How to specify fixed layout_marginLeft for smartphones and wrap_content for tablet for NavigationDrawer

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I have the below navigation drawer and I want to give layout_marginLeft as -64dp for smartphones and wrap_content for tablets. Please let me know how to do that?I don't want to create separate laytout.xml files for smartphone and tablets i.e I have only one layout.xml file. As of now I am specifying different dimension in dimes.xml files which are created for smartphones and tabs.

<!-- The navigation drawer -->
<android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
    android:id="@+id/navigation"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_gravity="start"
    android:layout_marginLeft="-64dp"

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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Assuming that you know how to create different dimes.xml files for multiple screens (If you don't know that have a look in How to define dimens.xml for every different screen size in android?) your problem should be how to set android:layout_marginLeft in the specific xml file using dimen value.

You can try this way

for wrap_content> <dimen name="your_value">-2dp</dimen>

for match_parent> <dimen name="your_value">-1dp</dimen>

and set android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/your_value"

edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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answered Feb 27 '17 at 14:57

Charuක

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Thanku for repay...but your approach is not working... its giving error as android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #57: Can't convert to dimension: type=0x10 – kumar Feb 27 '17 at 15:19
@kumar have you given the values in **dp** just giving a value will throw that error, this works for me very well, next double check you have given the values for all your xmls not only for a one – Charuක Feb 27 '17 at 15:20

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 27 '17 at 14:12

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You Just have to create 5 layouts file for all screen sizes with same name(of layout file) and store it into different folder In (hdpi,mdpi,xhdpi,xxhdpi,xxxhdpi).

answered Feb 27 '17 at 14:12

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Read and answer @Kumari op says **i dont want to create separate laytout.xml files for smartphone and tablets** – Charuක Feb 27 '17 at 14:15
Then you can make dimens for different screen resolution – Neh Kumari Feb 27 '17 at 14:22
good you might wish to update your answer with a related example :) – Charuක Feb 27 '17 at 14:25
for tablet you have to create values-sw720dp and values-sw600dp and make a dimens.xml inside it and declare your reulation – Neh Kumari Feb 27 '17 at 14:34
Are getting solution or not – Neh Kumari Feb 27 '17 at 14:40
declare the value and show it in your example thats what op is asking, btw no offence you might wish to read http://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-answer – Charuක Feb 27 '17 at 14:42

How to specify fixed layout_marginLeft for smartphones and wrap_content for tablet for NavigationDrawer

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