Android Dialog with standard width like AlertDialog

Question

I'm trying to create a Custom Dialog, setting my layout in order to customize it, but keeping the standard width.

In THIS picture we see a basic Dialog(AlertDialog), which has a defined width. On phones it has the full width minus some pixel, on tablet it has a defined width taht can be seen HERE.

The problem by using a custom layout is that the width shrinks to a wrap content of the layout like in THIS picture.

How can i do in order to have a custom dialog, which uses my layout but behavies on size as a standard dialog?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 24 '15 at 21:15

It appears that after you set the content view for the dialog, you have to call:

dialog.getWindow().setLayout(
        ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
        ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);

And the dialog will have the same width as an AlertDialog.

Sachin Shelke · Answer 2 · 2014-03-06T20:22:55.577

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It seems like you used LinearLayout for dialog. Try to set your root layout as RelativeLayout. It will solve your problem.

Check this example in details.

edited Mar 06 '14 at 20:22

answered Mar 06 '14 at 19:55

Sachin Shelke

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not really, in portrait on my S2 it takes the full width. On landscape it's fine. – Emaborsa Mar 06 '14 at 19:57
try using [this example](http://smartphonebysachin.blogspot.in/2012/04/how-to-create-iphone-like-custom-dialog.html). It elaborate you with custom dialog. – Sachin Shelke Mar 06 '14 at 19:59
Thanks Sachin Shelke, it's perfect! – Emaborsa Mar 06 '14 at 20:08

Android Dialog with standard width like AlertDialog

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