GridLayout (not GridView) how to stretch all children evenly

Question

I want to have a 2x2 grid with a buttons inside. This is only ICS so I am trying to use the new GridLayout given.

Here\'s the XML of my layout:

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Answer 1

You can make this lot faster by overriding ViewGroup onLayout method. This is my universal solution:

package your.app.package;

import android.content.Context;
import android.view.ViewGroup;

public class GridLayout extends ViewGroup {

    public GridLayout(Context context) {
        super(context);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int l, int t, int r, int b) {
        final int columns = 2;//edit this if you need different grid
        final int rows = 2;

        int children = getChildCount();
        if (children != columns * rows)
            throw new IllegalStateException("GridLayout must have " + columns * rows + " children");

        int width = getWidth();
        int height = getHeight();


        int viewWidth = width / columns;
        int viewHeight = height / rows;

        int rowIndex = 0;
        int columnIndex = 0;

        for (int i = 0; i < children; i++) {
            getChildAt(i).layout(viewWidth * columnIndex, viewHeight * rowIndex, viewWidth * columnIndex + viewWidth, viewHeight * rowIndex + viewHeight);
            columnIndex++;
            if (columnIndex == columns) {
                columnIndex = 0;
                rowIndex++;
            }
        }
    }

}

EDIT: Don't forget match_parent for children!

android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"