Android Drawing Separator/Divider Line in Layout?

Question

I would like to draw a line right in the middle of a layout and use it as a separator of other items like TextView. Is there a good widget for this. I don't really want to use an image as it would be hard to match the other components to it. And I want it to be relatively positioned as well. Thanks

Answer 1

Runtime version:

View dividerView = new View(getContext());
LinearLayout.LayoutParams lp = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
    ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, UIUtils.dpToPix(getContext(), 1));
dividerView.setLayoutParams(lp);

TypedArray array = getContext().getTheme()
    .obtainStyledAttributes(new int[] {android.R.attr.listDivider});
Drawable draw = array.getDrawable(0);       
array.recycle();

dividerView.setBackgroundDrawable(draw);
mParentLayout.addView(dividerView);

Answer 2

To improve on the answers provided by Alex Kucherenko and Dan Dar3

I added this to my styles:

<style name="Divider">
    <item name="android:layout_width">match_parent</item>
    <item name="android:layout_height">1dp</item>
    <item name="android:background">?android:attr/listDivider</item>
</style>

Then in my layouts is less code and simpler to read.

<View style="@style/Divider"/>

Answer 3

You can use this <View> element just after the First TextView.

 <View
         android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/d10dp"
         android:id="@+id/view1"
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
         android:layout_height="1dp"
         android:background="#c0c0c0"/>

Answer 4

use this code. It will help

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="0dip"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_gravity="center"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:divider="?android:dividerHorizontal"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:showDividers="middle" >

Answer 5

I got easiest way to add divider.

Vertical divider :

<View style="@style/dividerVertical"/>

Horizontal divider :

<View style="@style/dividerHorizontal"/>

That's all yes!

Just put this in res>values>styles.xml

<style name="dividerBase">
    <item name="android:background">?android:attr/listDivider</item> //you can give your color here. that will change all divider color in your app.
</style>

<style name="dividerHorizontal" parent="dividerBase">
    <item name="android:layout_width">match_parent</item>
    <item name="android:layout_height">1dp</item> // You can change thickness here.

</style>

<style name="dividerVertical" parent="dividerBase">
    <item name="android:layout_width">1dp</item>
    <item name="android:layout_height">match_parent</item>
</style>

Answer 6

Add a horizontal black line using this:

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="1dp"
    android:background="#000000"
    android:layout_marginTop="10dp"/>