How to push included layout to bottom of screen?
android, android-layout, android-linearlayout, xml
Solution
Put you linearLayout and footer inside relative layout
<include
android:id="@+id/footer"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
layout="@layout/activity_main" />
XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- A DrawerLayout is intended to be used as the top-level content view using match_parent for both width and height to consume the full space available. -->
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="@drawable/backrepeat">
<!-- As the main content view, the view below consumes the entire
space available using match_parent in both dimensions. -->
<RelativeLayout android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/content_frame"
android:layout_above="@+id/footer"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_marginBottom="0dp"
android:weightSum="1">
<ListView
android:id="@+id/chatListView"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:divider="#00000000"
android:scrollbars="none"
android:dividerHeight="1dp"
android:layout_weight=".80"/>
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/chatBar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight=".13"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:background="#242424"
android:weightSum="1">
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<include layout="@layout/footer" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"/>
</RelativeLayout>
<!-- android:layout_gravity="start" tells DrawerLayout to treat
this as a sliding drawer on the left side for left-to-right
languages and on the right side for right-to-left languages.
The drawer is given a fixed width in dp and extends the full height of
the container. A solid background is used for contrast
with the content view. -->
<ListView
android:id="@+id/left_drawer"
android:layout_width="240dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="start"
android:choiceMode="singleChoice"
android:divider="@android:color/transparent"
android:dividerHeight="0dp"
android:background="#111"/>
</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>
Problem
I have a layout called footer.xml which later will be included to multiple layouts. Footer.xml is as follows: ``` <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:id="@+id/bottomMenu" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" android:background="@drawable/bg_gradation" android:weightSum="1" > *** STUFF GOES HERE *** </LinearLayout> ``` Footer.xml will then be included in other layout as follows.. ``` <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- A DrawerLayout is intended to be used as the top-level content view using match_parent for both width and height to consume the full space available. --> <android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:id="@+id/drawer_layout" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:background="@drawable/backrepeat"> <!-- As the main content view, the view below consumes the entire space available using match_parent in both dimensions. --> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/content_frame" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_marginBottom="0dp" android:weightSum="1"> <ListView android:id="@+id/chatListView" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="0dp" android:divider="#00000000" android:scrollbars="none" android:dividerHeight="1dp" android:layout_weight=".80"/> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/chatBar" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="0dp" android:layout_weight=".13" android:orientation="horizontal" android:background="#242424" android:weightSum="1"> </LinearLayout> </LinearLayout> <include layout="@layout/footer"/> <!-- android:layout_gravity="start" tells DrawerLayout to treat this as a sliding drawer on the left side for left-to-right languages and on the right side for right-to-left languages. The drawer is given a fixed width in dp and extends the full height of the container. A solid background is used for contrast with the content view. --> <ListView android:id="@+id/left_drawer" android:layout_width="240dp" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_gravity="start" android:choiceMode="singleChoice" android:divider="@android:color/transparent" android:dividerHeight="0dp" android:background="#111"/> </android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout> ``` Since i want footer.xml be at the bottom screen, i use `android:layout_gravity="bottom"` this renders properly if seen from the perspective of footer.xml However, when i try to see it from other layouts it throws error that says: ``` java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException (Error Log does not show helpful information at all). ``` EDIT 1 This is the best error message i could get.. (i cannot copy-paste the log text) EDIT 2 IF i include my layout this way: ``` <LinearLayout android:layout_weight="1" android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"> <include layout="@layout/footer" android:id="@+id/footer"/> </LinearLayout> ``` It renders the way i want it inside eclipse editor. However, when i try to run it on Android i get the following error: ``` java.lang.IllegalStateException: Child android.widget.LinearLayout{a72d4938 V.E..... ......ID 0,0-0,0 #7f0a005c app:id/bottomMenu} at index 1 does not have a valid layout_gravity - must be Gravity.LEFT, Gravity.RIGHT or Gravity.NO_GRAVITY ``` and if i editted my footer.xml to this: ``` <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:id="@+id/bottomMenu" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="horizontal" <---- not android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:background="@drawable/bg_gradation" android:weightSum="1" > ``` my footer would fill up the entire screen from top to bottom. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks..