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how to set inflate layout center which added dynamically in linear layout Android

I am adding inflate layout dynamically in linear layout,i need to set layout center based on number of layouts.suppose if layouts are two , then it start showing from center.
following is my xml:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<HorizontalScrollView
android:id="#+id/hsv_category_list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:scrollbars="none">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ll_placeHolder"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:orientation="horizontal">
</LinearLayout>
</HorizontalScrollView>
</RelativeLayout>
and following are my class
public class ScrollTest extends Activity {
HorizontalScrollView hsv_category_list;
LinearLayout ll_placeHolder;
View layoutView[];
#Override
protected void onCreate(#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.scroll_test);
hsv_category_list = (HorizontalScrollView)
findViewById(R.id.hsv_category_list);
ll_placeHolder = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.ll_placeHolder);
layoutView = new View[2];
for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
layoutView[i] =
LayoutInflater.from(this).inflate(R.layout.category_list_item, null);
layoutView[i].setId(i);
View parent = layoutView[i].findViewById(i);
TextView tvTime = (TextView)
parent.findViewById(R.id.tv_arrival_time);
tvTime.setText("" + i);
ll_placeHolder.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
ll_placeHolder.addView(layoutView[i]);
}
}
}
i need to set the inflate layout start from center.
Please help me to solve this.Thank you.

Set layout gravity to center_horizontal in xml file like this
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ll_placeHolder"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal">
</LinearLayout>

LinearLayout does not expand when adding edittext programmatically

So I am trying to add EditText to LinearLayout programmatically. I have added a '+' ImageButton on whose click, I will add an EditText until there are five. Below is a snippet of my XML file.
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="#dimen/margin_16"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
</LinearLayout>
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/add_field"
android:layout_width="40dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="#dimen/margin_16"
android:background="#drawable/cyan_top_rounded"
android:src="#drawable/add" />
</LinearLayout>
The LinearLayout with id "Container" will have EditText as child. Below is my code for adding EditText.
mAddField.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
if (count < 5) {
mAddField.setEnabled(true);
mContainer.addView(getTextField());
count++;
} else {
mAddField.setEnabled(false);
}
}
});
private EditText getTextField() {
EditText et = new EditText(this);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
et.setLayoutParams(params);
et.setText("abcd");
return et;
}
private void initUI() {
mAddField = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.add_field);
mContainer = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.container);
EditText et = new EditText(this);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
et.setLayoutParams(params);
et.setText("abcd");
mContainer.addView(et);
}
However, when I click on the ImageButton, nothing happens. If the EditText is added at all, the LinearLayout also does not expand. Please help.

Try this:
...
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/container"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
</LinearLayout>
...

Change ur layout to this it will work fine:(Make the necessary changes according to ur own). Problem is with the height and width of the outer as well as the inner LinearLayout.
<LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
</LinearLayout>
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/add_field"
android:layout_width="40dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:src="#drawable/image" />
</LinearLayout>

The view in which you what to add your Edittext dynamically,you have to set it width and height as "wrap_content". So just change your internal layout to :
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/container"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
I think this will help you out.

Android place view dynamically relative view

Similar to a to do app. I have a top bar that is set by the xml file and at run time I would like to create some textviews which go directly under it. Also there will be a button that adds new text views when clicked.
When I create a new textview from the button how do I make sure that the new Textview stays under the static textviews and/or layouts that I have created. Right now it's not and it's just overlapping.
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.content_main);
Button btn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.Add_new);
btn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
AddNewTask(v);
}
});
}
I tried both options to add a new textview and both of them just overalpp and I can't find any documentation on a method such as under/below, most I can find are just alight top and align bottom which wouldn't be useful in this case
public void AddNewTask(View v) {
RelativeLayout rl = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.overallview);
TextView tv= new TextView(this);
tv.setText("TEST");
rl.addView(tv);
}
My XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/overallview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
app:layout_behavior="#string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
tools:context="com.example.robertli.hustle.MainActivity"
tools:showIn="#layout/activity_main"
android:background="#00095e">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:id="#+id/topbar"
>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/app_name"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:maxLines="2"
android:text="Hustle"
android:textSize="25dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="+"
android:layout_below="#id/topbar"
android:id="#+id/Add_new"
android:background="#00095e"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:clickable="true"
android:textSize="50dp" />

