Android CheckedTextView Checkbox on Left

Question

Just a quick simple question, I am using CheckedTextView and I was wondering what, if any, line of code I could use to place the check box on the left side instead of the right side.

Here is my current CheckedTextview Code:

<CheckedTextView
    android:id="@+id/ootChild"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginLeft="25dp"
    android:textSize="17sp"
    android:checkMark="@drawable/btn_check_off"
    android:clickable="true"
    android:checked="false" 
    android:onClick="toggle"/>

If there isn't an easy or quick way to do it I can always just use a CheckBox and TextView and place them how I want them.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19228542/how-to-align-the-checkboxes-in-the-checkedtextview-in-android — ngrashia, Jun 04 '14 at 06:56
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3114745/how-do-i-make-the-checkbox-in-android-checkedtextview-be-left-aligned-instead-of — ngrashia, Jun 04 '14 at 06:56

score 27 · Accepted Answer · edited May 10 '23 at 04:45

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Add android:drawableLeft="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorMultiple" as an XML attribute on your CheckedTextView. You can add android:drawableLeft="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorSingle" to see a radio instead of a checkbox.

edited May 10 '23 at 04:45

Suphi ÇEVİKER

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answered Jun 04 '14 at 06:55

CodeMonkey

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Whoops! I did mean left side. Edited. – Mowza2k2 Jun 04 '14 at 06:59
This won't support tinting and will fail on API <= 20. Check this: http://stackoverflow.com/a/32050626/726638 – gorodechnyj Aug 17 '15 at 12:42
`android:drawableLeft="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorMultiple"` shows Checkbox on the left instead of showing drawable set by `checkMark` on the left. – Shajeel Afzal Oct 24 '15 at 13:47
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I tried this on a CheckedTextView used for a single selection list and I get a checkbox on the left and a radio-style round marker on the right. – David Rector Feb 19 '19 at 23:41
A bit late, but there is no radio appearance answer here.. You can use below declaration to see a radio instead checkbox.. `android:drawableLeft="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorSingle"` – Suphi ÇEVİKER May 07 '23 at 21:01

Rediska · Answer 2 · 2023-07-28T08:18:00.367

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Add android:layoutDirection="rtl" So the code in the question becomes:

<CheckedTextView
android:id="@+id/ootChild"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="25dp"
android:textSize="17sp"
android:checkMark="@drawable/btn_check_off"
android:clickable="true"
android:checked="false"
android:layoutDirection="rtl" 
android:onClick="toggle"/>

edited Jul 28 '23 at 08:18

answered Jul 23 '23 at 22:26

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Ε Г И І И О · Answer 3 · 2014-06-04T07:11:54.260

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Use the following syntax:

<CheckedTextView
    android:id="@+id/ootChild"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginLeft="25dp"
    android:textSize="17sp"
    android:checkMark="@drawable/btn_check_off"
    android:clickable="true"
    android:checked="false"
    android:onClick="toggle"
    android:drawableLeft="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorMultiple" />

edited Jun 04 '14 at 07:11

answered Jun 04 '14 at 07:01

Ε Г И І И О

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I was using the `@drawable/btn_check_off` for my (current) CheckBox style. – Mowza2k2 Jun 04 '14 at 07:09
@Mowza2k2: Sorry I removed it while testing the code since I don't have that resource. Now it's added :) – Ε Г И І И О Jun 04 '14 at 07:12
With this solution it will show drawable on both sides(left and right) – Raji A C Sep 29 '16 at 08:11

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