Question

I have a button and a expand list above this button , when the list is expanded the button below it disappears . how to make this button in fixed location?

<?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">
<include layout="@layout/ads_bar" ></include>        
<TextView 
                android:text="Level 1:"
                android:textSize="20dp"
                android:id="@+id/TextView01" 
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"></TextView>

<TextView 
                android:text="lorem ispum something about this level ..... :)"
                android:textSize="16dp"
                android:id="@+id/TextView01" 
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"></TextView>

<ExpandableListView 
                android:id="@+id/listView"
                android:scrollbars="vertical"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"></ExpandableListView>

<include 
                android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
                layout="@layout/quick_links_bar"></include>
</LinearLayout>

where quick_links_bar represents button !

Answer 1

Sounds like you want the quick_links_bar layout to always stay at the bottom? You’ll need to use RelativeLayout for that.

Wrap your whole layout in a RelativeLayout and move your quick links bar layout outside of the LinearLayout and set the property android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" on it. For this next bit, you’ll need to assign an id to your quick links bar. On your LinearLayout, set the property android:layout_above="@id/quicklinksbarid". Make sure your quick links bar include statement is above the LinearLayout.