android: How to achieve space on the top above the tablelayout(between screen and tablelayout)

Question

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How to acheive space on the top of the tablelayout (ie)between the screen and the tablelayout. The table below is beginning without any space between the table and screen.

<TableLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="@drawable/my_shape_file"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true" 
android:layout_marginTop="10dip"
android:stretchColumns="3">

 <TableRow>

        <TextView
            android:layout_column="1"
            android:gravity="left"            
            android:background="@drawable/todayhr"/>


        <TextView
            android:layout_column="2"
            android:text="one"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:textColor="#000000" />
    </TableRow>



  <View
    android:layout_height="1dip"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:background="#ABABAB" />

  <tablerow>
  .................
    ........

Answer 1

Margins for a view are used by its container to position the view itself. Just include the TableLayout in a LinearLayout, and the latter will correctly add the margin.