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cardview with recyclerview whose max height should be in some dp and minheight to wrap content

I've a CardView with a RecyclerView.
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="300dp"
android:layout_margin="8dp"
app:cardBackgroundColor="#android:color/white"
app:cardCornerRadius="4dp"
app:cardElevation="4dp">
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#android:color/white" />
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
The mentioned height "300dp" should be the maximum height of this card. If there are less items for RecyclerView then it should be wrap_content.
Basically, the height should be wrap content with max height of 300dp.
Kindly guide me how to achieve it
It is inside NestedScrollView.
I've tried with height 0dp for CardView.
I've 3 other such cards with hold RecyclerViews.

Try this
ViewTreeObserver vto = yourRecyclerView.getViewTreeObserver();
vto.addOnPreDrawListener(new ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener() {
public boolean onPreDraw() {
yourRecyclerView.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnPreDrawListener(this);
finalHeight = yourRecyclerView.getMeasuredHeight();
finalWidth = yourRecyclerView.getMeasuredWidth();
Log.d(TAG, "height: " + finalHeight + " width: " + finalWidth);
if (finalHeight < 300) {
yourCardView.setLayoutParams(new CardView.LayoutParams(
CardView.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, finalHeight));
yourCardView.setMinimumHeight(10);
}
return true;
}
});
I hope this can help You!
Thank You.

You are set your card layout android:layout_height as wrap_content and add one more attribute for the maximum height of the CardView android:maxHeight="300dp"
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:maxHeight="300dp"
android:layout_margin="8dp"
app:cardBackgroundColor="#android:color/white"
app:cardCornerRadius="4dp"
app:cardElevation="4dp">
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#android:color/white" />
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>

Try adding android:minHeight="300dp"
and android:maxHeight="wrap_content" then your layout height should be android:layout_height="wrap_content" so your code should look like this
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:minHeight="300dp"
android:maxheight="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="8dp"
app:cardBackgroundColor="#android:color/white"
app:cardCornerRadius="4dp"
app:cardElevation="4dp">
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#android:color/white" />
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
this should work

WRAP_CONTENT not working after dynamically adding views

I'm trying to create a fragment that lays out a series of custom views dynamically. The main content for this layout is a RelativeLayout nested in a LinearLayout (to center it horizontally), nested in a ScrollView.
The RelativeLayout has a few TextViews and a 9 patch ImageView that is meant to scale with the dynamically added custom views. However, the image (achievements_bgImageView below) is ending up as the size of the screen, and is not respecting the size of its parent RelativeLayout even after I've added the appropriate amount of custom views. The image scales fine when I manually set the size of achievements_mainLayout (see the commented out lines below), but does nothing if I try to let that RelativeLayout's wrap_content handle its own sizing.
The ScrollView IS respecting the size of the RelativeLayout, as all the content is present, it's simply the imageView that isn't stretching to match the content at this point.
Any help would be appreciated... My manual calculations don't seem to be good enough to account for different devices, despite the fact I'm accounting for screen density and I'm manually forcing the RelativeLayout to a constant width.
It's worth noting that the measured size of the RelativeLayout is always equal to the height of the screen, regardless of whether or not the sum of its content is greater or less than that height. So, essentially, WRAP_CONTENT is simply not doing what it's supposed to be doing. I have nothing referencing any edge of of the RelativeLayout, so circular dependencies shouldn't be a problem.
fragment_achievements.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:fillViewport="true" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="320dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/achievements_mainLayout">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:id="#+id/achievements_bgImageView"
android:src="#drawable/bkg_achievements9"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:scaleType="fitXY"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Name Field"
android:id="#+id/achievements_nameTextView"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="28dp"
android:layout_marginTop="30dp"/>
<ImageView
android:layout_width="52dp"
android:layout_height="52dp"
android:id="#+id/achievements_avatarImageView"
android:layout_below="#+id/achievements_nameTextView"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/achievements_nameTextView"
android:src="#drawable/achieve_avatar"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:text="Top Moment:"
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/achievements_avatarImageView"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/achievements_avatarImageView"
android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="4dp"
android:textSize="12dp"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:text="Me Overall:"
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
android:textSize="12dp"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="52dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:text="153"
android:id="#+id/achievements_totalPointsTextView"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/achievements_avatarImageView"
android:layout_alignRight="#+id/achievements_bgImageView"
android:layout_alignEnd="#+id/achievements_bgImageView"
android:layout_marginRight="31dp"
android:textColor="#f7a033"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Moment"
android:id="#+id/achievements_topMomentTextView"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:textSize="12dp"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="153"
android:id="#+id/achievements_overallTextView"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:textSize="12dp"/>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
AchievementFragment.java
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View fragmentView = null;
fragmentView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_achievements, container, false);
ImageView avatarImageView = (ImageView)fragmentView.findViewById(R.id.achievements_avatarImageView);
...
// Basic Achievement List Setup
RelativeLayout mainLayout = (RelativeLayout)fragmentView.findViewById(R.id.achievements_mainLayout);
AchievementRow currentRow = null;
List achievementTypeList = CampaignManager.sharedManager().sortedAchievementTypeList();
int achievementCount = achievementTypeList.size();
for (int i = 0; i < achievementCount; i++) {
AchievementType achievementType = (AchievementType)achievementTypeList.get(i);
// Every third achievement creates a new row.
if ((i % 3) == 0) {
AchievementRow row = (AchievementRow)inflater.inflate(R.layout.widget_achievementrow, null);
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams layoutParams = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
if (currentRow == null) {
layoutParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.BELOW, avatarImageView.getId());
layoutParams.setMargins(10, 70, 10, 0);
} else {
layoutParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.BELOW, currentRow.getId());
layoutParams.setMargins(10, 10, 10, 0);
}
layoutParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.ALIGN_LEFT, backgroundImageView.getId());
layoutParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.ALIGN_RIGHT, backgroundImageView.getId());
row.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
row.setId(i+1);
mainLayout.addView(row);
currentRow = row;
}
// Now setup the Button
AchievementButton achievementButton = currentRow.buttonForIndex(i % 3);
achievementButton.achievementType = achievementType;
achievementButton.setOnClickListener(achievementButtonListener);
achievementButton.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
CacheManager.sharedManager().fetchAchievementThumbnail(getActivity(), achievementButton, achievementType);
}
// This is the manual scaling of mainLayout
// float scale = getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
// float headerHeight = scale * 150.0f;
// float rowHeight = scale * 78.0f;
// ViewGroup.LayoutParams mainLayoutParams = mainLayout.getLayoutParams();
// mainLayoutParams.height = (int)(headerHeight + (Math.ceil(achievementCount / 3.0) * rowHeight));
return fragmentView;
}

