Different design for landscape and portrait orientation android

Question

Can we have a different xml for landscape and different xml for portrait orientation?

I am working on a simple app, have few buttons and textviews, the xml looks goo

Answer 1

you should make a different xml file for landscape orientation. below link can help you

http://developer.android.com/training/basics/supporting-devices/screens.html

Answer 2

Yes ofcourse.

You will have to create two versions of xml files and put in layout-port and layout-land folder inside res folder.

eg :

res/layout [Portrait Mode; default]
 main.xml
res/layout-land [Landscape Mode]
 main.xml 

You can refer further more on the same at http://developer.android.com/training/basics/supporting-devices/screens.html

Answer 3

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_screen_orientation_app);
   if(getResources().getDisplayMetrics().widthPixels>getResources().getDisplayMetrics().
            heightPixels) 
        {  
            Toast.makeText(this,"Screen switched to Landscape mode",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); 
        } 
        else 
        { 
            Toast.makeText(this,"Screen switched to Portrait mode",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); 
        }
    }

Answer 4

If you want to make another layout for landscape then put it in

res -> layout-land folder .

Both the names of the xml are must be same for which is used for portrait and landscape .