Right Align button in horizontal LinearLayout

Question

If you look at the attached image  I need my button to be right aligned but for some reason it s not working with  gravity right        Here s my code for that layout    lt LinearLayout     xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android layout width  fill parent      android layout height  wrap content      android orientation  horizontal      android layout marginTop  35dp  gt        lt TextView         android id    id lblExpenseCancel          android layout width  wrap content          android layout height  wrap content          android text   string cancel          android textColor   404040          android layout marginLeft  10dp          android textSize  20sp          android layout marginTop  9dp    gt        lt Button         android id    id btnAddExpense          android layout width  wrap content          android layout height  45dp          android background   drawable stitch button          android layout marginLeft  10dp          android text   string add          android layout gravity  right          android layout marginRight  15dp    gt    lt  LinearLayout gt    Why is no working

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I know this is old but here is another one in a Linear Layout would be:

<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_marginTop="35dp">

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/lblExpenseCancel"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="@string/cancel"
    android:textColor="#404040"
    android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
    android:textSize="20sp"
    android:layout_marginTop="9dp" />

<Button
    android:id="@+id/btnAddExpense"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="45dp"
    android:background="@drawable/stitch_button"
    android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
    android:text="@string/add"
    android:layout_gravity="center_vertical|bottom|right|top"
    android:layout_marginRight="15dp" />

Please note the layout_gravity as opposed to just gravity.

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Use below code for that   lt RelativeLayout xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android layout width  fill parent      android layout height  wrap content      android layout marginTop  35dp      android orientation  horizontal   gt        lt TextView         android id    id lblExpenseCancel          android layout width  wrap content          android layout height  wrap content          android layout marginLeft  10dp          android layout marginTop  9dp          android text   string cancel          android textColor   404040          android textSize  20sp    gt        lt Button         android id    id btnAddExpense          android layout width  wrap content          android layout height  45dp          android layout alignParentRight  true          android layout marginLeft  10dp          android layout marginRight  15dp          android background   drawable stitch button          android text   string add    gt    lt  RelativeLayout gt

User · Answer

try this one     lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt    lt LinearLayout     xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android layout width  fill parent      android layout gravity  right       android layout height  wrap content                   android orientation  horizontal    gt      lt RelativeLayout xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android layout width  fill parent     android layout height  wrap content        android orientation  horizontal   gt    lt TextView     android id    id lblExpenseCancel      android layout width  wrap content      android layout height  wrap content      android layout marginLeft  10dp      android layout marginTop  9dp      android text  cancel      android textColor   ffff0000      android textSize  20sp    gt    lt Button     android id    id btnAddExpense      android layout width  wrap content      android layout height  45dp      android layout alignParentRight  true      android layout marginLeft  10dp      android layout marginRight  15dp       android textColor   ff0000ff      android text  add    gt     lt  RelativeLayout gt     lt  LinearLayout gt

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You need to add gravity to the layout not the Button  gravity in button settings is for Text inside the button   lt LinearLayout xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  android layout width  fill parent  android layout gravity  right   android layout height  wrap content               android orientation  horizontal   android layout marginTop  35dp  gt

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You can use RelativeLayout or set gravity  right  on the parent layout of your Button

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Just  add android gravity  right  this line parent layout this will work    lt LinearLayout         android id    id withdrawbuttonContainer          android layout width  match parent          android layout height  wrap content          android layout alignParentBottom  true          android background   color colorPrimary          android orientation  horizontal            android gravity  right            android weightSum  5          android visibility  visible  gt            lt Button             android id    id bt withDraw              android layout width  0dp              android layout height  wrap content              android layout weight  1              android text   string BTN ADD              app delay  1500    gt            lt Button             android id    id btn orderdetail amend              android layout width  0dp              android layout height  wrap content              android layout weight  1              android text   string BTN CANCEL              app delay  1500    gt   lt  LinearLayout gt

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I have used a similar layout with 4 TextViews  Two TextViews should be aligned to left and two TextViews should be aligned to right  So  here is my solution  if you want to use LinearLayouts alone    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt LinearLayout xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android layout width  match parent      android layout height  wrap content      android orientation  horizontal      android baselineAligned  false      android padding  10dp   gt        lt LinearLayout         android layout width  0dip          android layout weight  0 50          android layout height  match parent          android gravity  left          android orientation  horizontal   gt            lt TextView             android id    id textview fragment mtfstatus level              android layout width  wrap content              android layout height  wrap content              android text   string level              android textAppearance   android attr textAppearanceMedium    gt            lt TextView             android id    id textview fragment mtfstatus level count              android layout width  wrap content              android layout height  wrap content              android text                android textAppearance   android attr textAppearanceMedium    gt       lt  LinearLayout gt        lt LinearLayout         android layout width  0dip          android layout weight  0 50          android layout height  match parent          android gravity  right          android orientation  horizontal   gt            lt TextView             android id    id textview fragment mtfstatus time              android layout width  wrap content              android layout height  wrap content              android text   string time              android textAppearance   android attr textAppearanceMedium                 gt            lt TextView             android id    id textview fragment mtfstatus time count              android layout width  wrap content              android layout height  wrap content              android text                android textAppearance   android attr textAppearanceMedium                 gt       lt  LinearLayout gt    lt  LinearLayout gt