Try calling requestLayout on the children.
I recently had a similar problem and was similarly frustrated that things like invalidate and requestLayout seemed to do nothing. What I didn't understand is that requestLayout doesn't propagate down to its children; it propagates up to its parents. To re-measure something that was previously measured, I had to call requestLayout on the View that changed rather than the View I actually wanted to resize.

Android does NOT refresh layout of views with "wrap_content" once it has been displayed.
So if you add a child view, or modify the content dynamically, you're screwed.
I do agree that this is a nightmare and a real flaw in Android UI!
To solve that, I've written a static class that recomputes the sizes and forces the update of the layout for the views with "wrap_content"
The code and instructions to use are available here:
https://github.com/ea167/android-layout-wrap-content-updater
Enjoy!

A simple way to update the size of a View with WRAP_CONTENT is change the visibility to GONE and back to the old visibility.
int visibility = view.getVisibility();
view.setVisibility(View.GONE);
view.setVisibility(visibility);
TESTED ON ANDROID JELLY BEAN IN 2014
MAY NOT WORK ON NEWER ANDROID VERSIONS

Ok, I solved this by manually measuring the RelativeLayout immediately after adding all the views and setting the mainLayoutParams height explicitly. I wish I was smarter and knew why it wasn't automatically doing this correctly in the first place, but oh well.
...
mainLayout.measure(0, 0);
ViewGroup.LayoutParams mainLayoutParams = mainLayout.getLayoutParams();
mainLayoutParams.height = mainLayout.getMeasuredHeight() + 10;
...

I encountered same issue when working with LinearLayout which has wrap_content and one child as TextView match_parent.
To fix this I did this:
Remove the TextView programatically and then add it again.
linearLayout.removeView(textView)
linearLayout.addView(textView)
I know it sounds stupid but it works.
In my case calling invalidate didn't work, only this worked.
Depending on your implementation you need to take care of view index inside its parent

You are getting this problem because you set your layout first and then add its content dynamically.
You are telling the layout to wrap to the content that is not yet their. Try using your layout inflater after you have grabbed your content

You should use NestedScrollView Instead of simple scrollview.
here is my sample Activity Layout code
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#F0ECE6"
>
<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:theme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar">
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
app:layout_scrollFlags="scroll|enterAlways"
app:popupTheme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" />
<android.support.design.widget.TabLayout
android:id="#+id/tabs"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:tabMode="fixed"
app:tabIndicatorHeight="6dp"
android:layout_marginTop="-10dp"
app:tabGravity="fill"/>
</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>
<wsit.rentguru.utility.CustomViewPager
android:id="#+id/viewpager"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_behavior="#string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior" />
</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
here is code for custom viewpager
public class CustomViewPager extends ViewPager {
private boolean enabled;
public CustomViewPager(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
super(context, attrs);
this.enabled = false;
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
if (this.enabled) {
return super.onTouchEvent(event);
}
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
if (this.enabled) {
return super.onInterceptTouchEvent(event);
}
return false;
}
public void setPagingEnabled(boolean enabled) {
this.enabled = enabled;
}
}
setup function for viewpager in the activity
private void setupViewPager(ViewPager viewPager) {
ViewPagerAdapter adapter = new ViewPagerAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager());
adapter.addFragment(new SampleFragment(), " ");
viewPager.setAdapter(adapter);
}
class ViewPagerAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter {
private final List<Fragment> mFragmentList = new ArrayList<>();
private final List<String> mFragmentTitleList = new ArrayList<>();
public ViewPagerAdapter(FragmentManager manager) {
super(manager);
}
#Override
public Fragment getItem(int position) {
return mFragmentList.get(position);
}
#Override
public int getCount() {
return mFragmentList.size();
}
public void addFragment(Fragment fragment, String title) {
mFragmentList.add(fragment);
mFragmentTitleList.add(title);
}
#Override
public CharSequence getPageTitle(int position) {
return mFragmentTitleList.get(position);
}
}
here is the sample SampleFragment layout code
<android.support.v4.widget.NestedScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#F0ECE6"
android:fillViewport="true"
android:scrollbars="vertical"
android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#F0ECE6"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
>
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/product_category"
android:layout_margin="20dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:background="#drawable/edittext_rectangle_box"
android:gravity="center|left"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:drawableRight="#drawable/ic_down_arrow"
/>
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/product_sub_category"
android:layout_below="#+id/product_category"
android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:gravity="center|left"
android:visibility="gone"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:drawableRight="#drawable/ic_down_arrow"
/>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/product_title"
android:layout_below="#+id/product_sub_category"
android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:hint="PRODUCT TITLE"
android:singleLine="true"
android:imeOptions="actionDone"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:gravity="center|left"
android:padding="10dp"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textColorHint="#000000"
android:layout_height="40dp" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/availability_layout"
android:layout_below="#+id/product_title"
android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
>
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/availability"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:paddingBottom="10dp"
android:textSize="14sp"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:weightSum="2">
<Button
android:id="#+id/from"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:hint="FROM"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center|left"
android:padding="10dp"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textStyle="normal"
android:textColorHint="#000000"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_marginRight="10dp"/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/to"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:hint="TO"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center|left"
android:padding="10dp"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textColorHint="#000000"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/product_location_layout"
android:layout_below="#+id/availability_layout"
android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
>
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/product_location"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:paddingBottom="10dp"
android:textSize="14sp"
/>
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/state_spinner"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:background="#drawable/edittext_rectangle_box"
android:gravity="center|left"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:drawableRight="#drawable/ic_down_arrow"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
/>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/area"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:hint="Area"
android:gravity="center|left"
android:padding="10dp"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textColorHint="#000000"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:singleLine="true"
android:imeOptions="actionNext"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:weightSum="2">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/zipCode"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:hint="Zip Code"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center|left"
android:padding="10dp"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textColorHint="#000000"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:singleLine="true"
android:imeOptions="actionNext"
android:layout_marginRight="10dp"/>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/city"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:hint="City"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center|left"
android:padding="10dp"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:singleLine="true"
android:imeOptions="actionDone"
android:textColorHint="#000000"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<Button
android:id="#+id/tab1_next"
android:layout_width="150dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:text="NEXT"
android:layout_below="#+id/product_location_layout"
android:layout_margin="20dp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:background="#color/next_button"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
</android.support.v4.widget.NestedScrollView>

