Issue
I just started a programing in course in android studio using Java and XML and cant really figure out how to do a simple task. I have 3 buttons at the top of the screen, they fill up the whole width of the screen. I want to add a text below these 3 buttons, but i dont really now how to specify this. Right now i have:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
tools:showIn="@layout/activity_main">
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/button_send" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/button_textcolor" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/button_textsize" />
<TextView
android:text="South Africa"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
/>
</LinearLayout>
Now, the text in the text element is displayed at the right side of the screen, its barely visible. The text gets cramped up so tight that it gets misaligned verticaly. What would i do if i instead wanted the text inside the textview element to be displayed just below the 3 buttons, to the left horizontaly, like normal text?
Thank you!
Solution
Use RelativeLayout
instead of LinearLayout
. There are also many other layouts you can try. Check here for the other type of available layouts.
RelativeLayout lets child views specify their position relative to the parent view or to each other (specified by ID). So you can align two elements by right border, or make one below another, centered in the screen, centered left, and so on. By default, all child views are drawn at the top-left of the layout, so you must define the position of each view using the various layout properties available from RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.
Answered By - AndroidMechanic - Viral Patel
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