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How to make objects in Layout arranged in a circle?

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To arrange objects in a circle, you can use ConstraintLayout with Circular positioning.

<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/center_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Center"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"/>

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Button 1"
        app:layout_constraintCircle="@+id/center_view" // ID of the central element
        app:layout_constraintCircleRadius="150dp" // Radius of the circle
        app:layout_constraintCircleAngle="0" /> // Angle in degrees (0° - to the right)

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Button 2"
        app:layout_constraintCircle="@+id/center_view"
        app:layout_constraintCircleRadius="150dp"
        app:layout_constraintCircleAngle="90" /> // 90° - downward

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button3"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Button 3"
        app:layout_constraintCircle="@+id/center_view"
        app:layout_constraintCircleRadius="150dp"
        app:layout_constraintCircleAngle="180" /> // 180° - to the left

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button4"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Button 4"
        app:layout_constraintCircle="@+id/center_view"
        app:layout_constraintCircleRadius="150dp"
        app:layout_constraintCircleAngle="270" /> // 270° - upward

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

Attributes for circular positioning:

Attribute Description
app:layout_constraintCircle ID of the element around which the circle is built.
app:layout_constraintCircleRadius Radius of the circle in dp.
app:layout_constraintCircleAngle Angle in degrees (0° - to the right of the center, increasing counter-clockwise).
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