Nested Linear Layout Weight

Question

I have one "Master" LinearLayout with several other LinearLayouts nested inside of it that extend all of the way from side to side. I was wondering if I could use weight to split the vertical space up between the nested layouts with the percentage. If so, this could be the solution to all my problems that I am currently having with my app. All help is appreciated!

Here is my goal:

I want to split those vertically, so it will scale nice.

Answer 1

weight of your parent Layout will be count of your total child Layouts and give weight=1 to your child Layouts.

This will align your child Layouts in equal sizes horizontally.

Answer 2

I would avoid using nested linear layouts. This can severely hinder the apps performance. If you find that you are using several nested linear layouts, you might want to consider using a relative layout. Of course, with relative layout's, you can't use the "weight" attribute, but there are ways around that. Here is a great article that talks about layouts:

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/02/android-layout-tricks-1.html