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Create Vertical and Horizontal Divider in Android using Jetpack Compose

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As the name suggests, a Divider is something that divides the space into two. So basically, a divider can exist between two entities only. In Android, we can use a Divider to separate out two elements. It visually appears like a straight line segment. Elements can be basically stacked vertically or horizontally only. So a Divider can be of vertical or horizontal orientation. In this article, we will show you how you could implement a Vertical and Horizontal Divider in Android using Jetpack Compose. Follow the below steps once the IDE is ready.

Step by Step Implementation

Step 1: Create a New Project in Android Studio

To create a new project in Android Studio please refer to How to Create/Start a New Project in Android Studio. While choosing the template, select Empty Compose Activity. If you do not find this template, try upgrading the Android Studio to the latest version. We demonstrated the application in Kotlin, so make sure you select Kotlin as the primary language while creating a New Project.

Step 2: Working with the MainActivity.kt file

Go to the MainActivity.kt file and refer to the following code. Below is the code for the MainActivity.kt file. Comments are added inside the code to understand the code in more detail.

Kotlin




package com.geeksforgeeks.jcdivider
  
import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.*
import androidx.compose.material.*
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
  
class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
  
            // Creating a Scaffold Layout
            Scaffold(
                // Creating a Top Bar
                topBar = { TopAppBar(title = { Text("GFG | Divider", color = Color.White) }, backgroundColor = Color(0xff0f9d58)) },
                content = {
  
                    // Creating a Column View
                    Column(Modifier.fillMaxSize(), horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally, verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center) {
  
                        // Creating a Row to display two Text and a Divider between them
                        Row(Modifier.height(IntrinsicSize.Min).background(Color.Yellow)) {
  
                            Text("Hello Geek!", fontSize = 20.sp)
  
                            Divider(color = Color.Green, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxHeight().width(1.dp))
  
                            Text("This is a Divider", fontSize = 20.sp)
                        }
  
                        // Adding a Space of height 100dp
                        Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(100.dp))
  
                        // Creating a Column to display two Text and a
                        // Divider between them
                        Column(
                            Modifier.width(IntrinsicSize.Max).background(Color.Cyan)) {
  
                            Text("Hello Geek!", fontSize = 20.sp)
  
                            Divider(color = Color.Red, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().width(1.dp))
  
                            Text("This is a Divider", fontSize = 20.sp)
                        }
                    }
                }
            )
        }
    }
}


Output:

In the below screenshot of our application, you can see examples of vertical and horizontal dividers.

Output

 



Last Updated : 01 Apr, 2022
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