Layout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<TabHost android:id="@+id/edit_item_tab_host"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<TabWidget android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@android:id/tabs"
android:paddingTop="370px"/>
<FrameLayout
android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:paddingTop="65px"> <!-- you need that if you don't want the tab content to overflow -->
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/edit_item_date_tab"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:padding="5px" >
<TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="date"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/edit_item_geocontext_tab"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:padding="5px" >
<TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="lieu"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/edit_item_text_tab"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:padding="5px">
</LinearLayout>
</FrameLayout>
</TabHost>
</LinearLayout>
code:
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
TabHost tab_host = (TabHost) findViewById(R.id.edit_item_tab_host);
// don't forget this setup before adding tabs from a tabhost using a xml view or you'll get an nullpointer exception
tab_host.setup();
TabSpec ts1 = tab_host.newTabSpec("TAB_DATE");
ts1.setIndicator("tab1");
ts1.setContent(R.id.edit_item_date_tab);
tab_host.addTab(ts1);
TabSpec ts2 = tab_host.newTabSpec("TAB_GEO");
ts2.setIndicator("tab2");
ts2.setContent(R.id.edit_item_geocontext_tab);
tab_host.addTab(ts2);
TabSpec ts3 = tab_host.newTabSpec("TAB_TEXT");
ts3.setIndicator("tab3");
ts3.setContent(R.id.edit_item_text_tab);
tab_host.addTab(ts3);
tab_host.setCurrentTab(0);
}