Combining EditText and Button?

Question

In some apps I see an EditText widget combined with a Button on the right side (e.g. the search field in the twitter app). How can I create a widget like that?

Regards, Marco

Answer 1

Take a look at Applying Styles and Themes and the Draw 9-patch tool. 9-patches are used as the background for widgets like EditText and Button. You can combine a custom widget background with padding and margins to get the effect you want.

Answer 2

Check out the TableLayout and the RelativeLayout in the Android developer center.

There are a few more official tutorials on layouts here.

If you use the TableLayout, you can put an EditText in the left column of a two column layout, and then put the button on the right. Or, probably a better way, would be to use a RelativeLayout, which gives you a little more flexibility.

Answer 3

I finally found a solution. Here's how the google guys did it: search_bar.xml Thanks for your help!