I have a card declared in the file cardslib_item_card_view:
<it.gmariotti.cardslib.library.view.CardViewNative
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:card="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:card_view="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
card_view:cardCornerRadius="4dp"
style="#style/native_recyclerview_card.base"
android:id="#+id/carddemo"
android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
and set as content view within onCreate() method:
public class CardMariotti extends ActionBarActivity{
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.cardslib_item_card_view);
//Create a Card
Card card = new Card(this);
CardViewNative cardView = (CardViewNative) this.findViewById(R.id.carddemo);
cardView.setCard(card);
card.setOnClickListener(new Card.OnCardClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(Card card, View view) {
Toast.makeText(CardMariotti.this, "Clickable card", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
}
Now, I'd like to customize it with my own layout, containing a narrow header and some information, as follows:
<RelativeLayout android:id="#+id/cardlayout"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="?android:selectableItemBackground"
android:clickable="true">
<!-- layout containing 3 TextView -->
</RelativeLayout>
What is the canonic procedure for such a process? I've tried a good deal of adjustments, i.e.:
creating a second xml file called cardslib_item_layout.xml and referencing it with the Card's constructor this way: Card card = new Card(this, R.layout.cardslib_item_layout); and then setting the setContentView(R.layout.cardslib_item_card_view)
Appending the layout inside the card and then setting the setContentView(R.layout.cardslib_item_card_view).
This way; cardslib_item_card_view:
<it.gmariotti.cardslib.library.view.CardViewNative
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:card="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:card_view="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
card_view:cardCornerRadius="4dp"
android:id="#+id/carddemo"
android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<RelativeLayout>
<!-- my layout containing a header and some TextViews -->
</RelativeLayout>
</it.gmariotti.cardslib.library.view.CardViewNative>
In both tests I experience the following issues:
The overall result is completely distorced
most importantly, the RelativeLayout is placed ON TOP of the card, making any operation on the card impossible (for example, setting the Card.OnCardClickListener on the card itself won't work since the user will be clicking the RelativeLayout and not the card itself)
attempt 1:
attempt 2:
What is the canonic procedure?
EDIT2: ANSWER
The contribution given by #Msk worked fine for me, although I discovered later that with some minor changes it is also possible to obtain the same results by using the original cardslib's Card class, without resorting to the creation of a new class DeviceCard extending the Card class.
I was able to adjust my layout (header and the rest of the card's layout overlapping with each other, as shown in the screenshots) with just some minor and trivial changes in the cardslib_item_layout.xml file (which I had overlooked before); at the same time I was able to eliminate the phantom padding that is automatically attached to every card, by applying Mariotti's answer to this question.
Try this
You can define your own layout for the cards-lib.
Create your custom XML:
Here is an example custom_layout.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingLeft="8dp"
android:paddingRight="6dp"
android:paddingTop="7dp"
android:paddingBottom="7dp"
android:id="#+id/parentView">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/name"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="27"
android:paddingRight="8dp"
android:paddingLeft="8dp"
android:textAppearance="#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Large"
android:text=""
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:editable="false"
/>
</LinearLayout>
In your JAVA code create a class for the custom card that you wish to use:
import it.gmariotti.cardslib.library.internal.Card;
import it.gmariotti.cardslib.library.internal.ViewToClickToExpand;
public class DeviceCard extends Card {
private String IP;
private String MAC;
private String name;
private Boolean reachable;
private Boolean editable;
Boolean markedFlag;
public DeviceCard(Context context) {
this(context, R.layout.custom_layout);
}
public DeviceCard(Context context,String param1,...,Type paramn) {
this(context, R.layout.device_card);
this.name = param1;
}
public DeviceCard(Context context, int innerLayout) {
super(context, innerLayout);
