I have a very simple layout that I can\'t make it looks like I want. It\'s a LinearLayout with a button and a Switch. I want them to show one above the other, but I want their w
Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.share_button);
DisplayMetrics displaymetrics = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(displaymetrics);
int width = displaymetrics.widthPixels;
int buttonWidth = width/2;
set this buttonWidth
to your button like button.setWidth(buttonWidth);
Try this code
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:weightSum="2" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<Switch
android:id="@+id/remember_me_switch"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:hint="@string/remember" />
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<Button
android:id="@+id/share_button"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:onClick="loginOnclick"
android:text="@string/login_button_text" />
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
One possible way is to have a master horizontal LinearLayout that splits the width to 2, and inside it have the vertical layout
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<Switch
android:id="@+id/remember_me_switch"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="@string/remember" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/share_button"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:onClick="loginOnclick"
android:text="@string/login_button_text" />
</LinearLayout>
<!-- Right side spacer -->
<View
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:layout_weight="1" />
</LinearLayout>
int params = linearLayout.getWidth()/2;
ViewGroup.LayoutParams( params, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
The trick is to use 0dp for the size you want manage via layout_weight! Try this
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:weightSum="2" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:weightSum="2" >
<Switch
android:id="@+id/remember_me_switch"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:hint="@string/remember" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/share_button"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:onClick="loginOnclick"
android:text="@string/login_button_text" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_weight="1" >
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>