Android - ConstraintLayout - ellipsize end for large text

Question

I need some help regarding an Android layout. I have the following code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">

<android.support.constraint.Guideline
    android:id="@+id/guideline"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="0.5" />

<android.support.constraint.Guideline
    android:id="@+id/guideline2"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="0.725" />

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/data_field_1_name"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginEnd="10dip"
    android:layout_marginTop="10dip"
    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="@id/guideline"
    app:layout_constraintRight_toLeftOf="@id/guideline2"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
    tools:text="ACTIVE" />

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/data_field_1_value"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginEnd="15dip"
    android:layout_toEndOf="@id/data_field_1_name"
    app:layout_constraintBaseline_toBaselineOf="@id/data_field_1_name"
    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="@id/guideline2"
    app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
    tools:text="1750" />

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/data_field_2_name"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginEnd="10dip"
    android:layout_marginTop="8dip"
    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="@id/guideline"
    app:layout_constraintRight_toLeftOf="@id/guideline2"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/data_field_1_name"
    tools:text="ACTIVE" />

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/data_field_2_value"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginEnd="15dip"
    android:layout_toEndOf="@id/data_field_2_name"
    app:layout_constraintBaseline_toBaselineOf="@id/data_field_2_name"
    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="@id/guideline2"
    app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
    tools:text="1750" />


<TextView
    android:id="@+id/data_field_3_name"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginEnd="10dip"
    android:layout_marginTop="8dip"
    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="@id/guideline"
    app:layout_constraintRight_toLeftOf="@id/guideline2"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/data_field_2_name"
    tools:text="ACTIVE" />

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/data_field_3_value"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginEnd="15dip"
    android:layout_toEndOf="@id/data_field_3_name"
    app:layout_constraintBaseline_toBaselineOf="@id/data_field_3_name"
    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="@id/guideline2"
    app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
    tools:text="1750" />

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/value"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginEnd="15dip"
    android:layout_marginStart="15dip"
    android:textSize="25sp"
    app:layout_constraintBaseline_toBaselineOf="@id/data_field_2_name"
    app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
    tools:text="17.40" />

<ImageView
    android:id="@+id/flag"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginEnd="0dp"
    android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
    android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher_background"
    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@+id/unit"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@+id/unit"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

<android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatTextView
    android:id="@+id/unit"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginStart="2dp"
    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
    app:layout_constraintBaseline_toBaselineOf="@id/value"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/value"
    tools:text="KG" />

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/label"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginStart="15dip"
    app:layout_constraintBaseline_toBaselineOf="@id/data_field_3_name"
    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintRight_toLeftOf="@id/guideline"
    tools:text="TOTAL" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

The output is:

My problem is: If the main value(17.40) is too large, that value should be "ellipsized" to end, but it goes over the "Active" text.

The input for large text is:

I need something like that for large value:

PS: the unit and and the flag should be always displayed at the end of the main value.

Could you please help me with suggestions? I tried a lot of ideas, but didn't find a solution.

Answer 1

1. Set Children Layout Width to 0dp

android:layout_width="0dp"

2. Set Right_toRightOf andLeft_toRightOf

app:layout_constraintLeft_toRightOf="@+id/listingImageView" app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent" app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"

Answer 2

First, you need to add android:ellipsize="end" and android:maxLines="1" to your TextView android:id="@+id/value". Then you need to add value and unit into a horizontal chain. Connect start of the chain to the parent start and end of the chain to start/end of the Guideline android:id="@+id/guideline".

After that value and unit will have the same width and fill whole space between the parent start and the Guideline android:id="@+id/guideline". To make the width different you can set android:layout_width="wrap_content" to unit or you can play with app:layout_constraintHorizontal_weight for both

The code can be like that:

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/value"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginEnd="15dip"
    android:layout_marginStart="15dip"
    android:textSize="25sp"
    android:ellipsize="end"
    android:maxLines="1"
    app:layout_constraintBaseline_toBaselineOf="@id/data_field_2_name"
    app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintHorizontal_chainStyle="packed"
    app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@+id/unit"
    tools:text="17.40000000" />

<android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatTextView
    android:id="@+id/unit"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginStart="2dp"
    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:maxLines="1"
    android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
    app:layout_constraintBaseline_toBaselineOf="@id/value"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/value"
    app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@+id/guideline"
    tools:text="KG" />

It will look like this: