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Android : imageview over imageview issue

I using following code in my layout , i want to show both image , (image over another image)
But i see just one image on screen
<RelativeLayout 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="#drawable/splash_bg_gradient"
android:id="#+id/splash_gradient"
tools:context="com.android.abc.activity.SplashActivity" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/splash_logo"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:contentDescription="#string/desc_splash_graphics"/>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/splash_image"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:scaleType = "fitXY"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:contentDescription="#string/desc_splash_graphics"/>
</RelativeLayout>
Please help , thanks

use FrameLayout instead of RelativeLayout. RelativeLayout should only be used for complex layouts, it's much heavier than FrameLayout also.
<FrameLayout 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="#drawable/splash_bg_gradient"
android:id="#+id/splash_gradient"
tools:context="com.android.abc.activity.SplashActivity" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/splash_logo"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:contentDescription="#string/desc_splash_graphics"/>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/splash_image"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:scaleType = "fitXY"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:contentDescription="#string/desc_splash_graphics"/>
</FrameLayout>

You should do this:
<RelativeLayout 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="#drawable/splash_bg_gradient"
android:id="#+id/splash_gradient"
tools:context="com.android.abc.activity.SplashActivity" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/splash_image"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:scaleType = "fitXY"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:contentDescription="#string/desc_splash_graphics"/>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/splash_logo"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:contentDescription="#string/desc_splash_graphics"/>
</RelativeLayout>
Elements in a RelativeLayout are displayed in order of their declaration.

Problems with RelativeLayout Android

I am new to Java and Android and I am facing this problem:
I would like to add a photo to the top/left corner of a Rectangle. However, the ImageView of my photo gets always more space and so, it creates a blank space on top that I would not like to have. Here is a screenshot:
The code of my Layout is:
<?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:padding="25dp">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:src="#drawable/profile_frame" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView2"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:src="#drawable/foto_facebook_juan_mejorada" />
</RelativeLayout>

Try this:
android:scaleType="fitStart"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"

It may be because of
size of the image. If the image not fit in the space given it will add blank space.

// try this way
<?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:gravity="center">
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_margin="30dp">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:src="#drawable/profile_frame" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:src="#drawable/foto_facebook_juan_mejorada" />
</FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Overlay image over another android

I have photo album which shows the image as rounded with white border. Image will be adding dynamically. I tried frame layout but it it not working for me. My try : Adding dynamic image over already existing round shape image..
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/image"
android:layout_width="60dip"
android:layout_height="60dip"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:scaleType="centerCrop" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imagef"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:background="#drawable/ph_bg" />
</FrameLayout>
Above xml not giving exact result .. any idea ?

Use below xml
<?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" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/image"
android:layout_width="60dip"
android:layout_height="60dip"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:scaleType="centerCrop" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imagef"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:background="#drawable/ph_bg" />
</RelativeLayout>
This will do your task.
Happy coding :)

Try setting foreground and background on only one ImageView.
<?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="wrap_content" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/your_img_id"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:background="#drawable/the_actual_image"
android:src="#drawable/the_image_overlay" />
</RelativeLayout>

Android how to overlap an ImageView on top of a LienearLayouy so that they have the same size?

Hi and thanks for any suggestion.
I need to put an ImageView to overlapp over a LinearLayout.
I have tried this:
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/background"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/backgroundimage"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:src="#drawable/gradient_box"
android:layout_gravity="center"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_gravity="center">
But this is the result I get (the ImageView shrinks to a single line)
I have tried using RelativeLayout, this is the result I get.
CLOSE, but the ImageView now expands to fill all the available space and does not "wrap content" as I need to.
The desired result would be like this:
PS: I cannot use android:background="image" because i need to change it at runtime.

You can use a Relativ Layout that contains the LinearLayout and then align the ImageView with the LinearLayout
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/background"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_gravity="center">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/backgroundimage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/gradient_box"
android:layout_alignLeft="#id/linear"
android:layout_alignRight="#id/linear"
android:layout_alignTop="#id/linear"
android:layout_alignBottom="#id/linear"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:scaleType="fitCenter" />
If you just want to set the image as a background you can just set a background image for the linear layout:
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/background"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/blue" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#drawable/gradient_box"
android:layout_gravity="center">

PS: I cannot use android:background="image" because i need to change it at runtime.
Why not? Use setBackgroundResource.

Space unwanted layout and image

like the title said it there are some "space" before and after an image and i don't want it.
<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="#drawable/fond"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:contentDescription="#string/desc"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/top"
android:layout_gravity="top"
/>
<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="#drawable/fond1"
>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
So like you can see i have a first Layout with a background.
The ImageView is just after and should be on the top but it didn't.
The second Layout is to much after the image.
->
first layout
--unwanted space--
image
--unwanted space--
second layout
If anyone know how to delete this "space", thanks.

Use android:adjustViewBounds="true" inside your ImageView. That way your ImageView will be adjusted to the provided image bounds.

Use Relative layout this Way::
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#drawable/fond"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:contentDescription="#string/desc"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/top"
android:layout_gravity="top"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_below="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#drawable/fond1"
>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>