Placing Fragment below Listview - android

I am struggling with my Android Layout.
I want to create a Linear Layout which contains a Button at the Top, next a List View and when all elements of the list view are displayed I want to show a Fragment which displays Google Maps.
This is my Layout xml file. In that case you can only see the Fragment and the Button but not the listview
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context="de.mypackage.MyActivity">
<Button
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="0"
android:id="#+id/button_back"
android:text="#string/back"
/>
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
/>
<fragment
android:id="#+id/fragement"
android:name="de.mpackage.MapsFragment"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="0"
tools:layout="#layout/fragment_maps"/>
</LinearLayout>
Any Idea how I can realize my layout?


Try this code
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:weightSum="1"
android:paddingRight="10dp">
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_back"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/back" />
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="0.5" />
<fragment
android:id="#+id/fragement"
android:name="com.yougotag.supplierfieldagent.fragments.AboutFragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
tools:layout="#layout/fragment_about_app" />
</LinearLayout>
this will set both in half screen you can change ration of weights in layout.


Advice :
Declare your root layout as RelativeLayout
RelativeLayout is a view group that displays child views in relative
positions. The position of each view can be specified as relative to
sibling elements .
Then use android:layout_below
Positions the top edge of this view below the given anchor view ID.
Accommodates top margin of this view and bottom margin of anchor view.
<fragment
android:id="#+id/fragement"
android:name="de.mpackage.MapsFragment"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_below="#+id/birth"
tools:layout="#layout/list"/>


Try this code
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:paddingRight="10dp">
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_back"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/back" />
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1" />
<fragment
android:id="#+id/fragement"
android:name="com.yougotag.supplierfieldagent.fragments.AboutFragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
tools:layout="#layout/fragment_about_app" />
</LinearLayout>


Try this :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
tools:context="de.mypackage.MyActivity">
<Button
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="0"
android:id="#+id/button_back"
android:text="#string/back"
/>
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_below="#+id/button_back"/>
/>
<fragment
android:id="#+id/fragement"
android:name="de.mpackage.MapsFragment"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="0"
android:layout_below="#+id/list"
tools:layout="#layout/fragment_maps"/>
</RelativeLayout>


I found a solution hope it helps.
In my ListView for the height instead of using 0dp I used wrap_content and adds layout_weight=1 for my Fragment
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#EFEFEF"
android:orientation="vertical">
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_back"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
/>
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:divider="#null"/>
<fragment
android:name="de.mpackage.MapsFragment"
android:id="#+id/fragement"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
/>
</LinearLayout>

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
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android:layout_width="match_parent"
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
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android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
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android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
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android:divider="#null" />
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android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
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android:layout_height="wrap_content">
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android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="100"
android:inputType="text"
android:labelFor="#id/new_message" />
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So why my view pager is missing?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
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android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical"
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android:weightSum="5" >
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android:layout_height="match_parent"
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The height of your ViewPager is android:layout_height="wrap_content".
So if your ViewPager doesn't contain other views, it won't be visible.

Well, I found out that scrolling views do not work very good together.
For my layout I solve the problem by changing the height and width of the viewpager to static sizes. Actually I defined some different sizes in my dimen.xml files for different screen sizes and use them for the height and width of my view pager.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical"
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android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:weightSum="5" >
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android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:padding="#dimen/product_views_horizontal_padding"
tools:ignore="NestedWeights" >
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android:id="#+id/pager_sharepoint"
android:layout_width="#dimen/viewpager_width"
android:layout_height="#dimen/viewpager_height"
android:contentDescription="#string/TODO"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/sharepoint_description"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/sharepoint_description"
tools:ignore="SelectableText" />
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android:layout_width="70dp"
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i want to put a linearlayout under a listview, if i put it above the listview i got an exception and the activity stop working suddenly, and when i put it under the listview it doesn't appear, what am i doing wrong?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ListView
android:id="#+id/lvRestaurants"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
</ListView>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/llButtons"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/bDone"
android:layout_width="153dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:text="Done" />
<Button
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android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:text="Cancel" />
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Add android:layout_weight=1 to your ListView.
The reason why the other layout doesn't appear is because your listview takes all the place in the parent layout (android:layout_height="fill_parent")

I suggest using RelativeLayout instead. Using LinearLayout and specially android:layout_weight is expensive performance wise. This layout accomplishes what you need. The key is android:layout_alignParentBottom and andoid:layout_above properties. Try it out.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/llButtons"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/bDone"
android:layout_width="153dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:text="Done" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/bCancel"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:text="Cancel" />
</LinearLayout>
<ListView
android:id="#+id/lvRestaurants"
android:layout_above="#id/llButtons"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
</ListView>
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you can try using weight Concept.
I did some changes in your code
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:weightSum="10" >
<ListView
android:id="#+id/lvRestaurants"
android:layout_weight="8"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip" >
</ListView>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_weight="2"
android:id="#+id/llButtons"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/bDone"
android:layout_width="153dp"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:text="Done" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/bCancel"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:text="Cancel" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Do changes according to your requirement

To save the overhead, provide listView with layout_weight="1"
<ListView
android:layout_weight="1" // The MagicLine
android:id="#+id/myListView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
and you LinearLayout with gravity="bottom"
<LinearLayout
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="bottom"
android:orientation="horizontal">
// here will be views, you want to put with in your LinearLayout
</LinearLayout>
Also you can put a LinearLayout beneath a list view, would be the use of a Relativelayout.
Here is a sampleStructure.
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<ListView
android:id="#+id/myListView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginBottom="constantHeightofLinearLayout" /> // here the constant height of the linear Layout or buttons, should be inserted
<LinearLayout
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" //this is the line, that would put this linearLayout beneath your Listview
android:layout_height="constantHeight" // this height should be the marginBottom of ListView
android:gravity="bottom"
android:orientation="horizontal">
// here will be views, you want to put with in your LinearLayout
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

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