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Why does image in relative layout with "fill_parent" hide button underneath?

I'm trying to increase the size of an image in relative layout. Right now, its width and height are set to wrap_content. When I set them fill_parent, the image grows, but pushes the button underneath off the display. The relevant XML is below. What am I doing wrong?
Edit: Thanks for all the answers, but so far, if I set the height of the image to fill_parent or match_parent, it always extends to the bottom of the display, regardless of if the button is in or outside of relative layout. Why does the relative layout ignore what's beneath it?
<LinearLayout>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/relativelayout"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/myImageView"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:src="#drawable/apple"
android:alpha=".5"
android:paddingBottom="0dp"
android:adjustViewBounds="true" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/myImageViewText"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Sample"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:singleLine="true"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/myImageView"
android:layout_alignStart="#+id/myImageView"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
<Button
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/enterPluButton"
android:background="#FFBD5C"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:text="Submit" />
</LinearLayout>

Set android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" for button.
Set android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_above="#+id/enterPluButton" for your RelativeLayout
Set android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" for the ImageView

In RelativeLayouts views are positioneed relatively to the top left of the "ViewGroup". To get the ImageView to stop hiding the Button, or any other view at that matter, add the layout_below attribute.
<TextView
android:layout_below="#+id/relativelayout"
android:id="#+id/myImageViewText"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
...
/>
Also, for ImageView it is not advised, unless being used for a background, that you set layout_height to fill_parent or match_parent.
You would get the desired result if you place the Button in the relative layout and position it under the text view.

RelativeLayout positions View relative of each other. if it does not have a relation to a another child View it calculates with the Parent View which is the RelativeLayout. This is why you are having that. Why don't wrap the LinearLayout in a ScrollView or give the RelativeLayout a fixed dimension

I understand now what you're trying to do. Try this:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/relativelayout"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/myImageView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:alpha=".5"
android:paddingBottom="0dp"
android:src="#drawable/apple" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/myImageViewText"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/myImageView"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignStart="#+id/myImageView"
android:gravity="center"
android:singleLine="true"
android:text="Sample"
android:textColor="#000000" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/enterPluButton"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBottom="#id/myImageView"
android:background="#FFBD5C"
android:text="Submit"
android:textColor="#000000" />
</RelativeLayout>

Android - Place oposite views in a Layout

I have a Horizontal Layout and I have some views inside it. I want some to start from the left and others to start in the right, but I can't manage to do it. I tried several Gravity configurations but they don't do anything.
That's the case I have:
I want the Flag to be in the right and the Time to be in the left, as pointed by the arrows. I will add some more flags later.
Could anyone help me out with this? Thanks :D
EDIT:
XML so far:
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:id="#+id/hlTopBar"
android:background="#e6262626"
android:gravity="center_vertical">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/default_time_date_string"
android:id="#+id/tvTime"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:gravity="left" />
<ImageButton
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/ibUSA"
android:src="#drawable/united_states_flag"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:adjustViewBounds="true" />
</LinearLayout>

android:layout_gravity works in the direction opposite the orientation of the LinearLayout – the children of a vertical LinearLayout can use android:layout_gravity to control their positioning horizontally (left or right), but not vertically. In the same way children of horizontal LinearLayout can use android:layout_gravity to control their positioning vertically (top or bottom) but not horizontally. As you are using Horizontal LinearLayout you can use android:layout_gravity to position children either top or bottom.For your purpose it is better to go with RelativeLayout.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
<TextView
.........
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
/>
<ImageView
.......
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
/>
</RelativeLayout>

Instead of using a horizontal layout use a Relative layout
example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:text="Time" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:text="Image" />
</RelativeLayout>
result:

The RelativeLayout is a good answer. If, however, you REALLY want to do it with a LinearLayout, try putting an empty TextView in the middle, with width=0 and weight=1.
This empty view will automatically try to fill up however much space isn't taken up by the other views.
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:id="#+id/hlTopBar"
android:background="#e6262626"
android:gravity="center_vertical">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/default_time_date_string"
android:id="#+id/tvTime"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:paddingLeft="10dp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/spacer"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1" />
<ImageButton
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/ibUSA"
android:src="#drawable/united_states_flag"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:adjustViewBounds="true" />
</LinearLayout>

button:gravity="right" is not working

i am desinging a xml
<?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" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.05"
android:background="#000000"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/btncancel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="left|center"
android:background="#CCCCCC"
android:text="Cancel" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnadd"
android:layout_width="82dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="right"
android:background="#3399FF"
android:text="Add" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
for button "Add" android:gravity=right is not working.i have give a layout:margin,then only its moving right.can anyone help me out.

It's a little unclear what you want, but do notice the following:
gravity affects the contents of the widget i.e. your button text.
layout_gravity affects positioning of the widget in the parent layout
So if you want the button to be on right, change gravity to layout_gravity.

