Question

I need to create a button in Java. Below is my code:

 Button b = new Button(MyClass.this);
 b.requestLayout();
 LayoutParams lp = b.getLayoutParams();
 lp.height = LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT;
 lp.width = LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT;
 b.setLayoutParams(lp);
 b.setText("bla");
 b.setTextSize(16);
 b.setOnClickListener(myListener);

I then add this button to the bottom of a ListView:

 getListView().addFooterView(b);

However this crashes, because getLayoutParams returns null.

Even if I create new LayoutParams instead of getLayoutParams, i.e.:

 Button b = new Button(MyClass.this);
 LayoutParams lp = new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
 b.setLayoutParams(lp); 
 b.setText("bla");
 b.setTextSize(16);
 b.setOnClickListener(myListener);

then the application crashes. Without setLayoutParams, it runs fine, but my button is not sized properly.

How can I size my button?

Answer 1

Because I’m adding this button via ListView::addFooterView, it turns out I had to use the ListView type.

 b.setLayoutParams(new ListView.LayoutParams(ListView.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, ListView.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));

Using this instead of just LayoutParams resolves my crash. Hope this helps others.