Set Button width and height
package app.test; import android.app.Activity; import android.graphics.Color; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Button; public class Test extends Activity { @Override public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) { super.onCreate(icicle); setContentView(R.layout.main); final Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.testButton); final Button changeButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.layoutButton); changeButton.setOnClickListener(new Button.OnClickListener() { public void onClick(View v) { changeOption(button); } }); final Button changeButton2 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.textColorButton); changeButton2.setOnClickListener(new Button.OnClickListener() { public void onClick(View v) { changeOption2(button); } }); } public void changeOption(Button button) { if (button.getHeight() == 100) { button.setHeight(30); } else { button.setHeight(100); } } public void changeOption2(Button button) { button.setTextColor(Color.RED); } } //main.xml <?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" > <Button android:id="@+id/testButton" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="This is the test Button"/> <Button android:id="@+id/layoutButton" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Change Layout"/> <Button android:id="@+id/textColorButton" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Change Text Color"/> </LinearLayout>