Question

So, I have this layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
                android:id="@+id/layout"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:background="#FFFF00"
                android:minHeight="100dp"
                android:layout_gravity="bottom"
        >
    <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
            android:textColor="#000000"
            android:background="#FF0000"
            android:text="Hello World"
            />

    <Button
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
            android:text="button"/>
</RelativeLayout>

and this is how it looks:

but if I add android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" to the button here is how it looks:

1. Can someone please explain me this behavior?
2. How to put my button at the bottom without resizing the yellow layout and without adding thousand of layouts for workarounds?

Answer 1

this solution worked for me

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
                android:id="@+id/layout"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:background="#FFFF00"
                android:minHeight="100dp"
                android:orientation="horizontal"
                android:layout_gravity="bottom"
        >
    <TextView
            android:id="@+id/tv"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
            android:textColor="#000000"
            android:background="#FF0000"
            android:text="Hello World"
            />

    <Button
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="bottom|right"
            android:text="button"/>
</FrameLayout>