how to set ListView item height

Question

I have a ListActivity which i want to change Item height refer to device height

public class MainActivity extends ListActivity
{
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            setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(MainActivity.this,
                android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,mainMenuItems));
}

its my ListActivity on galaxy nexus S :

and on galaxy nexus 7 :

how should I define listview items height ???

Answer 1

The ListView items height are the height of item layout contents, eg android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1 height. If you want different height, create an xml file and put a android:layout_height or android:minHeight attribute.

This is a modified simple_list_item_1 which refers to your value

<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@android:id/text1"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItemSmall"
    android:gravity="center_vertical"
    android:paddingStart="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingStart"
    android:paddingEnd="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingEnd"
    android:paddingLeft="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingLeft"
    android:paddingRight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingRight"
    android:minHeight="@dimen/your_defined_minumum_height"/>

and in your dimen.xml

<dimen name="your_defined_minumum_height">48dp</dimen>