Use RelativeLayout instead of LinearLayout.
and use android:layout_alignParentRight="true" for btnadd.
EDIT :
Code :
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.05"
android:background="#000000"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/btncancel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="left|center"
android:background="#CCCCCC"
android:text="Cancel" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnadd"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_gravity="right"
android:background="#3399FF"
android:text="Add" />
</RelativeLayout>

Change the LinearLayout to be as RelativeLayout
and instead of android:gravity="right" use android:layout_alignParentRight="true"

It is because you use LinearLayout (orientation horizontal)
Try to use relative layout

you are using linear layout in linear layout your layout depends on orientation like you are using vertical:
use relative layout instead to solve your problem,and give margins you want
also to align your button right use:
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
your problem would definetly be solved with this.

it was because of you are using android:orientation="horizontal"in Linear Layout
use this android:orientation="vertical"
or use this i modified your code:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/RelativeLayout1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.05"
android:background="#000000"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/btncancel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:background="#CCCCCC"
android:text="Cancel" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnadd"
android:layout_width="82dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:background="#3399FF"
android:text="Add" />
</RelativeLayout>

If you want to achieve something like this:
You can do that either with RelativeLayout or LinearLayout.
For LinearLayout you explicitely add space between the buttons. This is because the android:layout_gravitypositions the view only within the space, that LinearLayout has given. And this space is not the LinearLayout itself, but the sum of all views, that were layed out linearly (as the name says).
Here's my way of putting the two buttons:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnadd"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Add" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:src="#android:color/transparent" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btncancel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Cancel" />
</LinearLayout>
I always prefer LinearLayout over RelativeLayout as I experienced LinearLayout as more robust, especially on Android's 2.x versions.
BTW: The difference between android:layout_gravity and android:gravity:
The layout_gravity tells the parent layout of a view to position the whole view within the bounds that the layout defines. In case of LinearLayout this is the space that was allocated by linearly putting the views one after the other.
The gravity tells the view to position its foreground within the available space. You might have seen, that your Add-Button has shown the text on the right side.

Why is alignParentRight not working?

I'm a noob to android development and I am having issues constructing a layout. I have a relative layout containing a textview and a linear layout containing two checkboxes. I want the textView to appear to the left and the linear layout to appear on the right of the linear layout flush with the edge. Currently, the textview and linearlayout appear on top of each other. Any help is greatly appreciated.
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:text="Rotated Shelf: "
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"/>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/rotated"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="32dp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true">
<CheckBox
android:id="#+id/rotatedshelfYES"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Yes"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/rotatedshelfNO"
/>
<CheckBox
android:id="#+id/rotatedshelfNO"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingRight="75dp"
android:text="No"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

try like this your textview write with in linear-layout and set android:layout_weight="" it working nice
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/rotated"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="32dp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_weight=".5"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:text="Rotated Shelf: " />
<CheckBox
android:id="#+id/rotatedshelfYES"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight=".25"
android:text="Yes" />
<CheckBox
android:id="#+id/rotatedshelfNO"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight=".25"
android:text="No" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

on the LinearLayout add android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/textView2"

If you want to align the right edge of your TextView with the left edge of your LinearLayout (i.e. TextView to the left of LinearLayout) you should use
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/rotated"
in your TextView properties.

Use you have to set android:layout_width in linear layout equal to wrap_content not match_parent since match_parent is used when we want to equal the width/height as the parent of the widget/container and wrap_content as name suggest requires space only to write the caption of view/container, no extra space required.

set TextView at the top and ImageView at the bottom of the left screen

<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0.0dip"
android:layout_marginBottom="1.0dip"
android:layout_marginRight="1.0dip"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:background="#drawable/main_buttons_light"
android:onClick="btnProfileSettingsClick" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="top|left"
android:gravity="left"
android:paddingLeft="8.0dip"
android:paddingTop="8.0dip"
android:text="#string/activity_main_button_profile_settings"
android:textSize="12.0sp"
android:color="#color/maintitletext" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom|left"
android:gravity="left"
android:paddingBottom="10.0dip"
android:paddingLeft="8.0dip"
android:src="#drawable/profile_settings" />
</LinearLayout>
TextViewis is in top and ImageView is in bottom but image is positioned in right place instead of left. How can i set it one after another and in left site of the screen?

try this :
<RelativeLayout
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="#string/hello_world" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"/>

You can use RelativeLayout instead of LinearLayout as a parent view of your textView and imageView and set their
layout_alignParentLeft
layout_alignParentRight
layout_alignParentTop
layout_alignParentBottom
properties.
Also if you use RelativeLayout as parent view, you can use
layout_toLeftOf
layout_toRightOf
layout_above
layout_below
properties to add subviews one after another.
EDIT:
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/containerLayout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<TextView
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:id="#+id/myText"
android:text="Click Me" />
<ImageView
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:id="#+id/myImage" />
</RelativeLayout>

If you wish to keep linear layout, just have to change the orientation. Add this to the LinearLayout xml:
android:orientation="vertical"
For it to align on the left, if it's the root layout, just add
android:gravity="left"
This will make all child aligned left.
Otherwise, if the LinearLayout is a child of another layout add:
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"