TableLayout

public class TableLayout
extends LinearLayout

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.view.View
     ↳ android.view.ViewGroup
       ↳ android.widget.LinearLayout
         ↳ android.widget.TableLayout


A layout that arranges its children into rows and columns. A TableLayout consists of a number of TableRow objects, each defining a row (actually, you can have other children, which will be explained below). TableLayout containers do not display border lines for their rows, columns, or cells. Each row has zero or more cells; each cell can hold one View object. The table has as many columns as the row with the most cells. A table can leave cells empty. Cells can span columns, as they can in HTML.

The width of a column is defined by the row with the widest cell in that column. However, a TableLayout can specify certain columns as shrinkable or stretchable by calling setColumnShrinkable() or setColumnStretchable(). If marked as shrinkable, the column width can be shrunk to fit the table into its parent object. If marked as stretchable, it can expand in width to fit any extra space. The total width of the table is defined by its parent container. It is important to remember that a column can be both shrinkable and stretchable. In such a situation, the column will change its size to always use up the available space, but never more. Finally, you can hide a column by calling setColumnCollapsed().

The children of a TableLayout cannot specify the layout_width attribute. Width is always MATCH_PARENT. However, the layout_height attribute can be defined by a child; default value is ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT. If the child is a TableRow, then the height is always ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT.

Cells must be added to a row in increasing column order, both in code and XML. Column numbers are zero-based. If you don't specify a column number for a child cell, it will autoincrement to the next available column. If you skip a column number, it will be considered an empty cell in that row. See the TableLayout examples in ApiDemos for examples of creating tables in XML.

Although the typical child of a TableLayout is a TableRow, you can actually use any View subclass as a direct child of TableLayout. The View will be displayed as a single row that spans all the table columns.

Summary

Nested classes

class TableLayout.LayoutParams

This set of layout parameters enforces the width of each child to be ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT and the height of each child to be ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, but only if the height is not specified. 

XML attributes

android:collapseColumns The zero-based index of the columns to collapse. 
android:shrinkColumns The zero-based index of the columns to shrink. 
android:stretchColumns The zero-based index of the columns to stretch. 

Inherited XML attributes

Inherited constants

Inherited fields

Public constructors

TableLayout(Context context)

Creates a new TableLayout for the given context.

TableLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs)

Creates a new TableLayout for the given context and with the specified set attributes.

Public methods

void addView(View child, int index)

Adds a child view.

void addView(View child, ViewGroup.LayoutParams params)

Adds a child view with the specified layout parameters.

void addView(View child)

Adds a child view.

void addView(View child, int index, ViewGroup.LayoutParams params)

Adds a child view with the specified layout parameters.

TableLayout.LayoutParams generateLayoutParams(AttributeSet attrs)

Returns a new set of layout parameters based on the supplied attributes set.

CharSequence getAccessibilityClassName()

Return the class name of this object to be used for accessibility purposes.

boolean isColumnCollapsed(int columnIndex)

Returns the collapsed state of the specified column.

boolean isColumnShrinkable(int columnIndex)

Returns whether the specified column is shrinkable or not.

boolean isColumnStretchable(int columnIndex)

Returns whether the specified column is stretchable or not.

boolean isShrinkAllColumns()

Indicates whether all columns are shrinkable or not.

boolean isStretchAllColumns()

Indicates whether all columns are stretchable or not.

void requestLayout()

Call this when something has changed which has invalidated the layout of this view.

void setColumnCollapsed(int columnIndex, boolean isCollapsed)

Collapses or restores a given column.

void setColumnShrinkable(int columnIndex, boolean isShrinkable)

Makes the given column shrinkable or not.

void setColumnStretchable(int columnIndex, boolean isStretchable)

Makes the given column stretchable or not.

void setOnHierarchyChangeListener(ViewGroup.OnHierarchyChangeListener listener)

Register a callback to be invoked when a child is added to or removed from this view.

void setShrinkAllColumns(boolean shrinkAllColumns)

Convenience method to mark all columns as shrinkable.

void setStretchAllColumns(boolean stretchAllColumns)

Convenience method to mark all columns as stretchable.

Protected methods

boolean checkLayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams p)

LinearLayout.LayoutParams generateDefaultLayoutParams()

Returns a set of layout parameters with a width of ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, and a height of ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT.

LinearLayout.LayoutParams generateLayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams p)

Returns a safe set of layout parameters based on the supplied layout params.

void onLayout(boolean changed, int l, int t, int r, int b)

Called from layout when this view should assign a size and position to each of its children.

void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec)

Measure the view and its content to determine the measured width and the measured height.

Inherited methods

XML attributes

android:collapseColumns

The zero-based index of the columns to collapse. The column indices must be separated by a comma: 1, 2, 5. Illegal and duplicate indices are ignored.

May be a string value, using '\\;' to escape characters such as '\\n' or '\\uxxxx' for a unicode character;

Related methods:

android:shrinkColumns

The zero-based index of the columns to shrink. The column indices must be separated by a comma: 1, 2, 5. Illegal and duplicate indices are ignored. You can shrink all columns by using the value "*" instead. Note that a column can be marked stretchable and shrinkable at the same time.

