Can't get proper layout with “fill_parent”

Question

I\'m trying to create this simple layout in Android.

A

Answer 1

fill_parent means "be as big as the parent," not "use the remaining empty space." Instead of fill_parent, just use android:layout_width="0dip" and android:layout_weight="1".

Answer 2

Here's my answer. I just set the layout_weight on B to be 1. Evidently, layout_weight is something like a percentage-based layout approach. I don't know how it works, but here is my finished product, looking great:

<?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:gravity="left|center_vertical">

    <ImageView android:id="@+id/example_item_icon"
            android:layout_width="48px"
            android:layout_height="48px"/>

    <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="fill_parent"
             android:gravity="left|center_vertical"
             android:layout_weight="1"
             android:padding="5px">

        <TextView android:id="@+id/example_item_text"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:textStyle="bold"/>

        <TextView android:id="@+id/example_item_level_text"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:textStyle="bold|italic"
                android:lines="1"
                android:textSize="10px"/>
    </LinearLayout>

    <TextView android:id="@+id/example_item_count_text"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:textStyle="bold"
            android:textSize="14px"/>
</LinearLayout>

Answer 3

the trick, use a relative layout ... here's an example (off the top of me head - not checked and missing height fields and vertical align settings to make it easy to see the important stuff).

<relativelayout android:width="fillParent">
    <textview android:id="@+id/left" android:text="left" 
              android:width="wrap_content"
              android:layout_alignParentleft="true" />
    <textview android:id="@+id/right" android:text="right"
              android:width="wrap_content"
              android:layout_alignParentright="true" />
    <textview android:id="@+id/middle" android:text="middle"
              android:width="wrap_content"
              android:layout_alignleft="@id/right" android:layout_alignright="@id/left" />
</relativelayout>

edit: here it is with the typos cleaned (and it is tested as working)

<RelativeLayout
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<TextView
    android:id="@+id/left"
    android:text="left"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />
<TextView
    android:id="@+id/right"
    android:text="right"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentRight="true" />
<TextView
    android:id="@+id/middle"
    android:text="middle"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/right"
    android:layout_toRightOf="@id/left" />
</RelativeLayout>

Answer 4

Try this. I replaced the ImageViews with TextViews to show up in the XML editor easier. Note that I kept the 48px width on "A" which is not something I think you really want to have. Replace it with wrap_content.

<?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:gravity="center_vertical">

    <!-- A -->
    <TextView android:layout_height="48px"
    android:id="@+id/example_item_count_text2"
    android:textSize="14px"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:text="this is item a"
    android:textStyle="bold"
    android:layout_width="48px">
    </TextView>

    <!-- B -->
    <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="fill_parent"
             android:gravity="center_vertical"
             android:layout_weight="1"
             android:padding="5px">

        <TextView android:id="@+id/example_item_text"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="this is B"
                android:textStyle="bold"/>

        <TextView android:id="@+id/example_item_level_text"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="this should be underneath B"
                >
    </LinearLayout>

    <!-- C -->
    <TextView android:id="@+id/example_item_count_text"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="this is item c"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:textStyle="bold"
            android:textSize="14px"/>
</LinearLayout>