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As mentioned a couple times before  To switch from LinearLayout to RelativeLayout works  but you can also solve the problem instead of avoiding it  Use the tools a LinearLayout provides  Give the TextView a weight 1  see code below   the weight for your button should remain 0 or none  In this case the TextView will take all the remaining space  which is not used to display the content of your TextView or ButtonView and pushes your button to the right    lt LinearLayout         xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android          android layout width  fill parent          android layout height  wrap content          android orientation  horizontal          android layout marginTop  35dp  gt            lt TextView             android id    id lblExpenseCancel              android layout width  wrap content              android layout height  wrap content              android text   string cancel              android textColor   404040              android layout marginLeft  10dp              android textSize  20sp              android layout marginTop  9dp                 android layout weight  1                   gt            lt Button             android id    id btnAddExpense              android layout width  wrap content              android layout height  45dp              android background   drawable stitch button              android layout marginLeft  10dp              android text   string add              android layout gravity  right              android layout marginRight  15dp    gt        lt  LinearLayout gt

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Real solution for it case    android layout weight  1  for TextView  and your button move to right

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If you don t want to  or can t  use RelativeLayout  you can wrap the button in a LinearLayout with orientation  vertical  and width  fill parent      lt LinearLayout   xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android    android layout width  fill parent    android layout height  wrap content    android orientation  horizontal    android layout marginTop  35dp  gt      lt TextView       android id    id lblExpenseCancel        android layout width  wrap content        android layout height  wrap content        android text   string cancel        android textColor   404040        android layout marginLeft  10dp        android textSize  20sp        android layout marginTop  9dp    gt      lt LinearLayout      android layout width  fill parent       android layout height  wrap content       android orientation  vertical  gt        lt Button         android id    id btnAddExpense          android layout width  wrap content          android layout height  45dp          android background   drawable stitch button          android layout marginLeft  10dp          android text   string add          android layout gravity  right          android layout marginRight  15dp    gt     lt  LinearLayout gt   lt  LinearLayout gt     This is because if the LinearLayout s orientation is horizontal  gravity will only affect the views vertically  And if the orientation is  vertical   gravity will only affect the views horizontally  See here for more details on the LinearLayout orientation gravity explanation

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I know this question was asked awhile ago  but I have done this before and it allows for more control when aligning items If you look at it like web programming  it helps  You just nest another LinearLayout that will contain your button inside of it  You can then change the gravity of the button s layout and make it go to the right while the TextView is still on the left   Try this code    lt LinearLayout xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  android layout width  fill parent  android layout height  wrap content               android orientation  horizontal   android layout marginTop  35dp  gt    lt TextView     android id    id lblExpenseCancel      android layout width  wrap content      android layout height  wrap content      android text   string cancel       android textColor   404040               android layout marginLeft  10dp       android textSize  20sp       android layout marginTop  9dp   gt    lt LinearLayout     android layout width  fill parent      android layout height  wrap content      android gravity  right      android orientation  horizontal   gt        lt Button         android id    id btnAddExpense          android layout width  wrap content          android layout height  45dp          android background   drawable stitch button          android layout marginLeft  10dp                              android text   string add           android layout gravity  right           android layout marginRight  15dp   gt    lt  LinearLayout gt      You may have to play with the padding on the nested layout so that it acts how you want it

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You should use the Relativelayout instead of Linearlayout as main layout  If you use Relativelayout as main then easily handle the button on right side because relative layout provide us alignParent right  left top and bottom

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lt LinearLayout     xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android layout width  fill parent      android layout height  wrap content                   android orientation  horizontal       android layout marginTop  35dp  gt        lt TextView         android id    id lblExpenseCancel          android layout width  0dp          android layout weight  0 5          android layout height  wrap content          android text   string cancel           android textColor   404040                   android layout marginLeft  10dp           android textSize  20sp           android layout marginTop  9dp   gt                      lt Button         android id    id btnAddExpense          android layout width  0dp          android layout weight  0 5          android layout height  wrap content          android background   drawable stitch button          android layout marginLeft  10dp                              android text   string add           android layout gravity  right           android layout marginRight  15dp   gt    lt  LinearLayout gt    This will solve your problem

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Single LinearLayout solution  Only adding a simple spacing view   No-one seemed to have mentioned this one  only more complicated multi-layout solutions     lt LinearLayout     xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android layout width  fill parent      android layout height  wrap content      android orientation  horizontal      android layout marginTop  35dp  gt        lt TextView         android id    id lblExpenseCancel          android layout width  wrap content          android layout height  wrap content          android text   string cancel          android textColor   404040          android layout marginLeft  10dp          android textSize  20sp          android layout marginTop  9dp    gt        lt  -------------------------  ADDED SPACER VIEW -------------------- gt       lt View         android layout width  0dp          android layout height  0dp          android layout weight  1            gt       lt  -------------------------  ADDED SPACER VIEW -------------------- gt        lt Button         android id    id btnAddExpense          android layout width  wrap content          android layout height  45dp          android background   drawable stitch button          android layout marginLeft  10dp          android text   string add          android layout gravity  right          android layout marginRight  15dp    gt    lt  LinearLayout gt    Note the  highlighted  View  I didn t modify anything else  Height 0 makes sure it s not visible  Width 0 is because the width is determined by the LinearLayout based on weight 1  This means that the spacer view will stretch as much as possible in the direction  orientation  of the LinearLayout   Note that you should use android widget Space or android support v4 widget Space instead of View if your API level and or dependencies allow it  Space achieves the job in a cheaper way  because it only measures and doesn t try to draw anything like View does  it s also more expressive conveying the intention

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Use layout width in the button like android layout width  75dp

[android] Right Align button in horizontal LinearLayout

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