Aligning textviews on the left and right edges in Android layout

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I am getting started with Android. I am having trouble getting a simple layout going.

I would like to use a LinearLayout to position two TextViews in a single row. One TextView on the left hand side, the other on the right hand side (analogous to float:left, float:right in CSS).

Is that possible, or do I need to use a different ViewGroup or further layout nesting to accomplish it?

Here's what I have so far:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal" android:padding="10sp">
<TextView android:id="@+id/mytextview1" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="somestringontheleftSomestring" android:layout_width="wrap_content"/>
<TextView android:id="@+id/mytextview2" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:ellipsize="end"
    android:text="somestringontheright" android:layout_width="wrap_content"/>
</LinearLayout>
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9 Answers

Use a RelativeLayout with layout_alignParentLeft and layout_alignParentRight:

<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/RelativeLayout01" 
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:padding="10dp">

    <TextView 
        android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" 
        android:id="@+id/mytextview1"/>

    <TextView 
        android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true" 
        android:id="@+id/mytextview2"/>

</RelativeLayout>

Also, you should probably be using dip (or dp) rather than sp in your layout. sp reflect text settings as well as screen density so they're usually only for sizing text items.

Dave_Webb_31710

You can use the gravity property to "float" views.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">

    <LinearLayout 
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
            android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

        <TextView  
            android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
            android:gravity="left"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="Left Aligned"
            />

        <TextView  
            android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:gravity="right"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="Right Aligned"
            />
    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>
user_2305610

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This Code will Divide the control into two equal sides.

    <LinearLayout
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:id="@+id/linearLayout">
    <TextView
        android:text = "Left Side"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_weight = "1"
        android:id = "@+id/txtLeft"/>

    <TextView android:text = "Right Side"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_weight = "1"
        android:id = "@+id/txtRight"/>
    </LinearLayout>
user_101355620

In case you want the left and right elements to wrap content but have the middle space

<LinearLayout
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
    <Space
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"/>
    <Button
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
</LinearLayout>
user_28281000

There are many other ways to accomplish this, I would do something like this.

<RelativeLayout 
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textRight"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="30dp"
        android:text="YOUR TEXT ON THE RIGHT"
        android:textSize="16sp"
        android:textStyle="italic" />


    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textLeft"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="30dp"
        android:text="YOUR TEXT ON THE LEFT"
        android:textSize="16sp" />
</RelativeLayout>
user_56936910

Dave Webb's answer did work for me. Thanks! Here my code, hope this helps someone!

<RelativeLayout
    android:background="#FFFFFF"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:minHeight="30dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    <TextView
        android:height="25dp"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
        android:text="ABA Type"
        android:padding="3dip"
        android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
        android:gravity="left|center_vertical"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />
    <TextView
        android:background="@color/blue"
        android:minWidth="30px"
        android:minHeight="30px"
        android:layout_column="1"
        android:id="@+id/txtABAType"
        android:singleLine="false"
        android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content" />
</RelativeLayout>

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