Android - Making Sliding Drawer to slide from Left-to-Right

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I have implemented "Sliding Drawer" in my application using the below XML layout: (I got this example from androidpeople.com)

<LinearLayout android:id="@+id/LinearLayout01"
 android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
 xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 android:background="@drawable/androidpeople">

 <SlidingDrawer 
  android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
  android:id="@+id/SlidingDrawer" 
  android:handle="@+id/slideHandleButton" 
  android:content="@+id/contentLayout" 
  android:layout_height="75dip"
  android:orientation="horizontal">

  <Button 
   android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
   android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
   android:id="@+id/slideHandleButton" 
   android:background="@drawable/closearrow">
  </Button>

  <LinearLayout 
   android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
   android:id="@+id/contentLayout" 
   android:orientation="horizontal" 
   android:gravity="center|top" 
   android:padding="10dip" 
   android:background="#C0C0C0" 
   android:layout_height="wrap_content">


   <Button android:id="@+id/Button01" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Content"></Button>
   <Button android:id="@+id/Button02" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Content"></Button>
   <Button android:id="@+id/Button03" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Content"></Button>

  </LinearLayout>

 </SlidingDrawer>
</LinearLayout>

but what I am wanting is to Slide the drawer from Left-to-right(Horizontal) instead of this right-to-left, how do i make slide drawer to slide from left-to-right direction?

Please share your idea/view/opinion/issue with me and catch me out of this problem.

5 Answers

You can use this for left to right drawer ..

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="horizontal"

android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<TextView 
android:layout_width="50dip"
android:layout_height="50dip"
android:text="@string/hello"
/>
<SlidingDrawer
 android:id="@+id/drawer"
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:orientation="horizontal"
 android:handle="@+id/handle"     
 android:content="@+id/content">


<ImageView
 android:id="@id/handle"
 android:layout_width="50dip"
 android:layout_height="50dip"  
 android:src="@drawable/icon"
/>

<LinearLayout
 android:id="@id/content"
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="fill_parent"
 android:orientation="vertical">
<Button
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="fill_parent"
 android:text="Big Big Button"/>
</LinearLayout>

</SlidingDrawer>
</LinearLayout>
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