How to set margin dynamically in Android?

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user1057197 picture user1057197 · Jun 16, 2012 · Viewed 67.7k times · Source

I am currently doing an android application that contains customize alert dialog. It contains a button , but i can't set the margin for the button . the code is given below. setmargin method is not working 

AlertDialog.Builder myDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(Login.this);
Button button = new Button(Login.this);

button.setText("Send");
LayoutParams buttonLayoutParams 
    = new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);

button.setLayoutParams(buttonLayoutParams);

resetPassword=editText.getText().toString();

LinearLayout layout = new LinearLayout(Login.this);
layout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
layout.addView(textView);
layout.addView(editText);
layout.addView(button);

myDialog.setView(layout);

Answer

Dipak Keshariya picture Dipak Keshariya · Jun 16, 2012

Write below code to set margin, it may help you.

AlertDialog.Builder myDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(Login.this);
Button button = new Button(Login.this);
EditText editText = new EditText(Login.this);
TextView textView = new TextView(Login.this);
button.setText("Send");
LinearLayout.LayoutParams buttonLayoutParams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
buttonLayoutParams.setMargins(50, 10, 0, 0);
button.setLayoutParams(buttonLayoutParams);
String resetPassword = editText.getText().toString();
LinearLayout layout = new LinearLayout(Login.this);
layout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
layout.addView(textView);
layout.addView(editText);
layout.addView(button);
myDialog.setView(layout);
myDialog.show();

Use LinearLayout.LayoutParams or RelativeLayout.LayoutParams according to parent layout of the child view

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