How to add (vertical) divider to a horizontal LinearLayout?

use this for horizontal divider

<View
    android:layout_width="1dp"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@color/honeycombish_blue" />

and this for vertical divider

<View
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="1dp"
    android:background="@color/honeycombish_blue" />

OR if you can use the LinearLayout divider, for horizontal divider

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <size android:height="1dp"/>
    <solid android:color="#f6f6f6"/>
</shape>

and in LinearLayout

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:divider="@drawable/divider"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:showDividers="middle" >

If you want to user vertical divider then in place of android:height="1dp" in shape use android:width="1dp"

Tip: Don't forget the android:showDividers item.


Try this, create a divider in the res/drawable folder:

vertical_divider_1.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">    
    <size android:width="1dip" />
    <solid android:color="#666666" />    
</shape> 

And use the divider attribute in LinearLayout like this:

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="48dp"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:divider="@drawable/vertical_divider_1"
    android:dividerPadding="12dip"
    android:showDividers="middle"
    android:background="#ffffff" >

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Button" />
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Button" />

</LinearLayout>

Note: android:divider is only available in Android 3.0 (API level 11) or higher.


It is easy to add divider to layout, we don't need a separate view.

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:divider="?android:listDivider"
    android:dividerPadding="2.5dp"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:showDividers="middle"
    android:weightSum="2" ></LinearLayout>

Above code make vertical divider for LinearLayout