protected void ShowAlert(EditText editText, string alertText) { if (validationAlerts.ContainsKey(editText)) { return; } var metrics = GetDisplayMetrics(); int layoutOffsetY = metrics.HeightPixels - rootLayout.Height; int[] editTextCoordinates = new int[2]; editText.GetLocationOnScreen(editTextCoordinates); int xOffset = editTextCoordinates[0]; int yOffset = editTextCoordinates[1] + editText.Height - GetPixelsFromDpi(17) - layoutOffsetY; var inflater = (LayoutInflater)this.GetSystemService(Context.LayoutInflaterService); var view = inflater.Inflate(Resource.Layout.a_validationerror, null); view.FindViewById <TextView>(Resource.Id.errorMessage).Text = alertText; var lp = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.WrapContent, RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.WrapContent); lp.LeftMargin = xOffset; lp.TopMargin = yOffset; rootLayout.AddView(view, lp); validationAlerts.Add(editText, view); editText.FocusChange += HandleFocusChange; }