Programmatically set height on LayoutParams as density-independent pixels

Question

Is there any way to set the height/width of a LayoutParams as density-independent pixels (dp)? It looks like the height/width, when set programmatically, are in pixels and n

Answer 1

Since it may be used multiple times:

public static int convDpToPx(Context context, float dp) {
    DisplayMetrics metrics = context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics();
    return (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, dp, metrics);
}

I found it more practical to use the conversion rate, as usally more than one value has to be converted. Since the conversion rate does not change, it saves a bit of processing time.

/**
 * Get conversion rate from dp into px.

 * E.g. to convert 100dp: px = (int) (100 * convRate);
 * @param context e.g. activity
 * @return conversion rate
 */
public static float convRateDpToPx(Context context) {
    return context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi / 160f;
}