Set the layout parameters again(width and height), right after adding the view. This worked for me.
if the parent View is a FrameLayout, then do something like this:
ImageView view = (ImageView) LayoutInflater.from(activity).inflate(R.layout.image_object_view, null);
imageObjectsHolder.addView(view);
FrameLayout.LayoutParams param = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
view.setLayoutParams(param);

My problem was fixed by seting layout_width to some specific dp.
So changing from "wrap content" or "match parent"
to
android:layout_width="300dp"
will fix it, but i know it's not solution for all cases. But maybe you have some parent width, so you can apply the width to the textview.
height leave with wrap_content, and it will work.

Textview with long text pushes out other views in GridLayout despite ellipsize=end

My problem is very similar to How to get a layout where one text can grow and ellipsize, but not gobble up the other elements on the layout, but read on below why I can't use TableLayouts as proposed there.
I'm trying to create a listview row that basically looks like this:
| TextView | View 1 | View 2 |
All views contain variable width elements. The TextView has ellipsize="end" set. View 1 should align left of the TextView, while View 2 should align to the right of the screen. So, normally, there would be whitespace between View 1 and View 2. As the text in the TextView grows longer, the TextView should grow, pushing View 1 to the right until there is no more whitespace left. Then, ellipsize should kick in, cutting of the text in TextView and appending an ellipsis ("...") at the end.
So, the result should look something like this:
+----------------------------------------+
| short text [view1] [view2] |
+----------------------------------------+
| long text with ell ... [view1] [view2] |
+----------------------------------------+
I've tried:
TableLayouts, but they seem to make scrolling extremely slow on some devices.
RelativeLayouts, but I either had overlapping views, or view1 or view2 disappeared completely.
GridLayouts, but the TextView always grows until it takes up the whole width of the screen, thus pushing view1 and view2 out of the screen.
This is the GridLayout I tried:
<GridLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<TextView
android:layout_gravity="left|fill_horizontal"
android:ellipsize="end"
android:singleLine="true"
android:text="Long text to demonstrate problem with TextView in GridLayout taking up too much space despite ellipsis" />
<TextView
android:layout_gravity="left"
android:text="(view1)" />
<TextView
android:layout_gravity="right"
android:text="(view2)" />
</GridLayout>
View 1 and View 2 are not really TextViews, I just used them in the example to simplify things.
Is there any way to achieve this without using TableLayouts?
EDIT:
As requested, here is my attempt at solving this with a RelativeLayout. The TextView takes up the full width of the screen in this case, so neither view1 nor view2 are visible.
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/rl0"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:ellipsize="end"
android:singleLine="true"
android:text="Long text to demonstrate problem with TextView in GridLayout taking up too much space despite ellipsis" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/rl1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/rl0"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:text="(view1)" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/rl2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/rl1"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:text="(view2)" />
</RelativeLayout>

I seem to have found a potential solution to prevent a TextView in GridLayout from growing unboundedly and pushing out other views. Not sure if this has been documented before.
You need to use fill layout_gravity and set an arbitrary layout_width or width on the long TextView in need of ellipsizing.
android:layout_gravity="fill"
android:layout_width="1dp"
Works for both GridLayout and android.support.v7.widget.GridLayout

I'm a big fan of LinearLayouts, so here's my suggestion using those:
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:ellipsize="end"
android:singleLine="true"
android:text="Long text to demonstrate problem with TextView in GridLayout taking up too much space despite ellipsis" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="(view1)" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="right"
android:text="(view2)" />
</LinearLayout>

I will suggest you to play with layout_weight property of your widget
Example:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:weightSum="10">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ll_twoViewContainer"
android:layout_weight="8"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/rl0"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:ellipsize="end"
android:singleLine="true"
android:text="Long text" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/rl1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/rl0"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:minWidth="120dp"
android:text="(view1)" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/rl2"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/rl1"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:text="(view2)" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
finally your layout will look like as follow:
+----------------------------------------+
| short text [view1] [view2] |
+----------------------------------------+
| long text with ell ... [view1] [view2] |
+----------------------------------------+

I think you should create custom layout for your purpose. I don't know how to do this using only default layouts/view and make it work for all cases.

The trick which worked for me was to use maxWidth to restrict the width of the first view. You need to do it with Java, here is the basic logic:
firstView.setMaxWidth(parentView.getWidth() - view2.getWidth() - view1.getWidth() - padding * 2);
Not pretty, but it works.

