Question

The following XML implementation seems to work fine:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <WebView
        android:id="@+id/chatView"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:layout_weight="1" />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/text"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    </EditText>
</LinearLayout>

However, the following Java implementation doesn’t (there’s a tiny space at the bottom after the WebView, but the TextView isn’t visible.)

Context mContext = getActivity();

LinearLayout view = new LinearLayout(mContext);
view.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT));
view.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);

WebView web (new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, 1f));
web.loadUrl("http://www.google.com");

TextView text = new TextView(mContext);
text.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));

view.addView(web);
view.addView(text);

Example:

TextView should be where the black space at the bottom is, but taller of course. Any help would be very appreciated, thanks.

Answer 1

If you’re trying to make the WebView resize around the TextView (I’m assuming this is what you want since you have the android:weight property), make sure that you set the height to “0dp” instead of “fill_parent“. Otherwise, the WebView WILL fill the parent and your TextView won’t be displayed.

In addition, since the TextView‘s height is set to “wrap_content,” you actually need content there if you want to see it. See if it shows up once you set the text.