how to define the position of a alert dialog in view

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Show AlertDialog in any position of the screen

I making an application in which I display an alert dialog.I want use a custom layout for my alert dialog.How can I set its position according to my need in a view/layout.

My code:

LayoutInflater inflater=getLayoutInflater();
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.actionbarmain,null);
view.setMinimumWidth(200);
view.setMinimumHeight(400);

AlertDialog.Builder alertDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
alertDialog.setView(view);
alertDialog.show();

Take a look at [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5469005/show-alertdialog-in-any-position-of-the-screen) question and the accepted answer. — thegrinner, Jul 26 '12 at 11:53
the compiler is showing problwm in getWindow() and requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE); — Naseeb Sheoran, Jul 26 '12 at 11:57
Post your code where you are calling this I hope in `onCreate()` of your activity. — Abhilasha, Jul 26 '12 at 11:58
Please tell me how to remove this problem.Even i have imported android.view.Window; android.view.WindowManager; — Naseeb Sheoran, Jul 26 '12 at 11:58
You should call `getWindow()` before `setContentView()`.This will fix your problem. — Abhilasha, Jul 26 '12 at 11:59
The method requestWindowFeature(int) is undefined for the type AlertDialog.Builder — Naseeb Sheoran, Jul 26 '12 at 12:02
The method getWindow() is undefined for the type AlertDialog.Builder this is the problem with getWindow() — Naseeb Sheoran, Jul 26 '12 at 12:03
Please tell me the solution or any alternate way to solve this problem — Naseeb Sheoran, Jul 26 '12 at 12:03
How many buttons are there in linear layout and whats there orientation?? — AkashG, Jul 26 '12 at 12:22

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 26 '12 at 12:07

Create an activity with your required layout and specify theme as dialog in manifest.

This is a sample : You need to change it according to your req

public class EditPropertyActivity extends Activity {

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    // @Override
    /*
     * (non-Javadoc)
     * 
     * @see android.app.Activity#onCreate(android.os.Bundle)
     */
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
        setContentView(R.layout.dialog);
        setTitle("");
        TextView propName = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tv_propName);          

        propName.setText(getIntent().getExtras().getString("prop_label"));

        final EditText ed_propValue = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.ed_propValue);
        ed_propValue.setText(value);
        if (tagName.equals("timeout")) {
            ed_propValue.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);
        }
        Button btn_save = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn_save);
        btn_save.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        //onclick
        }
    }

In manifest:

        <activity
            android:name="EditPropertyActivity"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Dialog" >
        </activity>

Layout dialog.xml:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tv_propName"
        android:layout_width="200dip"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:layout_marginBottom="10dip"
        android:layout_marginLeft="15dip"
        android:layout_marginRight="25dip"
        android:layout_marginTop="10dip"
        android:text="Medium Text"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/ed_propValue"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:ems="10" >

        <requestFocus />
    </EditText>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginLeft="2dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
        android:orientation="horizontal" >

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/btn_save"
            android:layout_width="0dip"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="@string/lbl_btn_save" />

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/btn_cancel"
            android:layout_width="0dip"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="@string/cancel" />
    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

Thanks for your effort ma'am but this is not the solution of my problem. i am getting the same problem again and again — Naseeb Sheoran, Jul 26 '12 at 12:13

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 26 '12 at 12:30

to add custom layout in alert dialog,you have to inflate layout in it:

testxml:

<?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="vertical" >

            <Button
                android:id="@+id/btn1"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="test" />
            <Button
                android:id="@+id/btn2"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="test" />
            <Button
                android:id="@+id/btn3"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="test" />
</LinearLayout>

If you want to inflate this xml in alert dialog than:

                AlertDialog.Builder builder=new Builder(YourActivityName.this);
                LayoutInflater inflater=getLayoutInflater();
                View view=inflater.inflate(R.layout.testxml, null);
                builder.setView(view);
                builder.setTitle("New Project");
                builder.setMessage("knknknknknmknknknk");
                builder.setPositiveButton("ok", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {

                    @Override
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {

                    }
                });
                builder.setNegativeButton("cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {

                    @Override
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {

                    }
                });
                builder.create();
                builder.show();

i have just taken linear layout having 3 buttons having orientation vertical same you can add as many buttons to it and can change the orientation as per your requirements.i implemented this to clear your problem and set this layout as a view in AlertDialog. — AkashG, Jul 26 '12 at 12:35

how to define the position of a alert dialog in view

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