Relative Layout match parent and maximum width

Question

I have a RelativeLayout and i want it to fill the whole width of the view, but if it would become bigger than xx dip it should stay in this size. I tried to use android:maxWidth="xxdp" but it is not working with match_parent.

then the layout is always xxdip and on smaller devices it is outside of the window instead of match_parent — AdrianoCelentano, Jun 19 '14 at 13:06
to override width, I mean. You can have values/styles, and define width=xxdip but for smaller devices where do you define match_parent — Blackbelt, Jun 19 '14 at 13:12
k thats what i just did too, i was hoping for some more flexible solution, but i guess it will be fine, cheers — AdrianoCelentano, Jun 19 '14 at 13:16
Possible duplicate of [maxWidth doesn't work with fill\_parent](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13325403/maxwidth-doesnt-work-with-fill-parent) — Kirill Rakhman, Aug 19 '16 at 10:23

score -2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 19 '14 at 13:59

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Rather than setting width to match_parent, set the width to "0dp" and the weight of the layout to 1.0f. Assuming there are no other views in the same parent, this should force the RelativeLayout to fill the width. maxWidth should now work like you expected.

answered Jun 19 '14 at 13:59

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RelativeLayout ignores `layout_weight` attribute – Bolein95 Feb 17 '18 at 22:14

Relative Layout match parent and maximum width

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