Question

How can I assign each view an automatic margin?

Example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <Button ... />
    <Button ... />
    <Button ... />
    <Button ... />

</LinearLayout>

I want each of these buttons to have the same amount of space between them.
Now I could just put a layout_marginTop and a layout_marginBottom attribute in each of the tags and set their values to what I want them to be, but isn’t there an easier way to do this?

Can I somehow automatically set each view’s margin in my LinearLayout to a specific value without having to type it in every tag?

Answer 1

You can use the layout weight of the object

Set each of the buttons to have an equal layout weight and then set each of their heights to match_parent

That should resolve your issue.