Reputation: 41
I'm designing an android app with android studio using constraint layout but the preview on the android studio ide doesnt match after i install the app.i have posted two images to show the difference. I dont know where the problem is coming from and it has been bothering me for days.
<android.support.v7.widget.CardView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
style="@style/CardView.Light"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp">
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="382dp"
android:layout_height="420dp">
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/media_image"
android:layout_width="278dp"
android:layout_height="140dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
android:background="#03A9F4"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/editText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
android:text="Title"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/media_image" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/editText2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="17dp"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
android:text="Theme"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/editText" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/editText3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
android:text="Lessons"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/editText2" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="32dp"
android:text="Add"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/editText3" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="20dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
android:layout_marginTop="32dp"
android:text="Cancel"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/button"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/editText3" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
Upvotes: 1
Views: 1678
Reputation: 3097
Your ConstaintLayout
width should be match_parent
and children's width has to be 0dp
(match constraints) with having constraints
to its parent Left and Right.
Something like this:
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
......
<YourView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
Of course container of this layout has to have match_parent width as well.
Upvotes: 2