I have a question for Android developers. I have a layout with a button (developed programmatically, not with xml) and I want the button to fill the entire layout right now but it currently doesn't and I'm not sure why, I thought I had everything set up correctly with the gravity of the button and the layout params but here's what I have. If you can point me in the right direction I would really appreciate it! Thanks.
LinearLayout bottom = new LinearLayout(this);
bottom.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
params.gravity = Gravity.FILL;
bottom.setLayoutParams(params);
bottom.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLUE);
Button eqbttn = new Button(this);
eqbttn.setText("=");
eqbttn.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener(){
public void onClick(View v) {
}
});
bottom.addView(eqbttn);
You've only applied the MATCH_PARENT size to the LinearLayout. You need to apply it to the button, too.
Button eqbttn = new Button(this);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams eqparams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT);
eqbttn.setLayoutParams(eqbttn);
eqbttn.setText("=");
eqbttn.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener(){
public void onClick(View v) {
}
});
bottom.addView(eqbttn);
This will force the button to fill the LAYOUT both vertically and horizontally. If you need the layout itself to take up the whole screen, change its WRAP_CONTENT to MATCH_PARENT as well.
Also, in this case, you do not require the Gravity.FILL layout parameter on the LinearLayout.
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I have a piece of code which I use to create a new LinearLayout. Within the layout I wish to add a TextView which contains both a label and a value. Then next to it on the right I want to display the button. I want the button to be located toward the end of the screen, without stretching the button. I am happy with the button width and height as WARP_CONTENT.
How can I achieve this in code? I have barely any XML so using XML is not an option. I am trying to make the app as dynamic as possible, so I decided to steer clear of XML.
Please see the code below:
// Build a button
final Button addButton = new Button(task.getParent());
addButton.setText("Add New");
addButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
#Override
public void onClick(View v)
{
// Open a file picker here to let the user pick a file
}
});
// Build a new layout to hold all the elements
LinearLayout verticalLayout = new LinearLayout(task.getParent());
verticalLayout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
verticalLayout.addView(sizeTextView);
verticalLayout.addView(addButton);
Thank you guys in advance.
Try this: Add Space (View) between TextView & Button.
// View space = new View(parent_context);
View space = new View(task.getParent());
// Width:0dp, Height:1 & Weight: 1.0
LinearLayout.LayoutParams spaceLP = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(0, 1, 1.0f);
space.setLayoutParams(spaceLP);
verticalLayout.addView(sizeTextView);
verticalLayout.addView(space);
verticalLayout.addView(addButton);
Add textview with size and gravity,like this:
LinearLayout.LayoutParams params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
params.setLayoutDirection(Gravity.RIGHT|Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL);
verticalLayout.addView(sizeTextView,params);
To achieve this you should use Relative layout and RelativeLayout.LayoutParams. By using LayoutParams you can set the rule to align your views as per your requirements.
for example
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams params = (RelativeLayout.LayoutParams)button.getLayoutParams();
params.addRule(RelativeLayout.ALIGN_PARENT_RIGHT);
params.addRule(RelativeLayout.LEFT_OF, R.id.id_to_be_left_of);
button.setLayoutParams(params);
When the user inputs a word, he creates a number of Buttons equal to the length of the word. For example: if user inputs "aaaa" he will create 4 Buttons, side by side, in the first row. Then if the user enters "bb" he will create 2 Buttons, side by side, in the second row. And "ccc" he creates 3 Buttons...
Image to demonstrate:
I dynamically create a RelativeLayout, then dynamically add Buttons to that layout. And finally I add the RelativeLayout to my existing LinearLayout. But the problem is, only one Button is added per row. And my program currently looks like this:
Can someone please me fix this problem?
CODE:
final LinearLayout linearLayout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.ll_bttn_words);
final LinearLayout.LayoutParams llp = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
button_test.setOnClickListener(
new View.OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(View view)
{
RelativeLayout relativeLayout = new RelativeLayout(view.getContext());
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams rlp = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
int size = enter_txt.getText().toString().length(); //the user input number of buttons
int id = 1;
for (int i=0; i<size; i++)
{
Button myButton = new Button(view.getContext());
myButton.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.button);
myButton.setId(id);
rlp.addRule(RelativeLayout.RIGHT_OF, myButton.getId());
relativeLayout.addView(myButton, rlp);
id++;
}
linearLayout.addView(relativeLayout, llp);
rlp.addRule(RelativeLayout.RIGHT_OF, myButton.getId());
This line says that myButton should be added to right of myButton, which doesn't make any sense.
simple way to resolve this is to use the following line instead
rlp.addRule(RelativeLayout.RIGHT_OF, myButton.getId()-1);
But this isn't the best way to do this, you should use LinearLayout with horizontal orientation instead.
