How to only allow specific layout states be used during gameplay

Question

I'm using eclipse and I'm trying to figure out how to only allow a Portrait state be used during game play. I can't seem to find any options in eclipse to block the Landscape state.

I'd appreciate any assistance. I know it's probably a simple matter, but I can't seem to find it and I've not tried to do this before.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

In your AndroidManifest file you can achieve this. You will add the android:screenOrientation tag in your application declaration. Something like this

<application
    android:icon="@drawable/logo"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme" 
    android:screenOrientation="portrait" > //HERE
    <activity
        android:name="com.test.SomeActivity"
        android:label="@string/app_name" >

You can change that to landscape as well. This attribute can also be applied to individual activities instead of the whole application if you need that.

Answer 2

In the activity tags of your manifest file, add this:

android:screenOrientation="portrait"