May be a string value, using '\\;' to escape characters such as '\\n' or '\\uxxxx' for a unicode character;

Related methods:

android:stretchColumns

The zero-based index of the columns to stretch. The column indices must be separated by a comma: 1, 2, 5. Illegal and duplicate indices are ignored. You can stretch all columns by using the value "*" instead. Note that a column can be marked stretchable and shrinkable at the same time.

May be a string value, using '\\;' to escape characters such as '\\n' or '\\uxxxx' for a unicode character;

Related methods:

Public constructors

TableLayout

Added in API level 1
public TableLayout (Context context)

Creates a new TableLayout for the given context.

Parameters
context Context: the application environment

TableLayout

Added in API level 1
public TableLayout (Context context, 
                AttributeSet attrs)

Creates a new TableLayout for the given context and with the specified set attributes.

Parameters
context Context: the application environment

attrs AttributeSet: a collection of attributes

Public methods

addView

Added in API level 1
public void addView (View child, 
                int index)

Adds a child view. If no layout parameters are already set on the child, the default parameters for this ViewGroup are set on the child.

Note: do not invoke this method from View.draw(android.graphics.Canvas), View.onDraw(android.graphics.Canvas), dispatchDraw(android.graphics.Canvas) or any related method.

Parameters
child View: the child view to add

index int: the position at which to add the child

addView

Added in API level 1
public void addView (View child, 
                ViewGroup.LayoutParams params)

Adds a child view with the specified layout parameters.

Note: do not invoke this method from View.draw(android.graphics.Canvas), View.onDraw(android.graphics.Canvas), dispatchDraw(android.graphics.Canvas) or any related method.

Parameters
child View: the child view to add

params ViewGroup.LayoutParams: the layout parameters to set on the child

addView

Added in API level 1
public void addView (View child)

Adds a child view. If no layout parameters are already set on the child, the default parameters for this ViewGroup are set on the child.

Note: do not invoke this method from View.draw(android.graphics.Canvas), View.onDraw(android.graphics.Canvas), dispatchDraw(android.graphics.Canvas) or any related method.

Parameters
child View: the child view to add

addView

Added in API level 1
public void addView (View child, 
                int index, 
                ViewGroup.LayoutParams params)

Adds a child view with the specified layout parameters.

Note: do not invoke this method from View.draw(android.graphics.Canvas), View.onDraw(android.graphics.Canvas), dispatchDraw(android.graphics.Canvas) or any related method.

Parameters
child View: the child view to add

index int: the position at which to add the child or -1 to add last

params ViewGroup.LayoutParams: the layout parameters to set on the child

generateLayoutParams

Added in API level 1
public TableLayout.LayoutParams generateLayoutParams (AttributeSet attrs)

Returns a new set of layout parameters based on the supplied attributes set.

Parameters
attrs AttributeSet: the attributes to build the layout parameters from

Returns
TableLayout.LayoutParams an instance of ViewGroup.LayoutParams or one of its descendants

getAccessibilityClassName

Added in API level 23
public CharSequence getAccessibilityClassName ()

Return the class name of this object to be used for accessibility purposes. Subclasses should only override this if they are implementing something that should be seen as a completely new class of view when used by accessibility, unrelated to the class it is deriving from. This is used to fill in AccessibilityNodeInfo.setClassName.

Returns
CharSequence

isColumnCollapsed

Added in API level 1
public boolean isColumnCollapsed (int columnIndex)

Returns the collapsed state of the specified column.

Parameters
columnIndex int: the index of the column

Returns
boolean true if the column is collapsed, false otherwise

isColumnShrinkable

Added in API level 1
public boolean isColumnShrinkable (int columnIndex)

Returns whether the specified column is shrinkable or not.

Parameters
columnIndex int: the index of the column

Returns
boolean true if the column is shrinkable, false otherwise. Default is false.

isColumnStretchable

Added in API level 1
public boolean isColumnStretchable (int columnIndex)

Returns whether the specified column is stretchable or not.

Parameters
columnIndex int: the index of the column

Returns
boolean true if the column is stretchable, false otherwise

isShrinkAllColumns

Added in API level 1
public boolean isShrinkAllColumns ()

Indicates whether all columns are shrinkable or not.

Related XML Attributes:

Returns
boolean true if all columns are shrinkable, false otherwise

isStretchAllColumns

Added in API level 1
public boolean isStretchAllColumns ()

Indicates whether all columns are stretchable or not.

Related XML Attributes:

Returns
boolean true if all columns are stretchable, false otherwise

requestLayout

Added in API level 1
public void requestLayout ()

Call this when something has changed which has invalidated the layout of this view. This will schedule a layout pass of the view tree. This should not be called while the view hierarchy is currently in a layout pass (isInLayout(). If layout is happening, the request may be honored at the end of the current layout pass (and then layout will run again) or after the current frame is drawn and the next layout occurs.

