Linearlayout programmatically - How to set up a divider?

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user2205288 picture user2205288 · Mar 25, 2013 · Viewed 8.9k times · Source

I am creating TextViews in LinearLayout programmatically and I would like to separate them with a divider (just a simple line). I have googled endlessly, what I have found is that I can use .setDividerDrawable, but I don't want to use external images for this. Any tips?

Answer

David Manpearl picture David Manpearl · Mar 25, 2013

How to Add Divider to an Android Layout Programmatically

Create a View 1 or 2 pixels tall and width match_parent and set the background color to whatever color you want the divider to be.

Separate the divider from the items above and below with margin settings.

Example:

ImageView divider = new ImageView(this);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams lp = 
    new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
lp.setMargins(left, top, right, bottom);
divider.setLayoutParams(lp);
divider.setBackgroundColor(Color.WHITE);

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