnCheckedChangeListener(checker);
}  

Can someone point me in the right way, please?

Thanks, any help will be appreciate.

---

UPDATE:

I found an inelegant way with an if(tagsCheck[0].isChecked() || ...). But I have still a problem: how can I get the CheckBox which just checked? Cause of my if(), I don't know how can I do this.

Thanks!

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