Android ViewAnimator : animation while changing viewstub child

Question

Here's my problem :

I've got a ViewAnimator like :

<ViewAnimator
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:id="@+id/viewanimator">

    <ViewStub
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:id="@+id/form_viewstub"
        android:inflatedId="@+id/form_view"
        android:layout="@layout/form_layout"/>

    <ViewStub
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:id="@+id/history_viewstub"
        android:inflatedId="@+id/history_view"
        android:layout="@layout/history_layout"/>

    <ViewStub
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:id="@+id/call_viewstub"
        android:inflatedId="@+id/call_view"
        android:layout="@layout/call_layout"/>

</ViewAnimator>

When I'm animating a viewstub that is after the current, there is no problem. The problem is that when I try to animate a viewstub before, I can't see the animation. Here's a concrete example :

When I try to animate id/history_viewstub with the following animation and id/call_viewstub is the current displayed layout I do not see anything (I imagine that the animation is played behin the current view)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <scale
        android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
        android:fromXScale="0.0"
        android:toXScale="1.0"
        android:fromYScale="0.0"
        android:toYScale="1.0"
        android:pivotX="1.0"
        android:pivotY="0.0"
        android:fillAfter="true"
        android:duration="600"/>
    <translate
        android:fromXDelta="100%"
        android:toXDelta="0"
        android:duration="600"/>
</set>

Anybody has already faced this problem ?

Is there a way to specify a z-index to the viewstubs like in web development ?

Edit

Using the ZAdjustment property doesn't correct the problem

Are you using `showPrevious()` and `showNext()` along with `setInAnimation` and `setOutAnimation`? — Sherif elKhatib, Nov 03 '11 at 14:06

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 09 '12 at 21:10

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I'm sure you've already solved this problem, but since there isn't an answer...you should be able to use android:zAdjustment="top".

answered Mar 09 '12 at 21:10

areyling

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Not resoled yet... I'll try your suggestion tomorrow, for sure. I have to set it programmatically because I don't know the view that have to be on top... I'll let you know as I try ;) – ChristopheCVB May 14 '12 at 22:07
Any luck using setZAdjustment(ZORDER_TOP)? – areyling May 21 '12 at 23:58
Not solving the problem as I mentioned it when I edited Oct 22 '11 at 11:19 – ChristopheCVB May 22 '12 at 07:47

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 16 '13 at 11:38

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You can use this View.bringToFront.

This method will move your view to the end of the childs list. So its and other views index will change. Be careful about this.

answered Jul 16 '13 at 11:38

mig35

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 29 '11 at 08:35

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It seems to me that you are not actually using the functionality of the ViewAnimator class but rather just the inherited FrameLayout class.

To animate view transitions you need to set the android:inAnimation and android:outAnimation properties on the ViewAnimator and initiate the transitions from your code using either setDisplayedChild() or showNext() and showPrevious().

answered Oct 29 '11 at 08:35

Gil

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So I have to use FrameLayout instead of ViewAnimator ? – ChristopheCVB Nov 04 '11 at 18:02
Because I'm already using `viewAnimator.setInAnimation(inAnim);` and `viewAnimator.setOutAnimation(outAnim);`, the problem is that if the viewstub I want to animate is placed before the current displayed child, the animation occurs behind the current displayed child... – ChristopheCVB Nov 04 '11 at 18:07

Android ViewAnimator : animation while changing viewstub child

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