You can choose to create a view inside the layout or create the view programmatically and add it to the layout later.
View in Layout File
This code goes inside the root of your layout file.
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# MainActivity.kt val wrapper = findViewById(R.id.wrapper) |
View Programmatically
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# MainActivity.kt
// Get the root layout of the activity
val parent = findViewById<ViewGroup>(R.id.main_layout) as RelativeLayout
// Create your custom layout
val wrapper = LinearLayout(this)
wrapper.orientation = LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL
// parameters for the wrapper inside a relative layout
val params = RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(
LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT
)
params.addRule(RelativeLayout.ALIGN_PARENT_BOTTOM)
params.addRule(RelativeLayout.CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
wrapper.layoutParams = params
// add the wrapper to the main layout
parent.addView(wrapper) |