I am currently creating an Android app that I want to support multiple screen sizes/densities. When I set up layouts in xml, everything looks fine across different screen sizes. However, there are rows I need to add programatically.
Whenever I add the rows, I can't seem to get things to look consistent across different devices. I believe using the dp unit when settings up heights, widths in xml, along with wrap_content and match_parent when appropriate, have allowed things to easily translate between different devices.
Programatically, when I try to set a layout height/width, I have been trying to convert the anticipated dp value to a pixel value. I've done so using this:
public static int convertToPixels(int value) {
Resources resources = mContext.getResources();
int x = (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP,value,resources.getDisplayMetrics());
return x;
}
Overall, the heights look ok, but the widths don't look good. For instance, the width of the row will look such that on a smaller device, the information neatly displays across the row, which is what I want. However,when I try to run the app on a tablet, for instance, the information will only stretch to half of the row, which doesn't look good. I want the sizes to scale and neatly display just like on the smaller device.
If anyone has any idea what my problem might be, I would greatly appreciate it. Below is the source for adding a row using java:
LinearLayout row = new LinearLayout(mContext);
row.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
row.setId(Integer.parseInt(txn.getId().toString()));
LinearLayout.LayoutParams params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, convertToPixels(60));
params.setMargins(0, convertToPixels(1), 0, 0);
row.setLayoutParams(params);
row.setBackgroundColor(mContext.getResources().getColor(R.color.white));
LinearLayout imageLayout = new LinearLayout(mContext);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams imageParams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(convertToPixels(40), convertToPixels(40));
imageParams.gravity = Gravity.CENTER;
imageLayout.setLayoutParams(imageParams);
ImageView image = new ImageView(mContext);
if (txn.getTransactionStateID() == Constants.TXN_STATUS_OK) {
image.setImageDrawable(mContext.getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ok));
} else if (txn.getTransactionStateID() == Constants.TXN_STATUS_SUSPICIOUS) {
image.setImageDrawable(mContext.getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.alert));
} else if (txn.getTransactionStateID() == Constants.TXN_STATUS_RED_FLAG) {
image.setImageDrawable(mContext.getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.flag));
}
imageLayout.addView(image);
row.addView(imageLayout);
LinearLayout txnMiddleLayout = new LinearLayout(mContext);
txnMiddleLayout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams txnTopParams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(convertToPixels(400), convertToPixels(60));
txnTopParams.setMargins(convertToPixels(10), 0, 0, 0);
txnMiddleLayout.setLayoutParams(txnTopParams);
TextView txnTopContents = new TextView(mContext);
txnTopContents.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, convertToPixels(30)));
txnTopContents.setText(txn.getTopLineContents());
txnTopContents.setTextColor(Color.BLACK);
// txnTopContents.setTextSize(convertToPixels(16));
TextView txnBottomContents = new TextView(mContext);
txnBottomContents.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, convertToPixels(30)));
txnBottomContents.setText(txn.getBottomLineContents());
// txnBottomContents.setTextSize(convertToPixels(12));
txnMiddleLayout.addView(txnTopContents);
txnMiddleLayout.addView(txnBottomContents);
row.addView(txnMiddleLayout);
LinearLayout txnBottomLayout = new LinearLayout(mContext);
txnBottomLayout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams txnBottomParams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(convertToPixels(120), convertToPixels(60));
txnBottomLayout.setLayoutParams(txnBottomParams);
TextView amount = new TextView(mContext);
amount.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, convertToPixels(30)));
amount.setText(txn.getAmountStr());
amount.setTextColor(Color.BLACK);
// amount.setTextSize(convertToPixels(16));
TextView date = new TextView(mContext);
date.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, convertToPixels(30)));
date.setText(txn.getDateStr());
// date.setTextSize(convertToPixels(12));
txnBottomLayout.addView(amount);
txnBottomLayout.addView(date);
row.addView(txnBottomLayout);
txnList.addView(row);
