Android TextView Align text to Right and Left

Question

I'm trying to have a TextView that has two pieces of text, one aligned against the far left and one against the far right. I can put spaces between the two words, but I was wondering if there is a better technique?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical" 
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent" 
    android:background="@drawable/background_common"
    android:id="@+id/LinearLayout0123">

   <TextView
        android:layout_width="300dp"
        android:layout_height="40dp"
        android:textColor="@color/Black"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        android:textSize="15dp"
        android:paddingLeft="10dp"
        android:paddingTop="10dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
        android:background="@drawable/selector_social_facebook_twitter"
        android:text="Right Text                                  Left Text" />
</LinearLayout>

Answer 1

Here's another method:

<FrameLayout
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:background="@drawable/background_common">
    <TextView
        android:text="Left Text"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="left"/>
    <TextView
        android:text="Right Text"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="right"/>
</FrameLayout>

Layout_gravity tells the parent where to put the child. In a FrameLayout, children can go anywhere and are unobstructed by other children. If there is overlap, the last child added is on top. Good luck!