The correct thing to do is write your own layout manager that does the measurement and layout at the appropriate places.
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Mark Wyszomierski <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I need to find out how wide a button with particular text will be > before displaying a layout. Is this a valid way of doing it behind the > scenes?: > > LinearLayout lll = new LinearLayout(getContext()); > Button btn = new Button()); > btn.setText("wonderful!"); > lll.addView(tvs); > lll.measure(1000, 1000); > lll.layout(0, 0, 1000, 1000); > int width = btn.getWidth(); > > I have other UI components that have to all be the same width in my > layout, as whatever this one button is (the other widgets are placed > all over the UI and I can't use any other layout methods to force them > to be the same size). > > So I thought I could create this temporary layout, add my fake button, > measure it to get its width, then use that value on all other > controls. Right now I'm doing the same thing only in onWindowFocus(), > but this happens after the layout has been displayed once, which I'd > like to avoid, > > Thanks > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
