Dynamic TableLayout in Android

In this post I explain how to implement in runtime a table with rows and columns without using a XML file.
To display the borders of the TextView I use the method illustrated here.

1. 1. Create in Eclipse an Android Project
      in my pc I have:
      • Eclipse 3.7.1
      • Android 4.0.3
      • SDK 15

1. 1. modify the file res/layout/main.xml is as follows (it should be the default plus the line “android:id=”@+id/linearLayout1”)

      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
      <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          android:id="@+id/linearLayout1"
          android:layout_width="fill_parent"
          android:layout_height="fill_parent"
          android:orientation="vertical" >
      
      </LinearLayout>
      

1. 1. modify the main activity

      package eu.lucazanini;
      
      import android.app.Activity;
      import android.graphics.Canvas;
      import android.graphics.Color;
      import android.graphics.Paint;
      import android.graphics.Rect;
      import android.os.Bundle;
      import android.widget.LinearLayout;
      import android.widget.TableLayout;
      import android.widget.TableRow;
      import android.widget.TextView;
      
      public class DynamicTableLayoutActivity extends Activity {
          /** Called when the activity is first created. */
          @Override
          public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
              super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
              setContentView(R.layout.main);
              
      		LinearLayout layout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.linearLayout1);
      
      		TableLayout table = new TableLayout(this);
      		
      		for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
      			
      			TableRow row = new TableRow(this);
      			
      			for (int j = 0; j < 10; j++) {
      				
      			TextView cell = new TextView(this) {
      			    @Override
      			    protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
      			        super.onDraw(canvas);
      			        Rect rect = new Rect();
      			        Paint paint = new Paint();
      			        paint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
      			        paint.setColor(Color.WHITE);
      			        paint.setStrokeWidth(2);
      			        getLocalVisibleRect(rect);
      			        canvas.drawRect(rect, paint);       
      			    }
      
      			};
      			cell.setText(i + ", " + j);
      			cell.setPadding(6, 4, 6, 4);
      			row.addView(cell);
      			
      			}
      			
      			table.addView(row);
      		}
      		
      		layout.addView(table);
      		
          }
      }
      

1. launch the application

The image shows the application in the emulator.