Subclasses which override this method should call the superclass method to handle possible request-during-layout errors correctly.


If you override this method you must call through to the superclass implementation.

setColumnCollapsed

Added in API level 1
public void setColumnCollapsed (int columnIndex, 
                boolean isCollapsed)

Collapses or restores a given column. When collapsed, a column does not appear on screen and the extra space is reclaimed by the other columns. A column is collapsed/restored only when it belongs to a TableRow.

Calling this method requests a layout operation.

Related XML Attributes:

Parameters
columnIndex int: the index of the column

isCollapsed boolean: true if the column must be collapsed, false otherwise

setColumnShrinkable

Added in API level 1
public void setColumnShrinkable (int columnIndex, 
                boolean isShrinkable)

Makes the given column shrinkable or not. When a row is too wide, the table can reclaim extra space from shrinkable columns.

Calling this method requests a layout operation.

Related XML Attributes:

Parameters
columnIndex int: the index of the column

isShrinkable boolean: true if the column must be shrinkable, false otherwise. Default is false.

setColumnStretchable

Added in API level 1
public void setColumnStretchable (int columnIndex, 
                boolean isStretchable)

Makes the given column stretchable or not. When stretchable, a column takes up as much as available space as possible in its row.

Calling this method requests a layout operation.

Related XML Attributes:

Parameters
columnIndex int: the index of the column

isStretchable boolean: true if the column must be stretchable, false otherwise. Default is false.

setOnHierarchyChangeListener

Added in API level 1
public void setOnHierarchyChangeListener (ViewGroup.OnHierarchyChangeListener listener)

Register a callback to be invoked when a child is added to or removed from this view.

Parameters
listener ViewGroup.OnHierarchyChangeListener: the callback to invoke on hierarchy change

setShrinkAllColumns

Added in API level 1
public void setShrinkAllColumns (boolean shrinkAllColumns)

Convenience method to mark all columns as shrinkable.

Related XML Attributes:

Parameters
shrinkAllColumns boolean: true to mark all columns shrinkable

setStretchAllColumns

Added in API level 1
public void setStretchAllColumns (boolean stretchAllColumns)

Convenience method to mark all columns as stretchable.

Related XML Attributes:

Parameters
stretchAllColumns boolean: true to mark all columns stretchable

Protected methods

checkLayoutParams

Added in API level 1
protected boolean checkLayoutParams (ViewGroup.LayoutParams p)

Parameters
p ViewGroup.LayoutParams

Returns
boolean

generateDefaultLayoutParams

Added in API level 1
protected LinearLayout.LayoutParams generateDefaultLayoutParams ()

Returns a set of layout parameters with a width of ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, and a height of ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT.

Returns
LinearLayout.LayoutParams a set of default layout parameters or null

generateLayoutParams

Added in API level 1
protected LinearLayout.LayoutParams generateLayoutParams (ViewGroup.LayoutParams p)

Returns a safe set of layout parameters based on the supplied layout params. When a ViewGroup is passed a View whose layout params do not pass the test of checkLayoutParams(android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams), this method is invoked. This method should return a new set of layout params suitable for this ViewGroup, possibly by copying the appropriate attributes from the specified set of layout params.

Parameters
p ViewGroup.LayoutParams: The layout parameters to convert into a suitable set of layout parameters for this ViewGroup.

Returns
LinearLayout.LayoutParams an instance of ViewGroup.LayoutParams or one of its descendants

onLayout

Added in API level 1
protected void onLayout (boolean changed, 
                int l, 
                int t, 
                int r, 
                int b)

Called from layout when this view should assign a size and position to each of its children. Derived classes with children should override this method and call layout on each of their children.

Parameters
changed boolean: This is a new size or position for this view

l int: Left position, relative to parent

t int: Top position, relative to parent

r int: Right position, relative to parent

b int: Bottom position, relative to parent

onMeasure

Added in API level 1
protected void onMeasure (int widthMeasureSpec, 
                int heightMeasureSpec)

Measure the view and its content to determine the measured width and the measured height. This method is invoked by measure(int, int) and should be overridden by subclasses to provide accurate and efficient measurement of their contents.

CONTRACT: When overriding this method, you must call setMeasuredDimension(int, int) to store the measured width and height of this view. Failure to do so will trigger an IllegalStateException, thrown by measure(int, int). Calling the superclass' onMeasure(int, int) is a valid use.

The base class implementation of measure defaults to the background size, unless a larger size is allowed by the MeasureSpec. Subclasses should override onMeasure(int, int) to provide better measurements of their content.

If this method is overridden, it is the subclass's responsibility to make sure the measured height and width are at least the view's minimum height and width (getSuggestedMinimumHeight() and getSuggestedMinimumWidth()).

Parameters
widthMeasureSpec int: horizontal space requirements as imposed by the parent. The requirements are encoded with View.MeasureSpec.

heightMeasureSpec int: vertical space requirements as imposed by the parent. The requirements are encoded with View.MeasureSpec.