Working with android layout

Question

I'm new to android and the positioning elements are way different than as it is for web.
So What I want to do is this:

Login: ______ Password: _____

What I can get is this, by setting the linearLayout to vertical orientation:

Login: __ Password: __

Or this, with horizontal orientation:

Login:_____Password:_____

How may I mix it and achieve what I need?

Current code:

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout 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" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@+id/mainActivity" tools:context=".MainActivity"> <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:text="Login:" android:textSize="14pt"/> <EditText android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:id="@+id/loginText"/> <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:text="Senha:" android:textSize="14pt"/> <EditText android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/passText"/> </LinearLayout>

A good practice for a mobile device would be to use a text hint developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/… — codeMagic
– codeMagic, Commented Jun 19, 2018 at 1:10

Gabe Sechan · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-19 01:01:50Z

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Nest your linearlayouts. Have a vertical top level linear layout, with 2 horizontal linear layouts inside, each of which does one line of your output.

answered Jun 19, 2018 at 1:01

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Gabe Sechan Over a year ago

Extremely normal. Layouts within layouts are common, and necessary for many designs. If you go too deep its a bad idea, but 2 or 3 levels is fine. If you find yourself at 5 or 6, you may want to move to something else.

Sagar · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-19 01:05:58Z

First of all you should use sp instead of pt for android:textSize.

You can achieve your expected layout using Nested LinearLayout as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout 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" android:id="@+id/mainActivity" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="vertical" tools:context=".MainActivity"> <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="horizontal"> <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:text="Login:" android:textSize="14pt" /> <EditText android:id="@+id/loginText" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="match_parent" /> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="horizontal"> <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:text="Senha:" android:textSize="14pt" /> <EditText android:id="@+id/passText" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" /> </LinearLayout> </LinearLayout>

However a good practice would be to use ConstraintLayout, which reduces the view hierarchy, as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout 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" android:id="@+id/mainActivity" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" tools:context=".MainActivity"> <TextView android:id="@+id/textView" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Login:" android:textSize="14pt" app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/loginText" app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" /> <EditText android:id="@+id/loginText" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="0dp" app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/textView2" app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@+id/textView2" app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/textView2" app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" /> <TextView android:id="@+id/textView2" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Senha:" android:textSize="14pt" app:layout_constraintBaseline_toBaselineOf="@+id/passText" app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@+id/textView" /> <EditText android:id="@+id/passText" android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_height="wrap_content" app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent" app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/textView2" /> </android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

The good practice would be to use ConstraintLayout. Also use sp instead of pt for textSize

Android Geek · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-19 04:51:34Z

try this:

you can use linear layout for each block like text view and edit text and set linear layout orientation horizontal

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout 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" android:id="@+id/linear_layout" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:orientation="vertical"> <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginTop="10dp" android:orientation="horizontal"> <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:text="Username" android:paddingLeft="10dp" android:textColor="@color/black" android:textSize="18dp" /> <EditText android:id="@+id/user_et" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="match_parent" /> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="horizontal"> <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:text="Password:" android:paddingLeft="10dp" android:textSize="18dp" android:textColor="@color/black"/> <EditText android:id="@+id/password_et" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" /> </LinearLayout> <Button android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginLeft="20dp" android:layout_marginRight="20dp" android:background="@color/black" android:textColor="@color/white" android:text="Login" android:textSize="18dp" android:textAllCaps="false" android:layout_marginTop="10dp"/>

Kingfisher Phuoc · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-19 04:56:15Z

It's best practice if you can use ConstraintLayout to decrease layout hierarchy. Otherwise, you can use nested LinearLayout.

Mostafa Gazar · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-09 21:13:12Z

Usually on mobile you do not need to use label like in web. setHint on EditText should be enough to make the purpose of the fields clear for your users.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout 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" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@+id/mainActivity" tools:context=".MainActivity"> <EditText android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:hint="Username" android:inputType="textEmailAddress" android:id="@+id/usernameEditText"/> <EditText android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:hint="Password" android:inputType="textPassword" android:id="@+id/passwordEditText"/> </LinearLayout>

You can also use the material text field if you want something like a label to be always there, https://material.io/design/components/text-fields.html

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"> <EditText android:id="@+id/usernameEditText" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:inputType="textEmailAddress" android:hint="Username"/> </android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

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