The structure should be simple
Just need to add your buttons in 3 different linear layout with orientation horizontal.
Like
<Relative layout>{
<LinearLayout global container with vertical orientation >{
<LinearLayout for 'a' type buttons container with horizontal orientation>
<LinearLayout for 'b' type buttons container with horizontal orientation>
<LinearLayout for 'c' type buttons container with horizontal orientation>
}
}
You guys are right. It is much easier using a LinearLayout. For those interested
final LinearLayout linearLayout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.ll_bttn_words);
final LinearLayout.LayoutParams llp = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
button_test.setOnClickListener(
new View.OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(View view)
{
LinearLayout linearLayout2 = new LinearLayout(view.getContext());
linearLayout2.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams rlp = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
int size = enter_txt.getText().toString().length();
for (int i=0; i<size; i++)
{
Button myButton = new Button(view.getContext());
myButton.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.button);
linearLayout2.addView(myButton, rlp);
}
linearLayout.addView(linearLayout2, llp);
I can't make my EditTexts to fit in LinearLayout side by side sharing the same amout of space.
Here is the code that does it:
LinearLayout.LayoutParams lparams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT);
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
textFieldsLayout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.LinearLayout2);
for(int i=1; i <= 8; i++){
final EditText ed = new EditText(this);
ed.setText("" + i);
ed.setInputType(2);
ed.setLayoutParams(lparams);
textFieldsLayout.addView(ed);
}
}
this code manages to add EditText to my layout but they appear side by side, and there is empty space at the end of LinearLayout, when I change params to WRAP_CONTENT, only first EditText added to layout fills the layout and others don't appear there, any idea what am I doing wrong here?
add layout_weight to the layout params
LinearLayout.LayoutParams params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams
(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, 1f);
To make your views stretch to fill a LinearLayout you must make sure that the widths are set to 0 and the weights are set to 1.
This will give them an even split. It's basically telling the system to defer setting the width until its parent is measured. Then come up and let children fill in whatever space they have.
I need to create a button programatically and have it centered on the layout, both horizontally and vertically. I am trying with the following code:
LinearLayout ll = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.layoutItem);
Button b = new Button(this);
b.setBackgroundDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.button));
b.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
b.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL|Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL);
ll.addView(b);
But it's not working. The button comes out on top all to the left.
Any clues on how to fix this?
I would do something like:
LinearLayout.LayoutParams ll = (LinearLayout.LayoutParams)b.getLayoutParams();
ll.gravity = Gravity.CENTER;
b.setLayoutParams(ll);
see if that works.
Or you can use a RelativeLayout as your parent View and do the following:
this.testButton= (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.testButton);
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams testLP = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
testLP.addRule(RelativeLayout.CENTER_IN_PARENT);
this.testButton.setLayoutParams(testLP);
You can set several rules for the RelativeLayout.
I want to put a scroll in vertical orientation in a Relative Layout that i created programmatically. But my scroll do not work. Can anyone help me?
Here is the code that i'm using:
RelativeLayout layout = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.screen1);
for (i = 1; i < 20; i++) {
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams p = new
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(
150,
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT
);
layout.setScrollContainer(true);
ScrollView vscroll = new ScrollView(this);
vscroll.setFillViewport(true);
layout.setVerticalScrollBarEnabled(true);
layout.addView(vscroll);
p.addRule(RelativeLayout.BELOW, i-1);
p.addRule(RelativeLayout.CENTER_HORIZONTAL);
Button buttonView = new Button(this);
buttonView.setId(i);
buttonView.setText(i);
buttonView.setLayoutParams(p);
buttonView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View arg0) {
Dialog(((Button)arg0).getId());
} });
layout.addView(buttonView, p);
}
I think you need to be adding your buttonViews to the ScrollView instead of the layout. ScrollView is a container View (like RelativeLayout). I think what your code is doing is adding a 0 height ScrollView to the top of your RelativeLayout, then a button after that. Since the button is not in the ScrollView, your 20 buttons won't scroll.
Try as below it may help
vscroll.addView(button);