Android – multi-line linear layout

Check the comments: this will do the job

/*
*  Copyright 2011 Sherif
*/

private void populateText(LinearLayout ll, View[] views , Context mContext) { 
    Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
    ll.removeAllViews();
    int maxWidth = display.getWidth() - 20;

    LinearLayout.LayoutParams params;
    LinearLayout newLL = new LinearLayout(mContext);
    newLL.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,
            LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
    newLL.setGravity(Gravity.LEFT);
    newLL.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);

    int widthSoFar = 0;

    for (int i = 0 ; i < views.length ; i++ ){
        LinearLayout LL = new LinearLayout(mContext);
        LL.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
        LL.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL|Gravity.BOTTOM);
        LL.setLayoutParams(new ListView.LayoutParams(
                LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
        //my old code
        //TV = new TextView(mContext);
        //TV.setText(textArray[i]);
        //TV.setTextSize(size);  <<<< SET TEXT SIZE
        //TV.measure(0, 0);
        views[i].measure(0,0);
        params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(views[i].getMeasuredWidth(),
                LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
        //params.setMargins(5, 0, 5, 0);  // YOU CAN USE THIS
        //LL.addView(TV, params);
        LL.addView(views[i], params);
        LL.measure(0, 0);
        widthSoFar += views[i].getMeasuredWidth();// YOU MAY NEED TO ADD THE MARGINS
        if (widthSoFar >= maxWidth) {
            ll.addView(newLL);

            newLL = new LinearLayout(mContext);
            newLL.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(
                    LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,
                    LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
            newLL.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
            newLL.setGravity(Gravity.LEFT);
            params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LL
                    .getMeasuredWidth(), LL.getMeasuredHeight());
            newLL.addView(LL, params);
            widthSoFar = LL.getMeasuredWidth();
        } else {
            newLL.addView(LL);
        }
    }
    ll.addView(newLL);
}