Getting started with android-layout

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This section provides an overview of what android-layout is, and why a developer might want to use it.

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Installation or Setup

Detailed instructions on getting android-layout set up or installed.

Linear Layout

LinearLayout is a view group that aligns all children in a single direction, vertically or horizontally.

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <LinearLayout xmlns:android="https://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:paddingLeft="16dp"
        android:paddingRight="16dp"
        android:orientation="vertical" >
        <EditText
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:hint="@string/to" />
        <EditText
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:hint="@string/subject" />
        <EditText
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="0dp"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:gravity="top"
            android:hint="@string/message" />
        <Button
            android:layout_width="100dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="right"
            android:text="@string/send" />
    </LinearLayout>

One more important attribute in linear layout is Layout Weight

LinearLayout also supports assigning a weight to individual children with the android:layout_weight attribute. This attribute assigns an “importance” value to a view in terms of how much space it should occupy on the screen.

LinearLayout Attributes

Attribute	Description
android:orientation	This specifies the direction of arrangement and you will use “horizontal” for a row, “vertical” for a column. The default is horizontal.
android:weightSum	Sum up of child weight
android:gravity	This specifies how an object should position its content, on both the X and Y axes. Possible values are top, bottom, left, right, center, center_vertical, center_horizontal etc.
android:divider	This is drawable to use as a vertical divider between buttons. You use a color value, in the form of “#rgb”, “#argb”, “#rrggbb”, or “#aarrggbb”.