android - Change Relative layout width and height dynamically

Question

Hi i am using following layout structure inside LinearLayout

<TableLayout
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

    <TableRow
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
    </TableRow>

    <TableRow
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/tv1"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:gravity="left"
            android:paddingLeft="10dp"
            android:textColor="#000" />

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/tv2"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1.0"
            android:gravity="right"
            android:paddingRight="10dp"
            android:textColor="#000" />
    </TableRow>
</TableLayout>

<ImageView
    android:id="@+id/img1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="center" />

<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="320px"
    android:layout_height="320px"
    android:gravity="center" >
</RelativeLayout>

and want to set relative layout width and height dynamically from java file instead of setting it to 320px in the xml file but not able to do that , Orientation change is not an issue for as i restricting it to only in Portrait mode. It is possible to set the relative layout on full screen by using match_parent but i have to put another views on the screen so is it possible or i have to achieve it another way...

Answer 1

Android does NOT refresh layout of views with wrap_content once it has been displayed. Even with invalidate() or requestLayout(). So if you add a child view, or modify the content dynamically, you're screwed.

getLayoutParams().height = x plus requestLayout() are a good solution if you know the "x", and if you need to do it ONLY ONCE. After that the wrap_content in LayoutParams is lost, since you have overridden it.

To solve that, I've written a static class that recomputes the sizes and forces the update of the layout for the views with wrap_content. The code and instructions to use are available here:

https://github.com/ea167/android-layout-wrap-content-updater

Enjoy!