Add views dynamically android

Question

I am trying to add textviews dynamically to my activity and I am able to do so but the added textviews are getting added next to each other on the right side and what I want is to have each textview underneath each other.

Here is my code:

@Override
 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
 LinearLayout linearLayout = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.linearLayout);
 for(int x = 0;x < 10; x++){
 LinearLayout layout = new LinearLayout(this);
 TextView tv = new TextView(this);
 tv.setText("Text View "+x);
 layout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
 layout.addView(tv);
 linearLayout.addView(layout);
 }
 }

Main XML:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" 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" tools:context=".MainActivity">
 <LinearLayout
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:id="@+id/linearLayout"
 android:orientation="horizontal"></LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

• Hiren Patel: Why you are increasing you views dependencies by adding nested linear layout? Can you please try my answer ?
• Hiren Patel: Thanks for appreciation. :)

Answer 1

You can do this way:

You have to set orientation vertical of your parent Linear Layout:

Your xml should looks like this:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" 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" tools:context=".MainActivity">
 <LinearLayout
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:id="@+id/linearLayout"
 android:orientation="vertical"></LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

Your java code should looks like this:

for(int x = 0;x < 10; x++){
 TextView tv = new TextView(this);
 tv.setText("Text View "+x);
 linearLayout.addView(tv);
}

Hope this will help you.

• spongyboss: Thank you so much man, I can't believe all I had to do was change the orientation :(
• Hiren Patel: @user2236520, Glad to help you. Can you please accept the answer if you are happy with Answer ? :)

Answer 2

Instead of this:

layout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);

Do this to your linear layout:

layout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);

• spongyboss: I can't believe that's all I had to do, I feel so dumb right now, Thank you so much man!