EditText height-length

Question

I have been trying to create a simple note pad and I can't create in xml file an EditText that would match parent like that:

in xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TableLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" >

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:ems="10" >

        <requestFocus />
    </EditText>

</TableLayout>

I want full screen to be match parent with the editText.

not like this...... I want text that it would be entered in left align

please help!!:)

Answer 1

I just changed the gravity : Using the following code

  <RelativeLayout  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"

        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_weight="0.62" >

      <EditText
          android:id="@+id/editText1"
          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
          android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
          android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
          android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
          android:ems="10"
          android:gravity="left"
          android:inputType="textPersonName" >
          <requestFocus />
      </EditText>  
        </RelativeLayout>

Screenshot:

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Answer 2

Try giving your edit text layout width as FILL_PARENT or MATCH_PARENT.

Answer 3

Change your android:layout_width="wrap_content" into android:layout_width="match_parent".

Update According to your updating image, it is because you set the parent layout (table layout) height to match with the screen. Set it back to wrap content and then you will have what you want

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TableLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:ems="10" >

        <requestFocus />
    </EditText>

</TableLayout>

And here is the result