You have to get a reference to you button, for example by calling findViewById(). When you got the reference to the button you can set the x and y value with button.setX() and button.setY(). …. Button myButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.<id of the button in the layout xml file>); myButton.setX(<x value>); myButton.setY(<y value>); ….
Use the version of addView that takes LayoutParams: LayoutParams params = mLayout.generateLayoutParams(); params.x = remoteObject.x; params.y = remoteObject.y; mLayout.addView(button, params);
What are the problems with settings bounds on non-resizable containers? Suppose you adjust the bounds to look good on your platform. Suppose the user’s platform has a font with different, say larger, FontMetrics. This example is somewhat contrived, but you get the idea. If you change the bounds of a non-resizable container, be sure any … Read more