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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Setting Padding

Posted by MUZ140681 Tatenda Muchaziwepi
MUZ140681 Tatenda Muchaziwepi
4,340 Points

padding

how do you change padding from 16dp to 32dp

2 Answers

James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points
James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points

Hello,

In this challenge you have two xml files, the first activity_main.xml and the second dimens.xml. In activity_main.xml, you have the following code:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent"
  android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
  android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
  android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
  android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
  android:background="#fff092b0" >

  <TextView
    android:id="@+id/textView1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:text="Treehouse loves me!"
    android:textSize="72sp"
    android:textColor="@android:color/white"/>

</RelativeLayout>

Notice the parameters android:paddingLeft, android:paddingRight, android:paddingTop, and android:paddingBottom. Those define the padding around the item they are associated with(in this case the RelativeLayout). They are given the values @dimen/activity_horizontal_margin and @dimen/activity_vertical_margin. Dimensions are typically stored in a dimens.xml file so look there for those to definitions. Which this task is asking to change them from 16dp to 32dp. Let me know if you need any further assistance.

MUZ140681 Tatenda Muchaziwepi
MUZ140681 Tatenda Muchaziwepi
4,340 Points
MUZ140681 Tatenda Muchaziwepi
MUZ140681 Tatenda Muchaziwepi
4,340 Points

Thanks hey