Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import android.widget.RelativeLayout; public class Main { public static RelativeLayout.LayoutParams getViewPositionParams(String alignment, int offsetX, int offsetY, int w, int h, int below) { // create a layout params RelativeLayout.LayoutParams params = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(w, h); // alignment vertical rule if (alignment.contains("top")) { params.addRule(RelativeLayout.ALIGN_PARENT_TOP); } else if (alignment.contains("bottom")) { params.addRule(RelativeLayout.ALIGN_PARENT_BOTTOM); } else { params.addRule(RelativeLayout.CENTER_VERTICAL); } // alignment horizontal rule if (alignment.contains("left")) { params.addRule(RelativeLayout.ALIGN_PARENT_LEFT); } else if (alignment.contains("right")) { params.addRule(RelativeLayout.ALIGN_PARENT_RIGHT); } else { params.addRule(RelativeLayout.CENTER_HORIZONTAL); } // set below if (below > 0) { params.addRule(RelativeLayout.BELOW, below); } return params; } }