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RTL Preview on Android Studio XML


Is it possible to preview the RTL view for layouts in XML Preview on Android Studio?


Solution

  • For preview you can set your xml parent view with android:layoutDirection="rtl"

    For example,

    item.xml

    <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:card_view="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/card_view"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_margin="2dp"
    card_view:cardCornerRadius="2dp"
    card_view:cardElevation="2dp"
    card_view:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
    android:layoutDirection="rtl"
    >
    //design
    </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
    

    android:layoutDirection="rtl"

    Output :

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