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elsa
elsa

Reputation: 396

How to set listview items to right and left like conversation..?

Currently am developing an application for receiving messages and displaying them in the order which they came. But now am stuck at how to display these messages according to incoming and outgoing messages. I have a android phone with me.. In that messages are alligned to left and right. I want to display messages just like that..?? I know that using listview i can do that but how...? any advise..??

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1725

Answers (3)

nspo
nspo

Reputation: 1518

Based on G_S's answer and Android's simple_list_item_1.xml, here is some xml code for that problem:

<?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="wrap_content"
    android:minHeight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight" >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tv1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:layout_marginLeft="6dip"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tv2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:layout_marginRight="6dip"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />

</RelativeLayout>

Upvotes: 0

G_S
G_S

Reputation: 7110

Try using relative layout and Consider two textViews in a layout and use them to inflate it to the list. For these two textViews consider using 

android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"

to one and

android:layout_alignParentRight="true"

to another.

Upvotes: 1

Lalit Poptani
Lalit Poptani

Reputation: 67296

You can use getItemViewType() and getViewTypeCount() using BaseAdapter and decide to display multiple rows with some logical condition. On the basis of View Type returned you can decide which view to display in List at which position. This blog has a complete explanation how ListView works using different views too.

Upvotes: 3

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