Layout editor: How to show layout in framelayout container?

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I have a layout defined in XML as root ConstraintLayout that contains 4 empty frameLayouts for dynamically inflating fragments. In order to have a better design experience in the layout editor (Android Studio), is there a way to show/mimic the intended layouts in each of these framelayouts?

This question is not about loading a fragment in a container dynamically (in the code), I am looking for a solution that will allow me to load a layout in a container/Framelayout in the Layout Editor!

FragmentTransaction ft = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction(); ft.add(CONTENT_VIEW_ID, newFragment).commit(); — Jaydeep Devda, Mar 19 '17 at 02:33

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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According to my knowledge and answer to this SO question it is not possible. However in the answer to this question you can find a workaround.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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answered Mar 20 '17 at 09:55

Jan Slominski

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 01 '21 at 03:39

A workaround using android:visibilty:"gone"

<FrameLayout
    android:id="@+id/frameLayout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    >
    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/doNotUseThisPlaceholder"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        tools:visibility="visible"
        android:visibility="gone"
        tools:ignore="UselessParent">
        <include
            layout="@layout/designTimeLayout" />
    </LinearLayout>
</FrameLayout>

Layout editor: How to show layout in framelayout container?

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