How to include constraint layout to another constraint layout and set constraint between each
I'm using constraintLyout v 1.0.1.
I would like to include in my xml a sub ConstraintLayout corresponding to a part of my global layout (which itself is a ConstraintLayout). I split the layout in two xmls in order to use this sub part elsewhere
I tried this but I have no control on where to place my sub constraint layout in the parent. I wonder if I have to place everything in the same xml file or if their is a solution to use separate files.
tmp_1.xml
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/label"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="LABEL1"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
/>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/label_2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="LABEL2"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/label"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/label"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/label"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
/>
<include layout="@layout/tmp_2" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
tmp_2.xml
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/view_80"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="80th element"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_marginStart="12dp"
/>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
The result is this
But i want it to be this
I tried this but it does not work
<include
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/label_2"
layout="@layout/tmp_2" />
Actually found a solution. Android Studio does not autocomplete constraintLayout parameters in an include tag but they do have an impact on it as long as you give that include a size.
<include
layout="@layout/tmp_2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/label_2"
/>
To inlude one constraint layout and constraint it according to one's need, one will have to give width and height to the included layout like this :
<include
android:id="@+id/shop_card_layout"
layout="@layout/shop_card_one"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/heading_tv"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/heading_tv" />