Grid Layout support in android API 10

android layout grid
Madhav Kishore picture Madhav Kishore · Apr 23, 2012 · Viewed 17.5k times · Source

I had developed an app with target API as 15. The layout includes a grid layout. Now when i am changing the Target API to 10 I am getting issues with the grid Layout and another element 'space'. Eclipse prompts me to download a supporting library for 2.3.3, Which i did... But still having the issue.

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MH. picture MH. · Apr 23, 2012

GridLayout has indeed been backported to be compatible with API level 7 and up. It's (sort of) part of the support library. After you've downloaded the support library, you'll find an Android library project in your local sdk folder located at: 

<sdk_folder>\extras\android\compatibility\v7\gridlayout

Set it up as dependency of the project you're working on. After that, you'll need to change the references throughout your project from the level 15 version to this compatibility one in order to support pre-ICS devices. In the Layout files change your xml from GridLayout to android.support.v7.widget.GridLayout. Usage should be similar, if not identical.

Regarding the Space widget: I haven't actually used this one (yet), but it appears to be something that could be replaced by either setting margin/padding on existing views or adding in your own generic View that is completely transparent.

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