Android CheckedTextView Checkbox on Left

Question

Just a quick simple question, I am using CheckedTextView and I was wondering what, if any, line of code I could use to place the check box on the left side instead of the right side.

Here is my current CheckedTextview Code:

<CheckedTextView
    android:id="@+id/ootChild"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginLeft="25dp"
    android:textSize="17sp"
    android:checkMark="@drawable/btn_check_off"
    android:clickable="true"
    android:checked="false" 
    android:onClick="toggle"/>

If there isn't an easy or quick way to do it I can always just use a CheckBox and TextView and place them how I want them.

Disparity

#19229042 – Puduns

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Answer 1

Add android:drawableLeft="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorMultiple" as an XML attribute on your CheckedTextView. You can add android:drawableLeft="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorSingle" to see a radio instead of a checkbox.

Child

Whoops! I did mean left side. Edited. – Disparity

This won't support tinting and will fail on API <= 20. Check this: https://mcmap.net/q/395124/-how-do-i-make-the-checkbox-in-android-checkedtextview-be-left-aligned-instead-of-right-aligned – Incommunicative

android:drawableLeft="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorMultiple" shows Checkbox on the left instead of showing drawable set by checkMark on the left. – Hoicks

love u bruuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhh u saved my time :D – Linville

I tried this on a CheckedTextView used for a single selection list and I get a checkbox on the left and a radio-style round marker on the right. – Server

A bit late, but there is no radio appearance answer here.. You can use below declaration to see a radio instead checkbox.. android:drawableLeft="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorSingle" – Upthrust

Answer 2

Add android:layoutDirection="rtl" So the code in the question becomes:

<CheckedTextView
android:id="@+id/ootChild"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="25dp"
android:textSize="17sp"
android:checkMark="@drawable/btn_check_off"
android:clickable="true"
android:checked="false"
android:layoutDirection="rtl" 
android:onClick="toggle"/>

Insole

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Answer 3

Use the following syntax:

<CheckedTextView
    android:id="@+id/ootChild"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginLeft="25dp"
    android:textSize="17sp"
    android:checkMark="@drawable/btn_check_off"
    android:clickable="true"
    android:checked="false"
    android:onClick="toggle"
    android:drawableLeft="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorMultiple" />

Northing

I was using the @drawable/btn_check_off for my (current) CheckBox style. – Disparity

@Mowza2k2: Sorry I removed it while testing the code since I don't have that resource. Now it's added :) – Slavism

With this solution it will show drawable on both sides(left and right) – Kuehnel