Question

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/messageLayout"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/messageSender"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/messageSenderName"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/messageSender"
        android:ellipsize="end"
        android:maxLines="1"
        android:singleLine="false"
        android:textColor="@color/list_text_color"
        android:textSize="16dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="5dp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/messageContent"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/messageSender"
        android:layout_below="@id/messageSenderName"
        android:ellipsize="end"
        android:maxLines="1"
        android:singleLine="false"
        android:textColor="@color/codeFont"
        android:textSize="13dp"/>
</RelativeLayout>

In my layout I have problem. When I set marginTop="5dp" it’s fine, but when I use marginBottom nothing happens in my layout. Also when I set padding in RelativeLayout it does not work either. What is the problem here? Could you give me any solution?

Answer 1

marginBottom has no effect if you set android:layout_height="wrap_content" for <RelativeLayout>, instead set it as match_parent and check.