[android] How to right align widget in horizontal linear layout Android?

This is the code I am using and it is not working:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent" 
    android:orientation="horizontal">

    <TextView android:text="TextView" android:id="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:gravity="right">
    </TextView>

</LinearLayout>

As a supplement to alcsan's answer, you can use Space since API 14 (Android 4.0 ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH), document here.

Space is a lightweight View subclass that may be used to create gaps between components in general purpose layouts.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" 
    android:orientation="horizontal" >

    <Space
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1" />

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="TextView"
        android:gravity="right" />

</LinearLayout>

For apps that supporting API levels under 14, there is an android.support.v4.widget.Space since Android Support Library r22.1.0.

No need to use any extra view or element:

//that is so easy and simple

<LinearLayout
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:orientation="horizontal"
>

//this is left alignment

<TextView
      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:text="No. of Travellers"
      android:textColor="#000000"
      android:layout_weight="1"
      android:textStyle="bold"
      android:textAlignment="textStart"
      android:gravity="start" />

//this is right alignment

<TextView
      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:text="Done"
      android:textStyle="bold"
      android:textColor="@color/colorPrimary"
      android:layout_weight="1"
      android:textAlignment="textEnd"
      android:gravity="end" />

</LinearLayout>

Try to add empty View inside horizontal LinearLayout before element that you want to see right, e.g.:

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

    <View
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1" />                

    <Button
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</LinearLayout>

Try to change the layout_width to android:layout_width="match_parent" because gravity:"right" aligns the text inside the layout_width, and if you choose wrap content it does not have where to go, but if you choose match parent it can go to the right.

Do not change the gravity of the LinearLayout to "right" if you don't want everything to be to the right.

Try:

1. Change TextView's width to fill_parent
2. Change TextView's gravity to right

Code:

    <TextView 
              android:text="TextView" 
              android:id="@+id/textView1"
              android:layout_width="fill_parent"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"   
              android:gravity="right">
    </TextView>

For LinearLayout with horizontal orientation, give layout_weight to other child view except for the view that you want to align right. This works perfectly.

 <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="horizontal" >
    
            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:text="Specialization"
                />
    
            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Right"
                android:textColor="#ff0000" />
    
    </LinearLayout>

With Linear Layout

<LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/select_car_book_tabbar"
        android:gravity="right" >

        <ImageView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
            android:src="@drawable/my_booking_icon" />
    </LinearLayout>

with FrameLayout

<FrameLayout
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/select_car_book_tabbar">

        <ImageView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="center_vertical|right"
            android:src="@drawable/my_booking_icon" />
    </FrameLayout>

with RelativeLayout

<RelativeLayout
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/select_car_book_tabbar">

        <ImageView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
            android:layout_centerInParent="true"
            android:src="@drawable/my_booking_icon" />
    </RelativeLayout>

just add android:gravity="right" in your Liner Layout.

Try This..

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent" 
    android:orientation="horizontal" 
    android:gravity="right" >



    <TextView android:text="TextView" android:id="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    </TextView>

</LinearLayout>

Use match_parent and gravity to set the TextView text to right, like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="horizontal">

    <TextView android:text="TextView" android:id="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:gravity="right">
    </TextView>

</LinearLayout>

Add android:gravity="right" to LinearLayout. Assuming the TextView has layout_width="wrap_content"

In case with TextView:

<TextView 
    android:text="TextView" 
    android:id="@+id/textView"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"   
    android:gravity="right"
    android:textAlignment="gravity">    
</TextView>

Adding view is bit difficult and it cover all screen width like this:

<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

<View
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="0dp"
    android:layout_weight="1" />                

<Button
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

Try to this code:

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="right"
    >

    <Button
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Create Account"/>

</LinearLayout>

For aligning one element at start and one at the end of the LinearLayout, you can wrap it in an RelativeLayout.

