Android :: How To Make Layout "fill" Available Space In Middle?
Feb 2, 2009
Let's say I want to make a layout that has 3 TextViews, one on top of the other. But, I want the top TextView to always "stick" to the top of the screen (regardless of orientation), and I want the bottom TextView to always "stick" to the bottom of the screen. Then I want the middle TextView to always fill the available space in between (again, regardless of screen orientation). I've had no luck with LinearLayout and I've come close with RelativeLayout but neither have provided by desired solution.
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Sep 9, 2010
I have the following layout in my xml file:
<RelativeLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<FrameLayout android:id="@+id/logoLayout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
-- some images </FrameLayout>
<RelativeLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_below="@+id/logoLayout">
Button 1
Button 2
Button 3
Button 4
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="5dip"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">
Button 5
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout>
Maybe I didn't do it in the best way. What I want: have the Layout that contains the 4 buttons to use the entire space between the top and bottom layout, and I want to have the button equally arranged in the layout. Something like this:
http://img16.imageshack.us/i/androidq.png/
I add the whole layout code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="@drawable/background">
<!--The header of the page-->
<FrameLayout android:id="@+id/logoLayout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageView android:id="@+id/logoBackground"
android:src="@drawable/logo_background_small"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
<ImageView android:id="@+id/logoImage"
android:src="@drawable/logo_small"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="left"
android:gravity="center"
android:padding="3dip"/>
<TextView android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/tracks"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:gravity="right"
android:textSize="22dip"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:padding="3dip">
</TextView>
</FrameLayout>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_below="@+id/logoLayout">
<Button android:id="@+id/btn1"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="250dip"
android:drawableLeft="@drawable/img_small_btn_look_around"
android:background="@drawable/main_long_menu_button"
android:text="@string/btn1"
android:textSize="18dip"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_marginTop="20dip"
android:onClick="btnMyTracksOnClick">
</Button> <Button android:id="@+id/btn2"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="250dip"
android:drawableLeft="@drawable/img_small_btn_look_around"
android:background="@drawable/main_long_menu_button"
android:text="@string/btn2"
android:textSize="18dip"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_marginTop="20dip"
android:layout_below="@+id/btn1">
</Button>
<Button android:id="@+id/btn3"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="250dip"
android:drawableLeft="@drawable/img_small_btn_look_around"
android:background="@drawable/main_long_menu_button"
android:text="@string/btn3"
android:textSize="18dip"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_marginTop="20dip"
android:layout_below="@+id/btn2">
</Button>
<Button android:id="@+id/btn4"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="250dip"
android:drawableLeft="@drawable/img_small_btn_look_around"
android:background="@drawable/main_long_menu_button"
android:text="@string/btn4"
android:textSize="18dip"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_marginTop="20dip"
android:layout_below="@+id/bt3">
</Button> </RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="5dip"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
<Button android:layout_width="90dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="20dip"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:background="@drawable/sett_menu_button"
android:text="@string/back"
android:layout_marginLeft="3dip"/>
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
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Layout XML code
CODE:.........
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http://code.google.com/p/biofuelsfinder/
However the specific code ...
The two portions commented out, if run cause and illegalStateException error which then aborts the code.
Below is the stacktrace
W/dalvikvm( 208): threadid=3: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x4001b188)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): Uncaught handler: thread main exiting due to uncaught exception
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): java.lang.IllegalStateException: Could not execute method of the activity
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.View$1.onClick(View.java:2031)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:2364)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.View.onTouchEvent(View.java:4179)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.widget.TextView.onTouchEvent(TextView.java:6532)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.View.dispatchTouchEvent(View.java:3709)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:882)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:882)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:882)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:882)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1659)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1107)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:2061)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1643)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.ViewRoot.handleMessage(ViewRoot.java:1690)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4310)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:860)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:618)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at com.biofuelsfinder.biofuelsfinder.buttonClickHandler(biofuelsfinder.java:37)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.View$1.onClick(View.java:2026)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): ... 21 more
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at com.biofuelsfinder.RetailerList.fillData(RetailerList.java:34)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): ... 25 more
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[Code] ....
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