init();
Log.d("myTag", "Init called");
}
private void init(){
}
#Override
public void setupInnerViewElements(ViewGroup parent, final View view) {
Log.i("myTag","setupInnerView");
final TextView nameBox = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.name);
//edit name if required
}
}
Now in your JAVA code, when you need to use the card-list:
DeviceCard card = new DeviceCard(this, name);
This method has always worked for me
Related
I am following Android Archt. component to build a project. Following the guidelines I have created a custom Adapter named CataloguesAdapter extending DataBoundListAdapter as :
public class CataloguesAdapter extends DataBoundListAdapter<CatalogueEntity, CatalogueItemBinding> {
private final android.databinding.DataBindingComponent dataBindingComponent;
private final ContributorClickCallback callback;
private CatalogueItemBinding mBinding;
public CataloguesAdapter(DataBindingComponent dataBindingComponent,
ContributorClickCallback callback) {
this.dataBindingComponent = dataBindingComponent;
this.callback = callback;
}
#Override
protected CatalogueItemBinding createBinding(ViewGroup parent) {
mBinding = DataBindingUtil
.inflate(LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()),
R.layout.catalogue_item, parent, false,
dataBindingComponent);
//while this click event is working fine
mBinding.getRoot().setOnClickListener(v -> {
CatalogueEntity catalogueEntity = mBinding.getCatalogue();
if (catalogueEntity != null && callback != null) {
callback.onClick(catalogueEntity);
}
});
//todo:not working, this event is not firing
mBinding.deleteIcon.setOnClickListener(v-> callback.onItemDelete());
return mBinding;
}
}
I am implementing swipe to delete layout on Recycler view item. Below is the XML layout of list item:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layout 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">
<data>
<variable
name="catalogue"
type="com.mindtree.igxbridge.traderapp.datasource.local.entity.CatalogueEntity" />
</data>
<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:cardUseCompatPadding="true">
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/view_background"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#color/colorRed">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/delete_icon"
android:layout_width="#dimen/dimen_30_dp"
android:layout_height="#dimen/dimen_30_dp"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_marginEnd="#dimen/dimen_10_dp"
app:srcCompat="#drawable/ic_delete"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_marginEnd="#dimen/dimen_10_dp"
android:layout_toStartOf="#id/delete_icon"
android:text="#string/text_delete"
android:textColor="#color/Material.87.white"
android:textSize="14sp" />
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/view_foreground"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:background="#FFFFFF"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatImageView
android:id="#+id/arrow_icon"
android:layout_width="#dimen/dimen_30_dp"
android:layout_height="#dimen/dimen_30_dp"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_marginEnd="#dimen/dimen_10_dp"
app:srcCompat="#drawable/ic_arrow_right" />
</RelativeLayout>
</FrameLayout>
</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
</layout>
Another operation like swipe left/right is working fine but clicking on Delete button event is not getting called.
I tried checking findViewbyId and register click event by that, but no luck with that too.
While CatalogueItemBinding is registered correctly, I am not able to find any other source of error.
Thanks.
Correct me if I have misunderstood your code. You used a FrameLayout to host two relative layouts one top of each other (foreground and background). The delete button is in the background and foreground has match_parent in its width attribute. Therefore, I think the delete button is getting covered by the foreground, leading to "not firing of the event".
Possible Solution
Try incorporating the delete button in the foreground. It makes sense to put UI components in the front.
I think you forget to tell your adapter class to where your XML is set or not to adapter class. just create a variable in XML which will import your adapter class have look.
<variable
name="myAdapter"
type="import your adapter class">
</variable>
Now set this variable to your adapter.
#Override
protected CatalogueItemBinding createBinding(ViewGroup parent) {
mBinding = DataBindingUtil
.inflate(LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()),
R.layout.catalogue_item, parent, false,
dataBindingComponent);
mBinding .setmyAdapter(this);
return mBinding;
}
}
then your click will work. Hope it will help you.
