android how to set padding around each edge of a listview

Question

I have the following listview. I'd like to set space around the listview so it doesn't fill the whole screen. How can i achieve this.

I've tried every combination of padding and margins on the the listview and the parent relative layout, none seem to have an effect.

Thanks in advance Matt.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:orientation="vertical"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         >


<ListView
        android:id="@+id/android:list"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="#8fff"
        android:cacheColorHint="#0000"
        android:divider="#700000ff"
        android:dividerHeight="4px" >
    </ListView>

 </RelativeLayout>

.Edit 1

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:orientation="vertical"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         >


     <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:orientation="vertical"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:padding="10dp">

            <ListView
                    android:id="@+id/android:list"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:background="#8fff"
                    android:cacheColorHint="#0000"
                    android:divider="#700000ff"
                    android:dividerHeight="4px" >
                </ListView>

       </RelativeLayout>

     </RelativeLayout>

Answer 1

将您的listview放在另一个布局中，并对该布局进行填充。

Answer 2

android:layout_margin="sizeindp" use this it works for me do you want to achieve this !!!!

Answer 3

Use this..

            <ListView
                android:id="@+id/android:list"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:background="#8fff"
                android:cacheColorHint="#0000"
                android:layout_margin="15dp"
                android:padding="10dp"
                android:divider="#700000ff"
                android:dividerHeight="4px" >
            </ListView>