How to Set the Checkbox on the right side of the text

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How to show android checkbox at right side?

In my android application, I have a checkbox and some text associate with it. By default the texts are in the right side and the checkbox in left side. But I want to put the checkbox on the right side. Help me please.

@CommonsWare has been answered here http://stackoverflow.com/a/3157228/310760 — FeelGood, May 24 '12 at 08:00

score 39 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 14 '15 at 10:06

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Very easy. Do it in an elegant way:

Create your own checkbox button. It includes a checked and unchecked state.
Edit your layout file, for checkbox node:
1. Set android:button="@null"
2. Set android:drawableRight="@drawable/YOUR_CHECKBOX_BUTTON"

Perfectly solve your problem.

If you want to put the text under your button, set android:drawableTop.

edited Sep 14 '15 at 10:06

tomrozb

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answered Dec 02 '11 at 06:10

Henry Sou

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Awesome! I was able to easily modify a set of radio buttons into column sort headers using this. – ArtOfWarfare Aug 30 '12 at 19:48
This answer is much better. – Mikhail Jun 24 '14 at 04:32
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What about preserving the default drawable? – Dan Tumaykin Jan 28 '15 at 13:20
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@DanTumaykin use this `android:drawableRight="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorMultiple"` – tomrozb Sep 14 '15 at 10:16

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 15 '11 at 05:43

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I dont know whether it is possible or not by styling ,

But here is a solution for you

Use "" as the value of the CheckBox ,then add a TextView to the left of the CheckBox with your desired text.

answered Feb 15 '11 at 05:43

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Is there any other way Without using two view? – Shaiful Feb 15 '11 at 05:47
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Use `CheckedTextView`, it has the `CheckBox` to the right. – Tanmay Mandal Feb 15 '11 at 06:03
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but what for radio butttons...... – N-JOY Feb 15 '11 at 06:09
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Any Tutorial or example of `CheckedTextView`? – Shaiful Feb 15 '11 at 06:29

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 01 '14 at 14:04

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You can do so by:

taking a linear layout.
Put it's orientation to horizontal.
Then put a text view and then a check box.
Put the same text in the text view that you wanted to associate with the check box.

Thanks.

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answered Feb 15 '11 at 05:42

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Is there any other way Without using two view? – Shaiful Feb 15 '11 at 05:48
i faced the same prob.... then i used in the way i told...by default android places text on left of check box.... – N-JOY Feb 15 '11 at 05:54
Thanks for reply.. But there are three component instead of one. and more complicated. :( – Shaiful Feb 15 '11 at 06:01

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