This method converts device specific pixels to density independent pixels. - Android App

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Description

This method converts device specific pixels to density independent pixels.

Demo Code


//package com.java2s;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.Resources;

import android.util.DisplayMetrics;

public class Main {
    /**//from   w w w .jav a 2  s.c  om
     * This method converts device specific pixels to density independent pixels.
     *
     * @param px      A value in px (pixels) unit. Which we need to convert into db
     * @param context Context to get resources and device specific display metrics
     * @return A float value to represent dp equivalent to px value
     */
    public static float convertPixelsToDp(float px, Context context) {
        Resources resources = context.getResources();
        DisplayMetrics metrics = resources.getDisplayMetrics();
        float dp = px / (metrics.densityDpi / 160f);
        return dp;
    }
}

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