Android Absolute Layout Example

Tutorial on android Absolute Layout.Absolute Layout is used to give alignments of X,Y Axis . We use android:layout_x="10px"and android:layout_y="110px" for alignments.

Activity_main.xml:

<AbsoluteLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
    
    <TextView
     android:layout_x="10px"
     android:layout_y="110px"
     android:text="User Name"
     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
    <EditText
     android:layout_x="150px"
     android:layout_y="100px"
     android:width="100px"
     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
    <TextView
     android:layout_x="10px"
     android:layout_y="160px"
     android:text="Password"
     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
     <EditText
     android:layout_x="150px"
     android:layout_y="150px"
     android:width="100px"
     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</AbsoluteLayout>
        

Main Activity.Java

package info.siddhu.absolutelayout;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.view.Menu;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

 @Override
 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
  super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
  setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
 }
 
 @Override
 public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
  // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
  getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
  return true;
 }
}