I will be using a library for my android fragment. I chose cardslib as it offers a lot of features. Now, I am trying to create a single MaterialLargeImageCard for the fragment.
inside my fragment xml I added the layout for the card. I am utilizing native material largeimage card
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
xmlns:card="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
tools:context="com.example.emil.gamerzwiki.NewsFragment">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<it.gmariotti.cardslib.library.view.CardViewNative
android:id="#+id/carddemo_largeimage"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
card:card_layout_resourceID="#layout/native_material_largeimage_card"
style="#style/card_external"
/>
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/games_list_recyclerView"
android:divider="#color/gw.dividerColor"
android:dividerHeight="4dp"
>
</android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView>
</LinearLayout>
Inside my fragment, I have the following model setup according to
https://github.com/gabrielemariotti/cardslib/blob/master/doc/MATERIALCARD.md#how-to-build-a-material-card-with-an-image
ArrayList<BaseSupplementalAction> actions = new ArrayList<BaseSupplementalAction>();
// Set supplemental actions
TextSupplementalAction t1 = new TextSupplementalAction(getActivity(), R.id.text1);
t1.setOnActionClickListener(new BaseSupplementalAction.OnActionClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(Card card, View view) {
Toast.makeText(getActivity()," Click on Text SHARE ",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
actions.add(t1);
TextSupplementalAction t2 = new TextSupplementalAction(getActivity(), R.id.ic1);
t2.setOnActionClickListener(new BaseSupplementalAction.OnActionClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(Card card, View view) {
Toast.makeText(getActivity()," Click on Text LEARN ",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
actions.add(t2);
//Create a Card, set the title over the image and set the thumbnail
MaterialLargeImageCard card =
MaterialLargeImageCard.with(getActivity())
.setTextOverImage("Italian Beaches")
.setTitle("This is my favorite local beach")
.setSubTitle("A wonderful place")
.useDrawableId(R.drawable.abc_ab_share_pack_holo_light)
.setupSupplementalActions(R.layout.card_native_material_supplemental_cations_large_icon, actions)
.build();
card.setOnClickListener(new Card.OnCardClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(Card card, View view) {
Toast.makeText(getActivity()," Click on ActionArea ",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
It just displays an empty card when I run the app. It seems the model is not connected to the card view, is there any way to connect this? or am I doing something wrong?
Please help thanks!
After some reading, This might be helpful to someone so I'll just post the answer
It seems we need to connect the card object and the layout by
CardViewNative cardView = (CardViewNative) view.findViewById(R.id.carddemo_largeimage);
cardView.setCard(card);
Trying to create custom rows in my listview (to look like this). I've created a custom row layout & derived adapter class. The data loads and shows fine, but the text is not using any format/style specified in my custom row .xml layout file. It's all just the default size/weight, etc.
Here's the custom row layout (listview_desc.xml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#222222">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/name"
android:text="Name"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_margin="10dip"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textSize="20dip"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/description"
android:text="Description"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_margin="10dip"
android:textSize="13dip" />
</LinearLayout>
Here's my main layout file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar"
android:minWidth="25px"
android:minHeight="25px"
android:background="#drawable/gradient_darkbg">
<ListView
android:minWidth="25px"
android:minHeight="25px"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/listView1" />
</LinearLayout>
My adapter code (I'm using Xamarin, but I don't think that's the problem...)
public class ListViewFormAdapter : BaseAdapter<Form>
{
List<Form> mForms;
Activity context;
public ListViewFormAdapter(Activity context, List<Form> items)
: base()
{
this.context = context;
this.mForms = items;
}
public override long GetItemId(int position)
{
return position;
}
public override Form this[int position]
{
get { return mForms[position]; }
}
public override int Count
{
get { return mForms.Count; }
}
public override View GetView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent)
{
var item = mForms[position];
View view = convertView;
if (view == null) // no view to re-use, create new
view = context.LayoutInflater.Inflate(Resource.Layout.listview_desc, null);
view.FindViewById<TextView>(Resource.Id.name).Text = item.Name;
view.FindViewById<TextView>(Resource.Id.description).Text = item.Description;
return view;
}
}
And finally the main activity where I load and use the adapter:
public class HomeScreenActivity : Activity
{
List<Form> mForms;
protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
{
base.OnCreate(bundle);
// Create your application here
SetContentView (Resource.Layout.Home);
// Load all forms and populate the main menu
mForms = Utils.FormLoader.LoadForms("Forms");
ListView listView = FindViewById<ListView>(Resource.Id.listView1);
listView.Adapter = new ListViewFormAdapter(this, mForms);
}
}
Sorry for all the code, maybe it'll help someone in the future... thanks for any help.
