Android: Border for linear layout not displayed

Question

I am using the following code

<?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" >

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/linearLayout1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0px"
        android:layout_weight="9"
        android:background="@drawable/rectangularborder"
        android:orientation="horizontal" >

        <LinearLayout

            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
            android:layout_width="0px"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:background="@drawable/rightrectangularborder"
            android:orientation="vertical" >
        </LinearLayout> 
        <!--

        <LinearLayout

            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
            android:layout_width="0px"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:background="@drawable/rightrectangularborder"
            android:orientation="vertical" >
        </LinearLayout> -->


    </LinearLayout>


    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0px"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:background="@drawable/rectangularborder"
        android:orientation="vertical" >
    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

In this border for linear layout with id linearLayout1 is not getting displayed. But when I comment the linear layout inside linearLayout1 then the border is getting properly displayed . How can I overcome the problem?

Fahim · Answer 1 · 2015-02-21T13:51:40.613

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Try adding margin to inner linear layout

android:layout_margin="2dp"

edited Feb 21 '15 at 13:51

answered Feb 21 '15 at 09:15

Fahim

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 21 '15 at 09:18

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Give some padding to Linear Layout with id linearlayout1,Like:

android:padding="10dp"

answered Feb 21 '15 at 09:18

Ramesh

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 21 '15 at 09:18

Perhaps the layout that you commented out is taking more vertical space than it should? I am not sure how the "fillParent" of one layout would interact with another component whose height is specified in terms of weight.

Try experimenting with the values. Set the background color of each layout so that you know exactly where one starts and the other ends.

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 21 '15 at 09:38

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add layout_margin in your layout having id linearLayout1, such as,

android:layout_margin="12dp"

answered Feb 21 '15 at 09:38

Apurva

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 21 '15 at 16:32

Use android:layout_margin="10dp"

enter code here
<?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" >

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/linearLayout1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0px"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        android:layout_weight="9"
        android:background="#000000"
        android:orientation="horizontal" >

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="0px"
            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
            android:layout_margin="10dp"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:background="#ffffff"
            android:orientation="vertical" >
        </LinearLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="0px"
            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
            android:layout_margin="10dp"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:background="#ffffff"
            android:orientation="vertical" >
        </LinearLayout>
    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0px"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:background="#000000"
        android:orientation="vertical" >
    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

Android: Border for linear layout not displayed

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