Table layout in android (span/shrink)?

Question

I want this special table layout:

In my current layout the cells that are shorter are at the same size like the cells with the long text:

How do have to do it?

It should look like the first picture.

Answer 1

There may be better ways of doing this, I actually haven't used TableLayout before, but the XML below gives the basic layout that you asked for:

    <TableLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

        <TableRow
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_span="4"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:text="Text"
                android:gravity="center" />
        </TableRow>

        <TableRow
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="0.25"
                android:text="Text" />

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_span="3"
                android:layout_weight="0.75"
                android:text="Text that is longer than other cells" />
        </TableRow>

        <TableRow
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="0.25"
                android:text="Text" />

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="0.25"
                android:text="Text" />

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="0.25"
                android:text="Text" />

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="0.25"
                android:text="Text" />
        </TableRow>
    </TableLayout>