RTL Preview on Android Studio XML

Question

Is it possible to preview the RTL view for layouts in XML Preview on Android Studio?

score 16 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 16 '19 at 11:21

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For preview you can set your xml parent view with android:layoutDirection="rtl"

For example,

item.xml

<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:card_view="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/card_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="2dp"
card_view:cardCornerRadius="2dp"
card_view:cardElevation="2dp"
card_view:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
android:layoutDirection="rtl"
>
//design
</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>

android:layoutDirection="rtl"

Output :

edited Mar 16 '19 at 11:21

Nabeel K

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answered Oct 23 '17 at 15:20

Magesh Pandian

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For preview only you can use tools package. (tools:layoutDirection="rtl") – TheLibrarian Aug 13 '18 at 12:07
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you should use tools package instead because `android:` will change the layout direction not only in preview but also in the app. – M.kazem Akhgary Dec 17 '18 at 10:12

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 12 '22 at 10:26

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An easier solution to preview RTL would be to Force RTL from Developers Options.

answered May 12 '22 at 10:26

TheScriptan

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RTL Preview on Android Studio XML

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