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Kay
Kay

Reputation: 107

Cross Layout View

i'm looking for a way to display an "overlay" view across multiple layouts (As scribbled in the attached image)Tablet Screen with multiple layouts (Header,List,Detail).

My research showed that layouts can only live inside other layouts and that there is no such concept of overlay layout. Is that possible? Any suggestions?

Many thanks! Kay.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 759

Answers (2)

Niels
Niels

Reputation: 1046

FrameLayout is the only layout that kan render overlapping Views

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" >

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" >

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/textView1"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Primary View Primary View Primary View Primary View" />
    </LinearLayout>

    <RelativeLayout
        android:layout_width="100dp"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:background="#80FFFFFF" >

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/textView2"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_centerInParent="true"
            android:text="OverLap" />
    </RelativeLayout>

</FrameLayout>

Upvotes: 1

Mufazzal
Mufazzal

Reputation: 893

I guess you need to show a view or layout element over layout. in case you should use FrameLayout like this

    <FrameLayout
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">    


            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="fill_parent"
                android:orientation="vertical" >

                Your layout

            </LinearLayout>


            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="fill_parent"
                android:orientation="vertical" >

                Your view element to float or overlay 

            </LinearLayout>             


</FrameLayout>

Upvotes: 0

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