What is the difference between match_parent and fill_parent?

Question

I\'m a little confused about two XML properties: match_parent and fill_parent. It seems that both are the same. Is there any difference between the

Answer 1

FILL_PARENT is deprecated in API level 8 and MATCH_PARENTuse higherlevel API

Answer 2

FILL_PARENT was renamed MATCH_PARENT in API Level 8 and higher which means that the view wants to be as big as its parent (minus padding) - Google

Answer 3

fill_parent: The view should be as big as its parent.

now this content fill_parent is deprecated and replaced by match_parent.

Answer 4

1. match_parent

When you set layout width and height as match_parent, it will occupy the complete area that the parent view has, i.e. it will be as big as the parent.

Note : If parent is applied a padding then that space would not be included.

When we create a layout.xml by default we have RelativeLayout as default parent View with android:layout_width="match_parent" and android:layout_height="match_parent" i.e it occupies the complete width and height of the mobile screen.

Also note that padding is applied to all sides,

android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"

Now lets add a sub-view LinearLayout and sets its layout_width="match_parent" and layout_height="match_parent", the graphical view would display something like this,

match_parent_example

Code

xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
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"
tools:context="com.code2care.android.togglebuttonexample.MainActivity" >

android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="11dp"
android:background="#FFFFEE"
android:orientation="vertical" >

2. fill_parent :

This is same as match_parent, fill_parent was depreciated in API level 8. So if you are using API level 8 or above you must avoid using fill_parent

Lets follow the same steps as we did for match_parent, just instead use fill_parent everywhere.

You would see that there is no difference in behaviour in both fill_parent and match parent.

Answer 5

match_parent and fill_parent are same property, used to define width or height of a view in full screen horizontally or vertically.

These properties are used in android xml files like this.

 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="fill_parent"

or

 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent"

fill_parent was used in previous versions, but now it has been deprecated and replaced by match_parent. I hope it'll help you.