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I have 3 buttons the layout.xml below where they appear below of each other...

 <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:orientation="vertical" android:padding="10dip" > <LinearLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="vertical"> <Button android:id="@+id/btn_1" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1" android:text="Car" /> <Button android:id="@+id/btn_2" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1" android:text="Vehicle" /> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="vertical" > <Button android:id="@+id/btn_3" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Bike" /> </LinearLayout> </LinearLayout>

I would like to have the first two buttons side by side (btn_1 and btn_2). Could anybody give me a hint about how to do that???

Thanks a lot

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just change android:orientation="vertical" to android:orientation="horizontal" of your layout and every thing will work fine

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best way to do this is to make layout and then put your button like this code

<TableRow android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"> <Button android:id="@+id/Button9" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="left" android:text="@string/Home1"/> <Button android:id="@+id/Button11" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="right" android:text="@string/NextL"/>

in this shape you have two button in same row so easy :D

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Seems like you forgor a closing tag? Also, "A TableRow should always be used as a child of a TableLayout", according to the docs.
yea i forgot those, and no it is not an obligation they could be used inside most of the layouts , i used them inside a LinearLayout and that work out
that's why the docs only mention should and not must. But as the docs recommend against it, I would not recommend it either in case new Android versions break something there.
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Change the Linear Layout orientation Vertical into Horizontal.And then Give weight for your both buttons as 1 or 2.As your wish.the buttons will be arranged equally.

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