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Jeena
Jeena

Reputation: 31

Nesting different layouts

I am not sure how to nest different layouts. i want to have one listlayout and one table layout side by side. I want ListLayout on left and Table layout on right of listlayout for example

<ListView android:id="@android:id/list" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" android:focusable="true"
        android:focusableInTouchMode="true" />

And One tablelayout

<TableLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
<TableRow>
    <TextView
        android:layout_column="1"
        android:text="Open..."
        android:padding="3dip" />
    <TextView
        android:text="Ctrl-O"
        android:gravity="right"
        android:padding="3dip" />
</TableRow>

<TableRow>
    <TextView
        android:layout_column="1"
        android:text="Save..."
        android:padding="3dip" />
    <TextView
        android:text="Ctrl-S"
        android:gravity="right"
        android:padding="3dip" />
</TableRow>
    </TableLayout>

But if i do it like this then i don't get listlayout and table layout is on the left. I am just a beginner and may be i am doing it completely wrong. can anyone guide me please its urgent....

Upvotes: 2

Views: 3400

Answers (4)

Justin Pearce
Justin Pearce

Reputation: 5097

Have you tried putting the table and list layout in a LinearLayout?

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<!-- List view goes here -->
<!-- Table layout goes here -->
</LinearLayout>

There is also the RelativeLayout, which lets you specify where sublayouts are positioned relative to other sublayouts. For example: https://web.archive.org/web/20210117112714/http://www.tutorialforandroid.com/2009/01/relativelayout-in-android-xml.html

Upvotes: 1

Jaydeep Khamar
Jaydeep Khamar

Reputation: 5985

If you used Relative layout then use following parameters for Table and List Views in xml file. For ListView-->android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" and for TableView,-->android:layout_toRightOf="ListView" Also if this doesn't work,add one more android:layout_alignParentRight="true" for tableView

Upvotes: 0

Jim Clay
Jim Clay

Reputation: 1003

You need to have one overall layout, and then put sub-layouts inside of it. One way to do what you want is to have the top level layout a LinearLayout with horizontal orientation. One thing to keep in mind, performance goes down a little as you add more and more layouts, so it is a good idea to try to minimize the number of layouts.

Upvotes: 1

jwatts1980
jwatts1980

Reputation: 7356

You could start with a ScrollView or a TableLayout as the top parent. If it's a TableLayout, then you'll need a TableRow.

<TableLayout>
   <TableRow>
      {Add your ListView Here}

      {Add your nested TableLayout here}
   </TableRow>
</TableLayout>

Since there is no TableColumn or TableCell, it should treat each child in the TableRow as a column.

Upvotes: 1

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