I think there's just a small issue on the layout that could be solved, anchoring the view3 to the right and start from there to force the view to have a delimited area (hence being able to properly set the ellipse):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/rl3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:text="(view2)" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/rl2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#id/rl3"
android:text="(view1)" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/rl1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ellipsize="end"
android:singleLine="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#id/rl2"
android:text="Long text to demonstrate problem with TextView in GridLayout taking up too much space despite ellipsis" />
</RelativeLayout>
Hope this helps...
Regards!

Try this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:baselineAligned="false"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ellipsize="end"
android:singleLine="true"
android:text="Long text to demonstrate problem with TextView in GridLayout taking up too much space despite ellipsis"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="left"
android:text="(view1)"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="right"
android:text="(view2)"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Currently, all views are centered. You can change android:gravity property to meet your needs. For example, you may want to align view1 right and view2 left in which case last two LinearLayouts would look something like (with 5dp margin on the right and left respectively):
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center|right">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="left"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:text="(view1)"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center|left">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="right"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:text="(view2)"/>
</LinearLayout>

I find my solution for the case number 2 (the one with a long text):
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:weightSum="3" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/rl0"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="3"
android:ellipsize="end"
android:singleLine="true"
android:text="Long text to demonstrate problem with TextView in GridLayout taking up too much space despite ellipsis" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/rl1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="(view1)" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/rl2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="(view2)" />
</LinearLayout>
The real problem is case one, and i didn't try a lot of things for this. I hope it helps (and if i have more spare time, i will try to achieve first one!).

If the views on the right get pushed over by the text by design, you might as well use a ListView instead of a GridView.
You would just need to make the base of the list item layout a RelativeLayout, and set rules like this:
You can set the two views on the right to alignParentRight (using android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"), but make sure the first view stays to the left of the second so it will push itself to the left as the views stretch out.
You can make the TextView on the left align to the left, but stay to the left of the first view (using android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/viewId") so it won't overlap with the views.

Try using Layout Weight
<TableRow
android:id="#+id/tableRow3"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/tableRow2"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:gravity="center"
android:weightSum="10"
android:background="#android:color/black" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtInningsTotal"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="0"
android:textColor="#android:color/white" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtTeamOneTotal"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="2.5"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="0"
android:textColor="#android:color/white" />
<View
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.2" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtTeamTwoTotal"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="2.5"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="0"
android:textColor="#android:color/white" />
<View
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.2" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtGrandTotal"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="3"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="0"
android:textColor="#android:color/white" />
</TableRow>
Here i have taken table row in which there is layout weight sum which is of 10 means that it is 100% width of its parent. and in all its child views i have set width to 0Dp and given weight to 1 or 2. so that it will take up to that percent of total 10. so the layout will be adjusted accordingly screen and also there will be no issue of overlapping.
If i have understood you correctly then this is the answer you wanted.
Hope it Helps!

First, you must layout [view 2] to parent Right;
Again, you reference the reference to the last two layout!
<Relativelayout android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
<TextView
android:id="#+id/view2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
/>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toLeft="#id/view2"
android:gravity="left">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/shortORlongtTextView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/view1"
android:ellipsize="end"
android:maxLines="1"
android:textSize="18dp"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/view1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
/>
</RelativeLayout>

I had the same problem with the grid layout. what i did is given a fixed width for the text view and also given layout_columnWeight property for each text view then the issue was fixed ,hope it helps ...
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtName"
style="#style/MyDetailTitle"
android:layout_width="#dimen/detail_length"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/app_name"
app:layout_column="3"
app:layout_columnWeight="1"
app:layout_gravity="start"
app:layout_row="1" />

