Why android:layout_alignLeft` is not supported here

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I am a newcomer in android.I am trying to position the "Amy" below the "kunal" and make the leftedge of "Amy" match the leftedge of "Kunal".But layout_alignleft is not supported here.Why? I am a newcomer in android.I am trying to position the "Amy" below the "kunal" and make the leftedge of "Amy" match the leftedge of "Kunal".But layout_alignleft is not supported here.Why?

<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/lyla_text_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:textSize="24sp"
        android:text="Lyla" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/me_text_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/lyla_text_view"
        android:textSize="24sp"
        android:text="Me" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/natalie_text_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_above="@id/lyla_text_view"
        android:textSize="24sp"
        android:text="Natalie" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/jennie_text_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:textSize="24sp"
        android:text="Jennie" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/omoju_text_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_above="@id/jennie_text_view"
        android:textSize="24sp"
        android:text="Omoju" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/amy_text_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"                            
        android:layout_below="@id/kunal_text_view"
        android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/kunal_text_view"
        android:textSize="24sp"
        android:text="Amy" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/ben_text_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:textSize="24sp"
        android:text="Ben" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/kunal_text_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/ben_text_view"
        android:textSize="24sp"
        android:text="Kunal" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/kagure_text_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/ben_text_view"
        android:textSize="24sp"
        android:text="Kagure" />

</RelativeLayout>

check this link https://stackoverflow.com/a/11669528/1457952 — Shrikant, Jul 22 '17 at 09:01
Thank you.But I want to make the left edge of "Amy" match the leftedge of the "kunal".So what could I do? — Riton, Jul 22 '17 at 09:12

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 22 '17 at 09:01

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Use parent layout as a RelativeLayout and put all TextViews inside RelativeLayout and then you can set TextViews using layout_alignLeft or layout_alignRight

answered Jul 22 '17 at 09:01

Vishal Vaishnav

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 22 '17 at 09:02

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instead of layout_alignLeft use layout_toLeftOf like following code

 android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/kunal_text_view"

and also don't forget to add + in between @ and id like "@+id/"

answered Jul 22 '17 at 09:02

Omkar

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Why android:layout_alignLeft` is not supported here

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