How to start Drawer Layout below the toolbar in Android?

Question

Here is my main xml file:

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
        android:id="@+id/nav_drawer">

    <android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
        xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
        tools:context="com.example.amit.rssreader.MainActivity">


        <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay">

            <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
                android:id="@+id/toolbar"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
                android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
                app:popupTheme="@style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay" />

        </android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>

        <include layout="@layout/content_main" />


    </android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
        <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            app:menu="@menu/navigation_menu"
            android:layout_gravity="start">

        </android.support.design.widget.NavigationView>
    </android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

This is what is happening

I want to have the drawer below the Action bar .This wasnt a navigation Drawer Activity, the navigation drawer has been added later by xml.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 11 '17 at 10:51

I think this might help you:

Modify the xml layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">
    <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">
        <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
            android:id="@+id/toolbar"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content">

        </android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>
    </android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>

    <android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">
        <android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent">
            <include layout="@layout/content_main" />
        </android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
    </android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Create theme for activity without toolbar in values/styles.xml and apply it to your activity in AndroidManifest file:

<style name="AppTheme.NoActionBar">
    <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
    <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
</style>

And to make it working, make the onCreate method of your activity to look like this:

@Override
protected void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
    final DrawerLayout drawerLayout = (DrawerLayout) 
        findViewById(R.id.drawerLayout);

    ActionBar supportActionBar = getSupportActionBar();
    if(supportActionBar != null) {
        supportActionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
        supportActionBar.setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
    }

    setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

    final ListView drawerList = (ListView) 
        findViewById(R.id.drawerList);
        drawerList.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,
        new String[] { "Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3" } ));



        drawerLayout.setScrimColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);

        ActionBarDrawerToggle actionBarDrawerToggle =
        new ActionBarDrawerToggle(this, drawerLayout,
                toolbar, R.string.app_name, R.string.app_name);

        actionBarDrawerToggle.setToolbarNavigationClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            if(drawerLayout.isDrawerOpen(drawerList)) {
                drawerLayout.closeDrawers();
            } else {
                drawerLayout.openDrawer(drawerList);
            }
        }
    });

    drawerLayout.addDrawerListener(actionBarDrawerToggle);

    actionBarDrawerToggle.syncState();
}

And this is how does it work.

How to start Drawer Layout below the toolbar in Android?

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