GridLayout is like the other things on Android : flawed by design.
You will need a custom Layout, the following example will allow you to layout things like:
[ label | short text | very long label | short text ]
[ long label | very very very | label | very long text ]
[ | long text | | ]
import android.content.Context;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
public class TwoColumsGridLayout extends ViewGroup {
private final List<List<View>> rows;
private int rowCount = 0;
private int firstColumWidth;
private int secondColumWidth;
private int thirdColumWidth;
private int fourthColumnWidth;
private final List<Integer> rowHeights = new ArrayList<>();
private final List<List<Integer>> cellHeights = new ArrayList<>();
private final List<Integer> firstCellsWidths = new ArrayList<>(4);
private final List<Integer> thirdCellsWidths = new ArrayList<>(4);
public TwoColumsGridLayout(Context context, int rowCount) {
super(context);
rows = new ArrayList<>(rowCount);
}
public void add(Context ctx, TextView l1, View t1, TextView l2, View t2) {
final List<View> row = new ArrayList<>(4);
row.add(l1);
row.add(t1);
row.add(l2);
row.add(t2);
rows.add(row);
this.addView(l1);
this.addView(t1);
if (l2 != null)
this.addView(l2);
if (t2 != null)
this.addView(t2);
this.rowCount++;
}
public int getRowCount() {
return rowCount;
}
#Override
protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int l, int t, int r, int b) {
int curLeft = 0;
int curBottom;
int curRight;
int curTop = 0;
int i = 0;
for (List<View> row : rows) {
final int rowHeight = this.rowHeights.get(i);
final List<Integer> rowCellHeights = this.cellHeights.get(i);
final View v0 = row.get(0);
curLeft = 0;
curRight = curLeft + this.firstColumWidth;
if (v0 != null) {
curBottom = curTop + rowCellHeights.get(0);
// Right align
v0.layout(curLeft + this.firstColumWidth - this.firstCellsWidths.get(i), curTop + 7, curRight, curBottom + 7);
}
//
final View v1 = row.get(1);
curLeft += this.firstColumWidth;
curRight = curLeft + this.secondColumWidth;
if (v1 != null) {
curBottom = curTop + rowCellHeights.get(1);
v1.layout(curLeft, curTop, curRight, curBottom);
}
//
final View v2 = row.get(2);
curLeft += this.secondColumWidth;
curRight = curLeft + this.thirdColumWidth;
if (v2 != null) {
curBottom = curTop + rowCellHeights.get(2);
// Right align
v2.layout(curLeft + this.thirdColumWidth - this.thirdCellsWidths.get(i), curTop + 7, curRight, curBottom + 7);
}
//
final View v3 = row.get(3);
curLeft += this.thirdColumWidth;
curRight = curLeft + this.fourthColumnWidth;
if (v3 != null) {
curBottom = curTop + rowCellHeights.get(3);
v3.layout(curLeft, curTop, curRight, curBottom);
}
curTop += rowHeight;
i++;
}
}
#Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
final int parentWidth = MeasureSpec.getSize(widthMeasureSpec);
// Compute first column width
firstColumWidth = 0;
for (List<View> row : rows) {
final View v = row.get(0);
if (v != null) {
v.setLayoutParams(new ViewGroup.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
measureChild(v, widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
final int w = v.getMeasuredWidth();
if (firstColumWidth < w) {
firstColumWidth = w;
}
}
}
// Compute third column width
thirdColumWidth = 0;
for (List<View> row : rows) {
final View v = row.get(2);
if (v != null) {
v.setLayoutParams(new ViewGroup.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
measureChild(v, widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
final int w = v.getMeasuredWidth();
if (thirdColumWidth < w) {
thirdColumWidth = w;
}
}
}
secondColumWidth = (parentWidth - firstColumWidth - thirdColumWidth) / 2;
fourthColumnWidth = parentWidth - firstColumWidth - secondColumWidth - thirdColumWidth;
// Clear
this.rowHeights.clear();
this.cellHeights.clear();
this.firstCellsWidths.clear();
this.thirdCellsWidths.clear();
// Compute heights
int height = 0;
for (List<View> row : rows) {
final ArrayList<Integer> rowCellHeights = new ArrayList<>(4);
cellHeights.add(rowCellHeights);
int rowHeight = 0;
// First column
final View v0 = row.get(0);
if (v0 != null) {
int h = v0.getMeasuredHeight();
this.firstCellsWidths.add(v0.getMeasuredWidth());
rowCellHeights.add(h);
if (rowHeight < h) {
rowHeight = h;
}
} else {
this.firstCellsWidths.add(0);
}
// Second column
final View v1 = row.get(1);
if (v1 != null) {
v1.setLayoutParams(new ViewGroup.LayoutParams(secondColumWidth, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
measureChild(v1, widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
int h = v1.getMeasuredHeight();
rowCellHeights.add(h);
if (rowHeight < h) {
rowHeight = h;
}
}
// Third column
final View v2 = row.get(2);
if (v2 != null) {
int h = v2.getMeasuredHeight();
this.thirdCellsWidths.add(v2.getMeasuredWidth());
rowCellHeights.add(h);
if (rowHeight < h) {
rowHeight = h;
}
} else {
this.thirdCellsWidths.add(0);
}
// Fourth column
final View v3 = row.get(3);
if (v3 != null) {
v3.setLayoutParams(new ViewGroup.LayoutParams(fourthColumnWidth, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
measureChild(v3, widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
int h = v3.getMeasuredHeight();
rowCellHeights.add(h);
if (rowHeight < h) {
rowHeight = h;
}
}
height += rowHeight;
this.rowHeights.add(rowHeight);
}
setMeasuredDimension(parentWidth, height);
}
}
Have fun.

TableLayout will give expected behavior. May cause performance issue as question's author mention, but works great with simple layout. If the row is repeatable and scrollable, consider use gridview instead
<TableLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:stretchColumns="1"
android:shrinkColumns="0"
>
<TableRow>
<TextView/>
<View1/>
<View2/>
</TableRow>
</TableLayout>

Define maximum RelativeLayout size

I have to define 5 layouts on the screen and place them like a 3x3 grid. Layouts is empty.
At some moment I want programmatically to add some view on one layout and that view mustn't grows over allocated size of layout. In other words I want to have layout in which to put any view and it will be guaranty that it won't grows over that layout. Important note: I don't have rights to change manually size of added view, I only can to control its maximum size.
I have right now such layout:
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/pluginsLayout"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_above="#+id/mainButtons"
android:layout_below="#+id/paramsLayout">
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/capturingPluginLayout"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_gravity="fill_horizontal|left"
android:layout_above="#+id/processingPluginLayout">
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/processingPluginLayout"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_gravity="fill_horizontal|left"
android:layout_above="#+id/filterPluginLayout">
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/filterPluginLayout"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_gravity="fill_horizontal|left|bottom"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true">
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/exportPluginLayout"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_gravity="fill_horizontal|right"
android:layout_above="#+id/viewfinderPluginLayout">
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/viewfinderPluginLayout"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_gravity="fill_horizontal|bottom|right"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/filterPluginLayout"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true">
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
And I added new view in code:
public void addVFPluginView(View view)
{
((RelativeLayout)MainScreen.thiz.findViewById(R.id.viewfinderPluginLayout)).addView(view);
}
I expect to got like this behaviour:
But I got only this, view fill entire parent layout:
Note: I use API8 (don't have GridLayout)

u can use grid layout in API8.

