android - Simple way to do dynamic but square layout

Question

I'm using a GridView to display a bunch of views which are essentially LinearLayouts. I want the LinearLayouts to all be square, but I also want them to be dynamically sized--that is, there are two columns and I want the LinearLayouts to stretch depending on the size of the screen but remain square. Is there a way to do this through the xml layout or do I have to set the heights and widths programmatically?

Answer 1

A neat solution for square GridView items is to extend RelativeLayout or LinearLayout and override onMeasure like so:

@Override
public void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
    super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, widthMeasureSpec);
}