Android - Is Navigation Drawer from right hand side possible?

Question

http://developer.android.com/training/implementing-navigation/nav-drawer.html

According to this doc, it doesn't say if it is possible to implement drawer from right hand side. Is it even possible? :(

Answer 1

The NavigationDrawer can be configured to pull out from the left, right or both. The key is the order of appearance of the drawers in the XML declaration, and the layout_gravity attribute. Here is an example:

<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout     android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"     android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="match_parent" >      <FrameLayout         android:id="@+id/content"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="match_parent"         android:baselineAligned="false" >     </FrameLayout>      <!-- Left drawer -->      <ListView         android:id="@+id/left_drawer"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="match_parent"         android:layout_gravity="left"         android:choiceMode="singleChoice" />      <!-- Right drawer -->      <ListView         android:id="@+id/right_drawer"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="match_parent"         android:layout_gravity="right"         android:choiceMode="singleChoice" /> </android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout> 

Answer 2

Here is the documentation on the drawer and it appears that you can configure it to pull out from the left or right.

Drawer positioning and layout is controlled using the android:layout_gravity attribute on child views corresponding to which side of the view you want the drawer to emerge from: left or right. (Or start/end on platform versions that support layout direction.)

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/widget/DrawerLayout.html