I've managed to solve this issue.
The main idea was to control view's sizes by myself programmatically.
I calculate appropriate proportion for each zone and when somebody add a new view to some of this layout I check suitability of the size of this view to the allocated size of layout. If size is not suitable I modify LayoutParams for this View.
Here is the xml of empty layouts:
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/pluginsLayout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_above="#+id/mainButtons"
android:layout_below="#+id/paramsLayout">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/capturePluginLayout"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true">
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/processingPluginLayout"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true">
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/filterPluginLayout"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/exportPluginLayout"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true">
</LinearLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/viewfinderPluginLayout"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
And like that I manage the size of adding views:
public void addVFPluginView(View view)
{
//Get maximum width and height for such plugins
int layoutHeight = this.getViewfinderLayoutHeight();
int layoutWidth = this.getViewfinderLayoutWidth();
//Calculate appropriate size of added plugin's view
android.widget.RelativeLayout.LayoutParams viewLayoutParams = (android.widget.RelativeLayout.LayoutParams)view.getLayoutParams();
viewLayoutParams = this.getTunedRelativeLayoutParams(view, viewLayoutParams, layoutWidth, layoutHeight);
//Get fixed maximum size for this plugin type
public int getViewfinderLayoutWidth()
{
return ((RelativeLayout)MainScreen.thiz.findViewById(R.id.pluginsLayout)).getWidth()/2;
}
public int getViewfinderLayoutHeight()
{
return (int)(((RelativeLayout)MainScreen.thiz.findViewById(R.id.pluginsLayout)).getHeight()*0.7);
}
((RelativeLayout)MainScreen.thiz.findViewById(R.id.viewfinderPluginLayout)).addView(view, viewLayoutParams);
}
android.widget.RelativeLayout.LayoutParams getTunedRelativeLayoutParams(View view, android.widget.RelativeLayout.LayoutParams currParams, int goodWidth, int goodHeight)
{
int viewHeight, viewWidth;
if(currParams != null)
{
viewHeight = currParams.height;
viewWidth = currParams.width;
if(viewHeight > goodHeight || viewHeight <= 0)
viewHeight = goodHeight;
if(viewWidth > goodWidth || viewWidth <= 0)
viewWidth = goodWidth;
currParams.width = viewWidth;
currParams.height = viewHeight;
view.setLayoutParams(currParams);
}
else
{
currParams = new android.widget.RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(goodWidth, goodHeight);
view.setLayoutParams(currParams);
}
return currParams;
}
Finally, next issue is for several views with suitable sizes but in sum they're bigger than allocated size. Maybe I'll just straightly count sizes of views and if the sum with the size of next adding view will be more than allocated size I just disallow to add this view.

Heterogeneous GridLayout

I am trying to implement the layout below:
I guess GridLayout is suitable for my needs but after 2 hours of struggle I couldn't create even a similar layout.. The layout is resizing itself wrongly, it exceeds the screen of the phone and it also does not span the specified rows and columns.
Here I selected a button so you can see how it exceeds the boundaries:
and here is the associated xml code: https://gist.github.com/2834492
I have reached a similar layout with nested linearlayouts but it's not possible to properly resize it for different screen sizes.
UPDATE - approximate LinearLayout implementation:
The XML code: https://gist.github.com/cdoger/2835887
However, the problem is it does not resize itself properly here some screenshots with different screen configurations:
TLDR: Can someone show me a heterogeneous layout implementation with GridLayout like in the first picture?

The issue you are facing is due to inappropriate use of the GridLayout. The GridLayout is made to show its children in a grid and you are trying to override that without extending the GridLayout. While what you want may be accomplished in code (utilizing numcolumns and columnsize), it will not be useful for multiple screen sizes without a heck of a lot of code.
The only adequate solution that won't require a ton of hacking is judicious use of both LinearLayout and RelativeLayout. LinearLayout should not be used exclusively as it is made to drop items in a line (horizontally or vertically only). This becomes especially apparent when you try and do the bottom four buttons. While the buttons above may be done with LinearLayout with very little effort, RelativeLayout is what you need for the bottom four buttons.
Note:
RelativeLayout can be a little bit tricksy for those with little experience using them. Some pitfalls include: children overlapping, children moving off the screen, height and width rendering improperly applied. If you would like an example, let me know and I will edit my answer.
Final Note:
I'm all for utilizing the current framework objects in unique ways, and genuinely prefer to provide the requested solution. The solution, however, is not viable given the constraints of the question.
(Revision) Solution 1
After some careful thought last night, this may be accomplished with a pure LinearLayout. While I do not like this solution, it should be multi-screen friendly and requires no tooling around from me. Caution should be used with too many LinearLayouts, as according to Google's developers, it can result in slow loading UIs due to the layout_weight property. A second solution utilizing RelativeLayout will be provided when I return home. Now Tested This provides the desired layout parameters on all screen-sizes and orientations.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<Button
android:id="#+id/Button01"
android:layout_width="0"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/Button02"
android:layout_width="0"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
</LinearLayout>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button3"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1.00"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button4"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button5"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:text="Button" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button6"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button7"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Solution 1 Explanation
The key to LinearLayouts is to define your imperatives as separate Layouts and nest the others in them. As you apply constraints to more dimensions, more LinearLayouts must be added to encapsulate the others. For yours, it was crucial to have two more parents in order to maintain the proportion. A great indicator of when you should add another level is when you have to utilize layout_weight using anything other than an integer value. It simply becomes to hard to calculate properly. From there it was relatively simple to break it into columns.
Solution 2 (Failed)
While I was able to achieve desirable results utilizing RelativeLayout and "struts", I could only do so with layouts that were multiples of 2 buttons in height. Such a trick would be awesome as the levels of layout are greatly reduced, so I will work on a pure XML solution and post the answer here if and when I achieve it. In the meantime, the LinearLayout above should suit your needs perfectly.

I read this thread and realised that I wanted a flatter solution than those with linear layout. After some research I ended up making my own layout. It is inspired by a GridLayout but differs a bit.
Please note that if you are going to copy-paste the code you'll need to change package names in some places.
This layout has 4 layout parameters that children use to position themselves.These are layout_left, layout_top, layout_right, layout_bottom. The ICGridLayout itself has two attributes: layout_spacing and columns.
Columns tells the layout how many columns you want it to contain. It will then calculate the size of a cell with the same height as width. Which will be the layouts width/columns.
The spacing is the amount of space you want between each child.
The layout_left|top|right|bottom attributes are the coordinates for each side. The layout does no calculations in order to avoid collision or anything. It just puts the children where they want to be.
If you'd like to have smaller squares you just have to increase the columns attribute.
Keep in mind that this is a quick prototype, I will continue working on it and when I feel that it's ready I'll upload it to Github and put a comment here.
All of my code below should produce the following result:
*****EDIT*****
Added the call to measure for the children, forgot that the first time around.
END EDIT
ICGridLayout.java:
package com.risch.evertsson.iclib.layout;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import com.risch.evertsson.iclib.R;
/**
* Created by johanrisch on 6/13/13.
*/
public class ICGridLayout extends ViewGroup {
private int mColumns = 4;
private float mSpacing;
public ICGridLayout(Context context) {
super(context);
}
public ICGridLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
super(context, attrs);
init(attrs);
}
public ICGridLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
super(context, attrs, defStyle);
init(attrs);
}
private void init(AttributeSet attrs) {
TypedArray a = getContext().obtainStyledAttributes(
attrs,
R.styleable.ICGridLayout_Layout);
this.mColumns = a.getInt(R.styleable.ICGridLayout_Layout_columns, 3);
this.mSpacing = a.getDimension(R.styleable.ICGridLayout_Layout_layout_spacing, 0);
a.recycle();
}
#Override
protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int l, int t, int r, int b) {
if (changed) {
int width = (int) (r - l);
int side = width / mColumns;
int children = getChildCount();
View child = null;
for (int i = 0; i < children; i++) {
child = getChildAt(i);
LayoutParams lp = (LayoutParams) child.getLayoutParams();
int left = (int) (lp.left * side + mSpacing / 2);
int right = (int) (lp.right * side - mSpacing / 2);
int top = (int) (lp.top * side + mSpacing / 2);
int bottom = (int) (lp.bottom * side - mSpacing / 2);
child.layout(left, top, right, bottom);
}
}
}
#Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
measureVertical(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
}
private void measureVertical(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
int widthMode = MeasureSpec.getMode(widthMeasureSpec);
int heightMode = MeasureSpec.getMode(heightMeasureSpec);
int width = 0;
int height = 0;
if (widthMode == MeasureSpec.AT_MOST || widthMode == MeasureSpec.EXACTLY) {
width = MeasureSpec.getSize(widthMeasureSpec);
} else {
throw new RuntimeException("widthMeasureSpec must be AT_MOST or " +
"EXACTLY not UNSPECIFIED when orientation == VERTICAL");
}
View child = null;
int row = 0;
int side = width / mColumns;
int childCount = getChildCount();
for (int i = 0; i < childCount; i++) {
child = getChildAt(i);
LayoutParams lp = (LayoutParams) child.getLayoutParams();
if (lp.bottom > row) {
row = lp.bottom;
}
int childHeight = (lp.bottom - lp.top)*side;
int childWidth = (lp.right-lp.left)*side;
int heightSpec = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(childHeight, LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT);
int widthSpec = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(childWidth, LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT);
child.measure(widthSpec, heightSpec);
}
height = row * side;
// TODO: Figure out a good way to use the heightMeasureSpec...
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
}
#Override
public ViewGroup.LayoutParams generateLayoutParams(AttributeSet attrs) {
return new ICGridLayout.LayoutParams(getContext(), attrs);
}
#Override
protected boolean checkLayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams p) {
return p instanceof ICGridLayout.LayoutParams;
}
#Override
protected ViewGroup.LayoutParams
generateLayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams p) {
return new ICGridLayout.LayoutParams(p);
}
#Override
protected ViewGroup.LayoutParams generateDefaultLayoutParams() {
return new LayoutParams();
}
public static class LayoutParams extends ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams {
int right = 1;
int bottom = 1;
int top = 0;
int left = 0;
int width = -1;
int height = -1;
public LayoutParams() {
super(MATCH_PARENT, MATCH_PARENT);
top = 0;
left = 1;
}
public LayoutParams(int width, int height) {
super(width, height);
top = 0;
left = 1;
}
public LayoutParams(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
super(context, attrs);
TypedArray a = context.obtainStyledAttributes(
attrs,
R.styleable.ICGridLayout_Layout);
left = a.getInt(R.styleable.ICGridLayout_Layout_layout_left, 0);
top = a.getInt(R.styleable.ICGridLayout_Layout_layout_top, 0);
right = a.getInt(R.styleable.ICGridLayout_Layout_layout_right, left + 1);
bottom = a.getInt(R.styleable.ICGridLayout_Layout_layout_bottom, top + 1);
height = a.getInt(R.styleable.ICGridLayout_Layout_layout_row_span, -1);
width = a.getInt(R.styleable.ICGridLayout_Layout_layout_col_span, -1);
if (height != -1) {
bottom = top + height;
}
if (width != -1) {
right = left + width;
}
a.recycle();
}
public LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams params) {
super(params);
}
}
}
ICGridLayout.java is pretty straight forward. It takes the values provided by the children and lays them out.
attrs.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<declare-styleable name="ICGridLayout_Layout">
<attr name="columns" format="integer"/>
<attr name="layout_left" format="integer"/>
<attr name="layout_top" format="integer"/>
<attr name="layout_right" format="integer"/>
<attr name="layout_bottom" format="integer"/>
<attr name="layout_col_span" format="integer"/>
<attr name="layout_row_span" format="integer"/>
<attr name="layout_spacing" format="dimension"/>
</declare-styleable>
</resources>
example_layout.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.rischit.projectlogger"
android:id="#+id/scroller"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<com.risch.evertsson.iclib.layout.ICGridLayout
android:id="#+id/ICGridLayout1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_spacing="4dp"
app:columns="4" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_bottom="1"
app:layout_left="0"
app:layout_right="4"
app:layout_top="0"
android:background="#ff0000"
android:text="TextView" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_bottom="3"
app:layout_left="3"
app:layout_right="4"
app:layout_top="1"
android:background="#00ff00"
android:text="TextView" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_bottom="4"
app:layout_left="0"
app:layout_right="3"
app:layout_top="1"
android:background="#0000ff"
android:text="TextView" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_bottom="4"
app:layout_left="3"
app:layout_right="4"
app:layout_top="3"
android:background="#ffff00"
android:text="TextView" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_bottom="6"
app:layout_left="0"
app:layout_right="1"
app:layout_top="4"
android:background="#ff00ff"
android:text="TextView" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_bottom="6"
app:layout_left="1"
app:layout_right="4"
app:layout_top="4"
android:background="#ffffff"
android:text="TextView" />
</com.risch.evertsson.iclib.layout.ICGridLayout>
</ScrollView>
-- Johan Risch
P.S
This is my first long answer, I've tried to do it in a correct way. If I've failed please tell me without flaming :)
D.S

