How to add layouts to dialog

Question

I have an idea in mind but im not sure about how to implement it

first i have a dialog

final Dialog dialog = new Dialog(mContext);

i also have a layout

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textViewTitle"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:text="Large Text"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textViewDescription"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:text="Small Text"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textViewWhen"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:text="Medium Text"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />

</LinearLayout>

what i want is to add this layout in the dialog, i may also want to add more of the same layout right under it inside that dialog how can i do that?

for example how can i add two of this layout in one dialog? something like

---

  Dialog Title

   Large Text
   Small Text
   Medium Text


   Large Text
   Small Text
   Medium Text

Answer 1

Something like this:

LayoutInflater li = LayoutInflater.from(SomeActivity.this);
someLayout = (LinearLayout)li.inflate(R.layout.some_layout, null);

alert = new AlertDialog.Builder(SettingsActivity.this);
alert.setView(someLayout);

Answer 2

You can check this documentation page which explain how to add a custom layout on dialog

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/dialogs.html#CustomDialog

The key is the setContentView method:

dialog.setContentView(R.layout.custom_dialog);

Answer 3

Check out this one :

how to get customized alert dialog , like the one shown in image?

Refer the answer which I've given (Aamir Shah)

Answer 4

This is an example from my application:

public class ConfirmDialog extends DialogFragment {

public static String TAG = "Confirm Dialog";

public interface ConfirmDialogCompliant {
    public void doOkConfirmClick();
    public void doCancelConfirmClick();
}

private ConfirmDialogCompliant caller;
private String message;

public ConfirmDialog(ConfirmDialogCompliant caller, String message){
    super();
    this.caller = caller;
    this.message = message;
}

public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
        Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    final View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.confirm_dialog, container, false);
    getDialog().requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
    ((TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.textview_confirm)).setText(message);
    ((Button) view.findViewById(R.id.ok_confirm_button)).setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
        public void onClick(View v) {
            // When button is clicked, call up to owning activity.
            caller.doOkConfirmClick();
        }
    });
    ((Button) view.findViewById(R.id.cancel_confirm_button)).setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
        public void onClick(View v) {
            // When button is clicked, call up to owning activity.
            caller.doCancelConfirmClick();
        }
    });
    return view;
}

}

where the inflated layout is confirm_dialog.xml.
You inflate your layout in the onCreateView method.
In this case I used DialogFragment (which I suggest you to use...see the support library so that you don't have to worry about your target SDK) but the same applies to Dialog.
Hope it helps you!