Suggestion : You should take a look at ListView to do this !!! ListView help you dynamically add the textview as well.
if you still want to adding directly to Relativelayout
refer this example:
RelativeLayout relativeLayout = new RelativeLayout(context);
View view = new View(context);
relativeLayout.addView(view);
code to dynamically add alignment in RelativeLayout
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams viewLayoutParams = (RelativeLayout.LayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
viewLayoutParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.BELOW, R.id.your_view);
take a look at documentation for more
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.html

Adding items to LinearLayout (and resizing)

I have the following layout
<?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"
android:background="#f00"
android:id="#+id/main_layout">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#0f0"
android:id="#+id/bed_list"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#00f"
android:text="Howdy cowboy?"
android:textSize="50dip"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:id="#+id/textview"/>
</LinearLayout>
I want to add some textviews to R.id.bed_list (as if they were vertical tabs)
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
this.setContentView(R.layout.main);
LinearLayout bedList = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.bed_list);
for (int i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
System.out.println("In the loop");
TextView textView = new TextView(this);
textView.setText("HJM-" + i);
textView.setWidth(LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
textView.setHeight(LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
bedList.addView(textView,i,
new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
}
}
So far, the code is run, the System.out.println messages in the loop appear at the console, but I only see the textview (R.id.textview). I wanted the list to appear at the left of the screen with the options calculated, but it does not work.
Further on, if I define a first textview in the label (so that there is some items at the very beginning and a space is reserved), I get to see that textview but the others (added from the program) do not appear either.

Your textview (R.id.textview) has a width of match_parent, effectively pushing your other views (the linearlayout) off screen. Instead you can give it a width of wrap_content and possibly a layout_weight of 1.

Add different TextViews to ScrollView

I Have activity that get some data from the internet, and shows it to the screen.
I'm using scroll view cause it's long text, I also want different text style for a different data,so I use few textViews with a different style and to show it on the Activity screen,
my problem is that scroll view can handle only one view, so how can I use scrolling to show different style of Text view, I tried to add LinearLayout to the scrollView and add all the textViews dynamically in code to this LinearLayout ,but I'm getting exception - scroll view can host only one direct child.
The code below:
/** this is the function, which called from the onClick method.
wanted data object contains 2 strings title message and the message itself.
When debug the code i can see that there's two String values in each loop.
but i cant add the linearLayout to my scrollView - exception ScrollView can host only one direct child */
private void showResult(ArrayList<WantedData> result) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
TextView title;
TextView data;
scrollLayout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.LlScrollView);
for (WantedData curr : result) {
if (curr.getTitle() == null) {
break;
}
title = new TextView(this);
title.setText(curr.getTitle());
scrollLayout.addView(title, LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,
LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
data = new TextView(this);
data.setText(curr.getData());
scrollLayout.addView(data, LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
}
scroll.addView(scrollLayout, LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
//at the onCreate method - scroll = (ScrollView) findViewById(R.id.SvShowTextFromServer);
}
the xml file:
<?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="vertical" >
<include
android:id="#+id/layout_reffernce"
layout="#layout/explore" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Enter City" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/EtCity"
android:layout_width="210dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.14"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<Button
android:id="#+id/bSearchCity"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Search" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Enter State" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/EtState"
android:layout_width="253dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" />
</LinearLayout>
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/SvShowTextFromServer"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/LlScrollView"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/backround"
android:orientation="vertical" >
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>

The problem is double creating of container in ScrollView. You should not create it in activity, but take already defined from xml:
LinearLayout scrollContainer = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.LlScrollView);
for (...) {
//create here some text
scrollLayout.addView(text);
}

If you have defined a LinearLayout in XML you don't have to create a new LinearLayout in your code but you have to retrieve the existing one in this way
LinearLayout linearLayout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.LlScrollView);
Otherwise you have to remove the LinearLayout in your XML and add all by code.