Like this ?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="0.54" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/Button01"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1.00"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/Button02"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1.00"
android:text="Button" />
</LinearLayout>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button3"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="99dp" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button4"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="152dp"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button5"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button6"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button7"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:text="Button" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

As many have said, nested linear layouts seem the only way to win here. Some of the solutions have not used the layout parameters in the most flexible manner. Code below seeks to do that, and in a way that's robust with aspect ratio changes. Details are in the comments.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<!-- First row. -->
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<!-- Equal weights cause two columns of equal width. -->
<Button
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="A" />
<Button
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="B" />
</LinearLayout>
<!-- Second row. -->
<Button
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="C" />
<!-- Third row. -->
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<!-- Equal weights cause two columns of equal width. -->
<Button
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="D" />
<Button
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="E" />
</LinearLayout>
<!-- Uneven fourth and fifth rows. -->
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:baselineAligned="false" >
<!-- Left column. Equal weight with right column gives them equal width. -->
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<!--
The use of weights below assigns all extra space to G. There
are other choices. LinearLayout computes sizes along its
axis as given, then divides the remaining extra space using
weights. If a component doesn't have a weight, it keeps
the specified size exactly.
-->
<!-- Fill width of layout and use wrap height (because there's no weight). -->
<Button
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="F" />
<!-- Fill width of layout and put all the extra space here. -->
<Button
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="G" />
</LinearLayout>
<!-- Right column. Equal weight with left column gives them equal width. -->
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<!-- Same as above except top button gets all the extra space. -->
<Button
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="H" />
<Button
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="I" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

So here is the solution I promised after one year =)
It basically uses the ViewTreeObserver to get the dimensions of the parent layout and create custom views accordingly. Since this code is one year old ViewTreeObserver might not be the best way to get the dimensions dynamically.
You can find the full source code here:
https://github.com/cdoger/Android_layout
I divided the screen into 8 equal widths and 6 equal heights. Here is a snapshot of how I laid out the views:
final RelativeLayout mainLayout = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.main_layout);
ViewTreeObserver vto = mainLayout.getViewTreeObserver();
vto.addOnGlobalLayoutListener(new OnGlobalLayoutListener() {
#Override
public void onGlobalLayout() {
final int oneUnitWidth = mainLayout.getMeasuredWidth() / 8;
final int oneUnitHeight = mainLayout.getMeasuredHeight() / 6;
/**
* 1
***************************************************************/
final RelativeLayout.LayoutParams otelParams = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(
oneUnitWidth * 4, oneUnitHeight);
otelParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.ALIGN_PARENT_TOP);
otelParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.ALIGN_PARENT_LEFT);
// otelParams.setMargins(0, 0, 2, 0);
View1.setLayoutParams(otelParams);
/***************************************************************/
/**
* 2
***************************************************************/
final RelativeLayout.LayoutParams otherParams = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(
oneUnitWidth * 4, oneUnitHeight);
otherParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.ALIGN_PARENT_TOP);
otherParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.RIGHT_OF, View1.getId());
otherParams.setMargins(2, 0, 0, 0);
View2.setLayoutParams(otherParams);
/***************************************************************/
//... goes on like this
Here is the final screenshot:

Embed your GridLayout in LinearLayout as below and try it worked for me.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<GridLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:columnCount="2" >
<Button
android:layout_column="0"
android:layout_columnSpan="1"
android:layout_gravity="start|end"
android:layout_row="0"
android:text="ASDFASDF" />
<Button
android:layout_column="1"
android:layout_gravity="start|end"
android:layout_row="0"
android:text="SDAVDFBDFB" />
<Button
android:layout_column="0"
android:layout_columnSpan="2"
android:layout_gravity="fill|center"
android:layout_row="1"
android:text="ASDVADFBFDAFEW" />
<Button
android:layout_column="0"
android:layout_columnSpan="1"
android:layout_gravity="fill|center"
android:layout_row="2"
android:text="FWEA AWFWEA" />
<Button
android:layout_column="1"
android:layout_columnSpan="1"
android:layout_gravity="fill"
android:layout_row="2"
android:text="BERWEfasf" />
<Button
android:layout_width="94dp"
android:layout_column="0"
android:layout_columnSpan="1"
android:layout_gravity="fill|center"
android:layout_row="3"
android:text="SDFVBFAEVSAD" />
<Button
android:layout_column="0"
android:layout_columnSpan="1"
android:layout_gravity="fill|center"
android:layout_row="4"
android:layout_rowSpan="2"
android:text="GVBAERWEFSD" />
<Button
android:layout_column="1"
android:layout_columnSpan="1"
android:layout_gravity="fill|center"
android:layout_row="3"
android:layout_rowSpan="2"
android:text="VSDFAVE SDFASDWA SDFASD" />
<Button
android:layout_column="1"
android:layout_columnSpan="1"
android:layout_gravity="fill|center"
android:layout_row="5"
android:text="FWEWEGAWEFWAE"/>
</GridLayout>
</LinearLayout>