protected final int getNumColumnsCompatible() {
        try {
            Field numColumns = GridView.class.getDeclaredField("mNumColumns");
            numColumns.setAccessible(true);
            return numColumns.getInt(this);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to retrieve number of columns", e);
        }
    }
protected final int getNumColumnsCompatible ( ) { try { Field numColumns = GridView . class . getDeclaredField ( "mNumColumns" ) ; numColumns . setAccessible ( true ) ; return numColumns . getInt ( this ) ; } catch ( Exception e ) { throw new RuntimeException ( "Unable to retrieve number of columns" , e ) ; } }
Returns the number of the grid view's columns by either using the
<code>getNumColumns</code>-method on devices with API level 11 or greater, or via reflection
on older devices.

@return The number of the grid view's columns as an {@link Integer} value or {@link
#AUTO_FIT}, if the layout is pending