android - How to display a button in random screen position

Question

How do I display a button in a random screen position in android? For example I have a button that is named GO. When I click GO, it will bring me to the second screen. That second screen will display another button (not the START button) in random screen position. How can I do that?

Answer 1

For the second screen use absolute layout, but the button on X=0, Y=0

Once your second screen gets activated. onCreate Method

Button button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.my_button);
AbsoluteLayout.LayoutParams absParams = 
    (AbsoluteLayout.LayoutParams)button.getLayoutParams();

DisplayMetrics displaymetrics = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(displaymetrics);
int width = displaymetrics.widthPixels;
int height = displaymetrics.heightPixels;


Random r = new Random();

absParams.x =  r.nextInt(width ) ;
absParams.y =  r.nextInt(height );
button.setLayoutParams(absParams);

EDIT User wanted to know how to write AbsoluteLayout

<AbsoluteLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
  <Button
        android:id="@+id/my_button"
        android:layout_width="100dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_x="0dp"
        android:layout_y="0dp"
        android:text="Yes" />
</AbsoluteLayout>