Android layout manager (linear layout) and android Layout

Android layout manager (linear layout) and android Layout

Linear layout is represented by the LinearLayout class. The linear layout of Android is a bit similar to the Box of Swing (they all sort the components in the container one by one). In LinearLayout, android is used: orientation attributes control whether the layout is horizontal or vertical (vertical horizontal, horizontal vertical)

XMLAttribute	Related Methods	Description
Android: baselineAligned	SetBaselineAligned (boolean)	If this attribute is set to false, the layout manager and its child elements are blocked from baseline
Android: divider	SetDividerDrawable (Drawable)	Vertical layout of split bars between two split buttons
Android: gravity	SetGravity (int)	Sets the alignment of components in the layout manager. The attributes include top, left, right, center_vertical, and fill_vertical.
Android: measureWithLargestChild	SetMeasureWithLargestChildEnabled (boolean)	When this attribute is set to true, all child elements with weight will have the minimum size of the Maximum child element.
Android: orientation	SetOrientation (int)	Set the alignment of components in the layout manager, horizontal: horizontal, vertical: vertical

 

Common XML attributes of LinearLayout child elements

XMLAttribute	Related Methods	Description
Android: layout_gravity		Specifies the alignment of the child element in LinearLayout.
Android: layout_weight		Specify the weight of the child element in LinearLayout.

Specific attribute effects: