xml - How do I layout two EditTexts side by side to each other in a GridLayout? -

i have 2 edittexts. i'd each take half of ui screen width.

below xml layout file. leftmost edittext ("due date") showing i'm clearing missing here. rightmost edittext should showing "due time". please advise.

.... <android.support.design.widget.textinputlayout     android:id="@+id/duedate_text_input_layout"     android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:layout_row="4"     android:layout_column="0">  <com.example.jdw.thirdscreen.listeneredittext     android:id="@+id/fedittext"     android:hint="due date"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_weight="1"     android:layout_alignparentleft="true"     android:layout_alignparentstart="true"     android:layout_gravity="start"     android:inputtype="text|textcapsentences|textnosuggestions"     android:textappearance="?android:attr/textappearancemedium"     android:textcolor="#ffffff"     android:singleline="true"     android:maxlength="51"     android:imeoptions="actionnext|flagnoextractui"     android:layout_marginbottom="8dp"     android:nextfocusright="@+id/duetime_text_input_layout" >  </com.example.jdw.thirdscreen.listeneredittext> </android.support.design.widget.textinputlayout>  <android.support.design.widget.textinputlayout     android:id="@+id/duetime_text_input_layout"     android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:layout_row="4"     android:layout_column="1">  <com.example.jdw.thirdscreen.listeneredittext     android:id="@+id/gedittext"     android:hint="due time"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_weight="1"     android:layout_alignparentright="true"     android:layout_alignparentend="true"     android:layout_gravity="start"     android:inputtype="text|textcapsentences|textnosuggestions"     android:textappearance="?android:attr/textappearancemedium"     android:textcolor="#ffffff"     android:singleline="true"     android:maxlength="51"     android:imeoptions="actionnext|flagnoextractui"     android:layout_marginbottom="8dp"     android:nextfocusdown="@+id/savebutton" >  </com.example.jdw.thirdscreen.listeneredittext> </android.support.design.widget.textinputlayout> ... 

use weight property, available since api 21

<gridlayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="match_parent"     android:orientation="horizontal"     tools:context=".mainactivity"     android:rowcount="4"     android:columncount="2">      <edittext         android:layout_width="wrap_content"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:id="@+id/edittext"         android:layout_gravity="fill_horizontal"         android:layout_columnweight="1" />      <edittext         android:layout_width="wrap_content"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:id="@+id/edittext2"         android:layout_gravity="fill_horizontal"         android:layout_columnweight="1" /> </gridlayout>