Adding blank spaces to layout

Question

I am trying to make empty lines within android. This is what I have been doing:

android:layout_width=\"fill_parent\" 
android:layout_height=\"wrap_content\" 
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Answer 1

Use Space or View to add a specific amount of space. For 30 vertical density pixels:

If you need a flexible space-filler, use View between items in a LinearLayout:

or

This works for most layouts for API 14 & later, except widgets (use FrameLayout instead).

[Updated 9/2014 to use Space. Hat tip to @Sean]