Change the existing width of the button to at maximum 1/3 of the screen

Question

How to change the existing width of a button programmatically to 1/3 of the width of the screen at maximum. By saying ‘at maximum’ I mean that if there will be enough space for a button to be 1/3 of the screen it should be resized. Otherwise the button should fit in the existing space gap (it can be for example 1/4 or even 1/5 of the screen’s width).

EDIT: I'm looking for a soultion for RelativeLayout.

Too long to be reasonable to post. Button is standard and on it’s left or right it can have other elements. I’m looking for a solution not only in current project. Every working solution for RelativeLayout is welcome. — Annabelle, Jun 19 '14 at 09:56

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 19 '14 at 09:50

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Use a TableLayout with three columns, see this example for more details

http://www.mkyong.com/android/android-tablelayout-example/

answered Jun 19 '14 at 09:50

animaonline

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and this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8616194/how-to-create-three-columns-in-tablelayout – animaonline Jun 19 '14 at 09:51
I should be more precise - I’m trying to avoid TableLayout – I’m using RelativeLayout with many nested elements. – Annabelle Jun 19 '14 at 09:56
@Annabelle I suggest you update your question with some more details, including the layout you're using :) – animaonline Jun 19 '14 at 13:50

Change the existing width of the button to at maximum 1/3 of the screen

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