I'm not sure that this is the problem, but you inflating the views incorrectly. it should be
view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.listview_desc, parent, false);
instead of
view = context.LayoutInflater.Inflate(Resource.Layout.listview_desc, null);
using the 3 parameter version of inflate
What styles aren't showing correctly? I'm not sure what you're expecting or what you're seeing from the question. If it is to do with alignment, you should bear in mind that android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" is not valid in a LinearLayout
Thanks for the response guys. Turns out it was some problem with Git/Xamarin. I committed my sources at another machine, came home, synced up and all my formatting in the row layout xml were gone. Who knows... maybe a cached version was being used or something. I actually had to use the code posted on this page to get it to work (since it was lost), so maybe someone can use this as example code. It works.
So I'm experimenting with implementing an MVC pattern in Android where my views are subclassed from RelativeLayout, LinearLayout, ScrollView, etc... It's working until I try to get a hold of a view within my view. I get an NPE. I've tried accessing the view in order to set the onClickListener in the constructor and also in onAttachedToWindow(), but I get the NPE in both places.
For example, here's a view class:
public class ViewAchievements extends LinearLayout
{
private RelativeLayout mRelativeLayoutAchievement1;
public ViewAchievements(Context context, AttributeSet attrs)
{
super(context, attrs);
mRelativeLayoutAchievement1 = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.relativeLayout_achievement1);
mRelativeLayoutAchievement1.setOnClickListener((OnClickListener) context); //NPE on this line
}
#Override
protected void onAttachedToWindow()
{
super.onAttachedToWindow();
mRelativeLayoutAchievement1.setOnClickListener(mOnClickListener); //Also get NPE on this line
}
}
Can someone please tell me the proper way to get a hold of my subviews, in this case mRelativeLayoutAchievement1?
Here's an XML snippet:
<com.beachbody.p90x.achievements.ViewAchievements xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#color/gray_very_dark"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<!-- kv Row 1 -->
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:baselineAligned="false">
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/relativeLayout_achievement1"
style="#style/linearLayout_achievement"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_margin="#dimen/margin_sm"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView_achievement1"
style="#style/text_small_bold_gray"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginBottom="#dimen/margin_large"
android:text="1/20" />
</RelativeLayout>
...
And here's how I'm creating the view from my Activity:
public class ActivityAchievements extends ActivitySlidingMenu
{
private ViewAchievements mViewAchievements;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
mViewAchievements = (ViewAchievements) View.inflate(this, R.layout.view_achievements, null);
setContentView(mViewAchievements);
...
You're trying to get the child views during the view's constructor. Since they are child views, they haven't been inflated yet. Can you move this code out of the constructor, possibly into View.onAttachedToWindow()?
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html#onAttachedToWindow()
I have several layout files that are mostly the same, except for one section. Is there a way that I can have the common XML all in one place; instead of copy/pasting, and having to update a bunch of files when I want to make 1 change?
I know that I can include XML from other XML files, but the common code isn't an internal control; it is the outer wrapper; so include doesn't work. Basically, I have a bunch of files that all look like this:
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/row"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<ImageView android:layout_height="26dp"
android:id="#+id/checkImage"
android:layout_width="26dp"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"/>
<!-- Different types of views go here depending on which layout file it is -->
<ImageButton android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:id="#+id/playButton"
android:layout_width="42dp"
android:src="#drawable/play_button"
android:scaleType="center"
android:background="#00000000"/>
</LinearLayout>
Basically, I want to do what ASP.Net does with Master Pages. Is there any option for this?
The solution was pretty easy.
