Question

I’m creating a ListView where each list item has a LinearLayout which I would like to use to dynamically add multiple input components. I use the following layout for the list items.

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
                android:orientation="vertical"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
  ...
  <LinearLayout
    android:id="@+id/input_container"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  />
</LinearLayout>

When I add multiple checkboxes to the input_container I only see the first checkbox. The LinearLayout‘s height seems to be correct though (there is room for the missing checkboxes).

The result looks something like:

--------------------------
List item 1
[_] Option 1








--------------------------
List item 2

Answer 1

Remember to use the correct Orientation.

By default, LinearLayout has a horizontal orientation.

android:orientation="vertical"

So your xml will look like this

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
            android:orientation="vertical"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="fill_parent">

    <LinearLayout
    android:id="@+id/input_container"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation:"vertical">

        <!-- Your stuff here -->

    </LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

You can read more about LinearLayout and its orientation here: Android Developer: LinearLayout