activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#DCDCDC"
android:padding="24dp"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<Button
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Set TextView Width"
android:textAllCaps="false"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
android:textSize="16sp"
android:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
adipiscing elit. Proin aliquet magna vel lorem tempus
pharetra. Praesent ut erat non mi semper porta.
Pellentesque in dui aliquam, scelerisque diam at,
dignissim magna. Vestibulum sollicitudin
at magna ut pellentesque. Mauris aliquet turpis at eros
iaculis pellentesque. Nulla varius nibh nec elit lacinia,
ultrices egestas tellus mollis."
android:padding="32dp"
android:background="#FFFFF0"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/button"/>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
MainActivity.java
package com.cfsuman.androidtutorials;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
// Get the widgets reference from XML layout
Button button = findViewById(R.id.button);
TextView textView = findViewById(R.id.textView);
// Button click listener
button.setOnClickListener(view -> {
// Set TextView width in pixels
//textView.setWidth(750);
// Another way to set TextView width
// Get the TextView current LayoutParams
ConstraintLayout.LayoutParams lp =
(ConstraintLayout.LayoutParams)
textView.getLayoutParams();
// Set width in LayoutParams in pixels
lp.width = 750;
// Apply the updated layout parameters to TextView
textView.setLayoutParams(lp);
});
}
}