how to remove space between views in android studio

Question

i want to remove the space between TextView and Button i tried to many options but no one worked for now . thanks in advance and any help will be appreciated . the xml code and preview

this is the code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="com.example.android.myapplication.MainActivity">
<TextView
    android:layout_margin="0dp"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:textColor="#000000"
    android:textSize="33sp"
    android:text="hello"
    android:background="#cc3"
    android:layout_width = "match_parent"
    android:layout_height = "0dp"
    android:layout_weight = "3"/>
<Button
    android:layout_margin="0dp"
    android:layout_width = "match_parent"
    android:layout_weight = "1"
    android:layout_height = "0dp"
    android:text="Click"/>

</LinearLayout>

Try some of the things discussed here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17960599/how-to-remove-padding-around-buttons-in-android — C0D3LIC1OU5, Sep 07 '16 at 21:08

techfly · Answer 1 · 2016-09-07T20:43:53.123

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Use negative margin.

android:margin=-2dp

EDIT: If you want to avoid negative margins, you must create your own (button) view because the standard button view comes with that margin, so you can't remove it

edited Sep 07 '16 at 20:43

answered Sep 07 '16 at 20:14

techfly

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first, thanks for the answer @Aenadon second . i read that we should avoid negative values . and it didn`t work . – Mostafa Abbas Sep 07 '16 at 20:41
Okay, please read my updated answer – techfly Sep 07 '16 at 20:44
Ohh, you mean to make trick in color so that the space won't be view ? – Mostafa Abbas Sep 07 '16 at 22:45
No, I mean that you use something that fills up the whole space, for example, just take TextView, you won't have the button animation but it will fill up the space – techfly Sep 08 '16 at 04:38
hey, if my answer helped you, please mark my answer as correct... and if not, please tell me what went wrong – techfly Sep 10 '16 at 09:16
its work and i am sorry for late in marking your answer . thanks alot – Mostafa Abbas Sep 10 '16 at 10:23
Update: use android:layout_margin= -2dp – Kenny Dabiri Nov 27 '19 at 09:52

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 07 '16 at 21:01

You could always just swap the Button for another TextView and add an OnClickListener to it?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context="com.example.android.myapplication.MainActivity">
    <TextView
        android:gravity="center"
        android:textColor="#000000"
        android:textSize="33sp"
        android:text="hello"
        android:background="#cc3"
        android:layout_width = "match_parent"
        android:layout_height = "0dp"
        android:layout_weight = "3"/>
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tv_button"
        android:layout_width = "match_parent"
        android:layout_weight = "1"
        android:layout_height = "0dp"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:textAllCaps="true"
        android:text="Click"/>

</LinearLayout>

Then in your Activity:

TextView button = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tv_button);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            //Do some stuff here
        }
    });

driftking9987 · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-07T21:10:07.037

Add a background color to the button and change the text color accordingly. That way the space will be removed.

<Button
        android:layout_margin="0dp"
        android:layout_width = "match_parent"
        android:layout_height = "wrap_content"
        android:text="Click"
        android:background="@color/common_google_signin_btn_text_dark_focused"
        android:layout_below="@+id/a"/>

Any custom color will do.

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