You need to extend "Activity" Class, in onCreate() function SetContentView to your base xml layout and also need to override setContentView in base Activity Class
For Example:
1.Create base_layout.xml with the below 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">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/image_view_01"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:maxHeight="50dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/base_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Create BaseActivity.java
public class BaseActivity extends Activity {
ImageView image;
LinearLayout baseLayout;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
super.setContentView(R.layout.base_layout);
this.image = (ImageView) this.findViewById(R.id.image_view_01);
this.baseLayout = (LinearLayout) this.findViewById(R.id.base_layout);
this.image.setImageResource(R.drawable.header);
}
#Override
public void setContentView(int id) {
LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater)getBaseContext().getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
inflater.inflate(id, this.baseLayout);
}
}
and SomeActivity.java
public class SomeActivity extends BaseActivity {
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
super.setContentView(R.layout.some_layout);
//rest of code
}
}
The only thing I noticed so far was that when requesting a progress bar (requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_INDETERMINATE_PROGRESS)) this needs to be done before calling super.onCreate. I think this is because nothing can be drawn yet before calling this function.
This worked great for me and hopefully you will find this useful in your own coding.
Maybe you could use one main layout XML file and then add/remove other widgets dynamically through code as needed.
I was trying to do exactly this - I wanted a view that had a button on the left and a button on the right, but could have arbitrary content in the middle (depending on who was including it). Basically a custom view group that could have child view in the XML layout, and would wrap those child views with another XML layout. Here is how I did it:
top_bar.xml: This represents the common layout to wrap things with. Note the LinearLayout (could be any layout) with an ID "addChildrenHere" - it is referenced later.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/topBarLayout1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="left" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/addChildrenHere"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="right" />
</LinearLayout>
main.xml: The main layout. This includes a custom viewgroup (WrappedLayout) with a few children. Note how it declares a custom XML namespace, and sets two custom attributes on the WrappedLayout tag (these say which layout to wrap the children with, and where within that layout the children of this node should be placed).
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:karl="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/karl.test"
android:id="#+id/linearLayout1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<karl.test.WrappedLayout
android:id="#+id/topBarLayout1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
karl:layoutToInflate="#layout/top_bar"
karl:childContainerID="#+id/addChildrenHere">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="This is a child of the special wrapper."
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="This is another child; you can put anything here."
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
</karl.test.WrappedLayout>
</LinearLayout>
attrs.xml: This goes in res/values. This defines the custom XML attributes used in the XML above.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<declare-styleable name="WrappedLayout">
<attr name="layoutToInflate" format="integer"/>
<attr name="childContainerID" format="integer"/>
</declare-styleable>
</resources>
Finally, WrappedLayout.java: This handles reading the custom attributes, and doing a bit of hackery to make addView() actually add the views in a different place.
package karl.test;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
public class WrappedLayout extends FrameLayout
{
///Attempts to add children to this layout will actually get forwarded through to mChildContainer.
///This would be final, but it's actually used indirectly by the constructor before it's initialised.
private ViewGroup mChildContainer;
public WrappedLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs)
{
super(context, attrs);
//read the custom attributes
final int layoutToInflate;
final int childContainerID;
{
final TypedArray styledAttributes = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.WrappedLayout);
layoutToInflate = styledAttributes.getResourceId(R.styleable.WrappedLayout_layoutToInflate, 0);
childContainerID = styledAttributes.getResourceId(R.styleable.WrappedLayout_childContainerID, 0);
styledAttributes.recycle();
}
if(layoutToInflate == 0
|| childContainerID == 0)
{
Log.e("Error", "WrappedLayout.WrappedLayout(): Error reading custom attributes from XML. layoutToInflate = " + layoutToInflate + ", childContainerID =" + childContainerID);
}
else
{
//inflate the layout and (implicitly) add it as a child view
final View inflatedLayout = View.inflate(context, layoutToInflate, this);
//grab the reference to the container to pass children through to
mChildContainer = (ViewGroup)inflatedLayout.findViewById(childContainerID);
}
}
///All the addView() overloads eventually call this method.
#Override
public void addView(View child, int index, ViewGroup.LayoutParams params)
{
if(mChildContainer == null)
{
//still inflating - we're adding one of the views that makes up the wrapper structure
super.addView(child, index, params);
}
else
{
//finished inflating - forward the view through to the child container
mChildContainer.addView(child, index, params);
}
}
}
This works, as far as I can tell. It doesn't work very well with the Eclipse layout editor (I'm not quite sure what the problem is), but you can view the layout fine. Changing the children of the WrappedLayout seems to require editing the XML manually.
Have you looked at Applying Styles and Themes?