 <androidx.appcompat.widget.LinearLayoutCompat
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:layout_margin="8dp"
    android:weightSum="2">

    <RelativeLayout
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:gravity="start">
        <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Cancel"
            android:textColor="@android:color/background_dark"
            android:backgroundTint="@android:color/transparent"/>
    </RelativeLayout>

    <RelativeLayout
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:gravity="end">
        <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:textColor="@android:color/background_dark"
            android:backgroundTint="@android:color/transparent"
            android:text="Save"/>
    </RelativeLayout>
</androidx.appcompat.widget.LinearLayoutCompat>

The result of this example is following: Link to the image

Note: You can wrap whatever you want inside and align it.

setting the view's layout_weight="1" would do the trick.!

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

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/textView1"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_weight="1" />

<RadioButton
    android:id="@+id/radioButton1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

Here is a sample. the key to arrange is as follows

android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"

Complete code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:padding="5dp">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/categoryName"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:text="abcd" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/spareName"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:text="efgh" />

</LinearLayout>

this is my xml, dynamic component to align right, in my case i use 3 button

 <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="horizontal"
            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/checkinInputCodeMember">

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="7"
                android:orientation="vertical" />

            <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatButton
                android:id="@+id/bttn_extends"
                style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.Button.Borderless"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="right"
                android:textColor="@color/colorAccent"
                android:text="3"/>

            <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatButton
                android:id="@+id/bttn_checkout"
                style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.Button.Borderless"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="right"
                android:textColor="@color/colorAccent"
                android:text="2"/>

            <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatButton
                android:id="@+id/checkinButtonScanQrCodeMember"
                style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.Button.Borderless"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="right"
                android:textColor="@color/colorAccent"
                android:text="1"/>


        </LinearLayout>

and the result

you can hide the right first button with change visibility GONE, and this my code

 <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="horizontal"
            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/checkinInputCodeMember">

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="7"
                android:orientation="vertical" />

            <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatButton
                android:id="@+id/bttn_extends"
                style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.Button.Borderless"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="right"
                android:textColor="@color/colorAccent"
                android:text="3"/>

            <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatButton
                android:id="@+id/bttn_checkout"
                style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.Button.Borderless"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="right"
                android:textColor="@color/colorAccent"
                android:text="2"/>

            <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatButton
                android:id="@+id/checkinButtonScanQrCodeMember"
                style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.Button.Borderless"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="right"
                android:text="1"
                android:textColor="@color/colorAccent"
                **android:visibility="gone"**/>


        </LinearLayout>

still align right, after visibility gone first right component

linear layout with layout_width="fill_parent" and also the widget with same layout width + gravity as right would align it to the right.

I'm using 2 TextViews in following example, topicTitle on the left and topicQuestions on the right.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:paddingLeft="20dp"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/topicTitle"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:textSize="18sp"
        android:textStyle="bold" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/topicQuestions"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:gravity="right"
        android:textSize="18sp"
        android:textStyle="bold" />
    </LinearLayout>

</RelativeLayout>

Output

I have done it by easiest way:

Just take one RelativeLayout and put your child view in it, which you want to place at right side.

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/llMain"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="#f5f4f4"
        android:gravity="center_vertical"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:paddingBottom="20dp"
        android:paddingLeft="15dp"
        android:paddingRight="15dp"
        android:paddingTop="20dp">

        <ImageView
            android:id="@+id/ivOne"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher" />


        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/txtOne"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
            android:text="Hiren"
            android:textAppearance="@android:style/TextAppearance.Medium"
            android:textColor="@android:color/black" />

        <RelativeLayout
            android:id="@+id/rlRight"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:gravity="right">


            <ImageView
                android:id="@+id/ivRight"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:padding="5dp"
                android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher" />

        </RelativeLayout>
    </LinearLayout>

Hope it will help you.

You should use a RelativeLayout and just drag them until it looks good :)

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/button_info"
        android:layout_width="30dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
        android:contentDescription="@string/pizza"
        android:src="@drawable/header_info_button" />

</RelativeLayout>