set layout margin programmatically android code example

Example 1: android studio linearlayout set margin

LinearLayout ll = new LinearLayout(this);
ll.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);

LinearLayout.LayoutParams layoutParams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
     LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);

layoutParams.setMargins(30, 20, 30, 0);

Button okButton=new Button(this);
okButton.setText("some text");
ll.addView(okButton, layoutParams);

Example 2: set layout margin programmatically android

int sizeInDP = 16;

int marginInDp = (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(
            TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, sizeInDP, getResources()
                    .getDisplayMetrics());
setMargins(view, sizeInDP, sizeInDP, sizeInDP, sizeInDP);


void setMargins (View view, int left, int top, int right, int bottom) {
  if (view.getLayoutParams() instanceof ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams) {
    ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams p = (ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
    p.setMargins(left, top, right, bottom);
    view.requestLayout();
  }
}