Question

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
            android:id="@+id/bCancel"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:text="Cancel" />
    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

Answer 1

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")