AbsoluteLayout android exam

AbsoluteLayout

The AbsoluteLayout lets you specify the exact location of its children. Consider the following UI defined in main.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AbsoluteLayout
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    >
    <Button
        android:layout_width="188px"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Button"
        android:layout_x="126px"
        android:layout_y="361px"
        />
    <Button
        android:layout_width="113px"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Button"
        android:layout_x="12px"
        android:layout_y="361px"
        />
</AbsoluteLayout>

Figure 6 shows the two Button views located at their specified positions using the android_layout_x and android_layout_y attributes.

Figure 6 Views laid out using AbsoluteLayout

Author's Note. You should ideally use AbsoluteLayout when you need to reposition your views when there is a change in the screen rotation.