separation between rows in table layout

Question

I am displaying one table layout, in that I want separation line between rows in the table.Also is it possible to have column wise separation in table layout.Please help me.

Following is my xml table layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:paddingBottom="6dip"
    android:paddingTop="4dip">

    <TableLayout
        android:id="@+id/tablelayout"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:paddingRight="2dip">

        <TableRow>

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Income"></TextView>

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="150px"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginLeft="150dp"
                android:text="Expense"></TextView>
        </TableRow>

        <TableRow android:layout_marginTop="30px">

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Household:"></TextView>

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/text50"
                android:layout_width="150px"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Household:"></TextView>
        </TableRow>


        <TableRow android:layout_marginTop="40px">

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_span="2"
                android:text="Travel:"></TextView>

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/text51"
                android:layout_width="150px"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginLeft="-250dp"
                android:text="Travel"></TextView>
        </TableRow>

        <TableRow android:layout_marginTop="40px">

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_span="2"
                android:text="Education:"></TextView>

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/text52"
                android:layout_width="150px"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginLeft="-250dp"
                android:text="Education"></TextView>
        </TableRow>

    </TableLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Solution 1

Check this. It will work.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="@android:color/white"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:paddingBottom="6dip"
    android:paddingTop="4dip" >

    <TableLayout
        android:id="@+id/tablelayout"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:paddingRight="2dip" >

        <TableRow>

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Income" >
            </TextView>

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="150px"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginLeft="150dp"
                android:text="Expense" >
            </TextView>
        </TableRow>

        <TableRow
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

            <View
                android:id="@+id/line1"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="1dip"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:background="#FF909090"
                android:padding="2dip" />
        </TableRow>

        <TableRow android:layout_marginTop="30px" >

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Household:" >
            </TextView>

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/text50"
                android:layout_width="150px"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Household:" >
            </TextView>
        </TableRow>
       </TableLayout>

</LinearLayout>

Solution 2

If you only want to add a divider between rows then TableRow division has a good solution.

<TableLayout    
     android:divider="?android:attr/dividerHorizontal"
     android:showDividers="middle"
    ...

Solution 3

The TableLayout extends LinearLayout so you can add dividers in xml. I assume this would work back then:

    <TableLayout
        android:id="@+id/basket_summary_table"
        android:showDividers="middle"
        android:divider="@drawable/divider_list"
        android:padding="@dimen/element_large_spacing"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:stretchColumns="0">
    </TableLayout>

My divider looks like the following:

divider_list.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape android:shape="rectangle" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <size android:height="1dp" />
    <solid android:color="@color/list_divider" />
</shape>

Solution 4

View v = new View(this);
v.setLayoutParams(new TableRow.LayoutParams(TableRow.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, 1));
v.setBackgroundColor(Color.rgb(51, 51, 51));
tr.addView(mTvDate);
tr.addView(mTvResult);

tl.addView(tr); 
tl.addView(v);

from here.

Solution 5

I think you have to play with the background of the TableLayout and the margin of your rows...

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Comments

[prakash .k]

Thanks Vinay Wadhwa..Can you please tell me where i have to add this??

[AkashG]

Add a view in your xml between two textview rather than doing progrmatically

[Vinay W]

you can add this code in the activity that uses the xml you mentioned in your question.

[olefevre]

This is how I did it, too, ant it is the best solution because it avoids view bloat in the layout.

[AndroidOptimist]

Can we do the same programmatically? cause i am creating programmatic based layout.

[Manmohan Soni]

I think this is not the write way of doing it. if you have 20 table rows then you have to create 20 rows more for the divider..... I think there is tag named as "android:devider" in TableLayout.. but i dont know how to use it ... if some body knows please tell soon...

[Roel]

Don't forget to add android:layout_span="2" to the divider views.

[Amit Kumar]

Worked like a charm for me! Thanks