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LinearLayout issue on Android


My goal is to have a TextView at the right of the Title, Stars and Thoughts. I normally know how to do it with orientation="horizontal" but actually this is quite tricky because I can't see what I am doing wrong.

Here's my code:

<LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:orientation="horizontal"
                android:background="@color/white">


                <LinearLayout
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:orientation="vertical"
                    android:layout_height="match_parent">
                    <TextView
                        android:id="@+id/offertitle"
                        android:paddingTop="15dp"
                        android:paddingLeft="15dp"
                        android:paddingRight="15dp"
                        android:textSize="24dp"
                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:textColor="@color/blue" />


                    <LinearLayout
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:id="@+id/troisieme"
                        android:orientation="horizontal">
                        <ImageView
                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_height="15dp"
                            android:id="@+id/offerstars"
                            android:src="@drawable/stars" />
                        <TextView
                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_height="match_parent"
                            android:gravity="center_vertical"
                            android:id="@+id/offerthoughts"
                            android:text="53 avis"
                            android:textColor="@color/blue" />
                    </LinearLayout>
                </LinearLayout>


                <TextView
                    android:layout_height="match_parent"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:id="@+id/offer_price"
                    android:textColor="#000000"
                    android:gravity="right"
                    android:text="blablabla"
                    android:background="#D3D3D3"/>

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Solution

  • The Layout which contains title and etc. and is side by side with your TextView has width set as match_parent, it's wrong. there is no space for TextView then, below you have your design corrected. It has set width as 0dp and weight as 1 - so it fills available space.

    <LinearLayout
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@color/colorWhite"
        android:orientation="horizontal">
    
    
        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:orientation="vertical">
    
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/offertitle"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:paddingLeft="15dp"
                android:paddingRight="15dp"
                android:paddingTop="15dp"
                android:textColor="@color/colorRed"
                android:textSize="24dp"/>
    
    
            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/troisieme"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:orientation="horizontal">
    
                <ImageView
                    android:id="@+id/offerstars"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="15dp"
                    android:src="@drawable/ic_menu_start"/>
    
                <TextView
                    android:id="@+id/offerthoughts"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="match_parent"
                    android:gravity="center_vertical"
                    android:text="53 avis"
                    android:textColor="@color/colorOrange"/>
            </LinearLayout>
        </LinearLayout>
    
    
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/offer_price"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:background="#D3D3D3"
            android:gravity="right"
            android:text="blablabla"
            android:textColor="#000000"/>
    </LinearLayout>