How do I make the Checkbox in Android CheckedTextView be left aligned instead of right aligned?

Question

I am trying to use R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice with ListView. CheckedTextView is used in simple_list_item_multiple_choice.xml, but how can I make the checkbox

Answer 1

You can assign your drawable to drawableLeft attribute, but it won't make you any good because it not support tinting. Instead I extended CheckedTextView like that:

public class LeftSideCheckedTextView extends CheckedTextView {

    public LeftSideCheckedTextView(Context context) {
        this(context, null, 0);
    }

    public LeftSideCheckedTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        this(context, attrs, 0);
    }

    public LeftSideCheckedTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
        Field mCheckMarkGravity = null;
        try {
            mCheckMarkGravity = this.getClass().getSuperclass().getDeclaredField("mCheckMarkGravity");
            mCheckMarkGravity.setAccessible(true);
            mCheckMarkGravity.set(this, Gravity.START);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Logger.error(e);
        }
    }
}

Here I access the hidden field mCheckMarkGravity which is used inside CheckedTextView but have no access via style attributes, according to this bug ticket: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=174517