Android text justification issue within checkbox

Question

In one of the activity of my application, I am displaying user names with their points in front of the names.

The name may have different number of characters, but I want the strings to end at the same place.

I am able to provide correct number of spaces and the strings are equal in character lengths but the characters take uneven space and ruin the symmetry of the strings.

Is there any work around for this?

Here's the code :

private String separateNamePoints{
    String text="";

            //text is separated by ,
    String[]splittedRawText=rawText.split(",");

    String name=(splittedRawText)[0];
    String points=(splittedRawText)[1];

    int pointsLength=points.length();
    int reqSpaceLength=40-name.length();

    String space="";

    for(int i=0;i<reqSpaceLength;i++){
        space+=" ";
    }

    if(pointsLength==1)
        space+="   ";
    else if(pointsLength==2)
        space+="  ";
    else if(pointsLength==3)
        space+=" ";

    text=name+space+points;

    return text;
}

And here's the image :

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Why don't you align the user points to right side of the window and the names to the left ? — osayilgan, Jun 18 '13 at 08:05
If you show your xml file then I can show you how you do it. — osayilgan, Jun 18 '13 at 08:06
@Shail You should modify your row. use two TextViews will solve your problem... — Pankaj Kumar, Jun 18 '13 at 08:06
There is an easy way to do it, use two text views one aligning left and the other to right. — osayilgan, Jun 18 '13 at 08:08
See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1292575/android-textview-justify-text — devnull, Jun 18 '13 at 08:09

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 18 '13 at 08:12

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There are ways you can handle this..

Your approach

In here, you can try using String.format() to format as per requirement .. here read this for ref

You can use 2 textViews and use alignment to solve your problem..

answered Jun 18 '13 at 08:12

CRUSADER

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I have to set everything dynamically!! – Shail Adi Jun 18 '13 at 08:16
For, case 1 .. have you read the link provided ?? Just try out first.. check [this for ref](http://stackoverflow.com/a/13789157/2345913)..For case 2 ... follow code snippet provided by @Dimmerg.. That will do the trick.. – CRUSADER Jun 18 '13 at 09:46
It does not help. It gives the same problem that I face with the logic above. The console and logcat give proper strings but in the textview of android, texts are not justified. – Shail Adi Jun 18 '13 at 11:21
I think need to use separate textviews somehow. – Shail Adi Jun 18 '13 at 11:22

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 18 '13 at 08:14

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Try to use this xml for list item and write adapter for this:

<LinearLayout 
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="horizontal" >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/name" 
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="4"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/points" 
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="1"/>

</LinearLayout>

answered Jun 18 '13 at 08:14

Dimmerg

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I have to set everything dynamically!! – Shail Adi Jun 18 '13 at 08:16
What do you mean? You can change any values in source of adapter and call notifyDatasetChanged() - list will updated according your changes. – Dimmerg Jun 18 '13 at 08:18

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 03 '13 at 06:12

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Android do not provide complete text justification.

In this case, need to create a custom control containing separate edittexts to display the data.

answered Oct 03 '13 at 06:12

Shail Adi

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score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 18 '13 at 08:30

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Your code will work fine. I think your input string having some space after the number. please try with this

String[]splittedRawText=rawText.trim().split(",");

answered Jun 18 '13 at 08:30

Sivaraman

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I have mentioned that I am able to get correct number of spaces...that's not the problem. – Shail Adi Jun 18 '13 at 08:50
your input name is not exceed the length 40...so you have to trim if the space in name and point. – Sivaraman Jun 18 '13 at 09:01
no I have checked them by printing. they are having equal number of characters. – Shail Adi Jun 18 '13 at 09:04

Android text justification issue within checkbox

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