set position X/Y of a view before API 11 (Android)

Question

i would like to set position of my view. There are the methods setX/setY or setLeft/setTop but these methods are available since API 11. What is the solution in order to have this fonctionnality in other API.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 21 '13 at 07:56

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It depends on which layout you're using. With RelativeLayout you can do the following:

RelativeLayout.LayoutParams layoutParams = (RelativeLayout.LayoutParams)child.getLayoutParams();

layoutParams.leftMargin = x;
layoutParams.topMargin = y;

child.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);

answered Oct 21 '13 at 07:56

ThomasW

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check out this answer http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12195768/android-use-of-view-setx-and-sety-in-api-8/28151869#28151869 – Orr Jan 26 '15 at 14:22

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 25 '12 at 07:56

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try to override onDraw method and set translation x/y your canvas ?

@Override
protected function onDraw(Canvas c){
    c.save();
    c.translate(x,y);
    c.restore();
}

I think it's not a good solution but it the only idea i had.

answered Jul 25 '12 at 07:56

throrin19

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 17 '13 at 11:20

The only thing I could get to work 'out-of-the-box' was setting the views padding.

View.setPadding(left, top, right, bottom);

It isn't the best solution but it will work on API's older than 11 and will simulate moving the view in a X, Y fashion.

Hope that helps!

set position X/Y of a view before API 11 (Android)

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