A simple linear layout fills the screen, with the children stacked from the top. The middle child gets allocated any extra space.
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* Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project
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package com.example.android.apis.view;
// Need the following import to get access to the app resources, since this
// class is in a sub-package.
import com.example.android.apis.R;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
/**
* A simple linear layout that fills the screen vertically, and the middle child is padded with extra space.
*/
public class LinearLayout3 extends Activity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.linear_layout_3);
}
}
//layout/linear_layout_3.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
-->
<!--
Demonstrates a simple linear layout. The layout fills the screen, with the
children stacked from the top. The middle child gets allocated any extra
space.
-->
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="@drawable/blue"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<!-- view1 goes on top -->
<TextView
android:background="@drawable/box"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="linear_layout_3_top"/>
<!-- view2 goes in the middle -->
<TextView
android:background="@drawable/box"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="linear_layout_3_middle"/>
<!-- view3 goes on the bottom -->
<TextView
android:background="@drawable/box"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="linear_layout_3_bottom"/>
</LinearLayout>
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