Android add other layout in ConstraintLayout using include tag

Issue

I'm making a simple test app using ConstraintLayout, but I have a problem.

Here is my code:

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">

<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context="com.example.user.myapplication.activity.MainActivity">

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/btn_launch"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
        android:text="launch"
        app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="1.0"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/text_view"
        android:layout_width="100dp"
        android:layout_height="50dp"
        android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
        android:text="Hello World!"
        app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="1"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/btn_launch" />

    <include
        layout="@layout/content_main"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/text_view" />

</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

content_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">

<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
        android:text="123456"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView3"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
        android:text="98765"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textView2" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
        android:text="abc"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textView3" />

</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

Code result

I want "content_main" to be under the "Hello world!" TextView.

I using RelativeLayout, LinearLayout, ConstraintLayout at "content_main" element, but they do not not work.

I don't find any solution.

Does the Android "include" tag not work with ConstraintLayout?

Solution

Android include tag does work with ConstraintLayout, but you need to declare how big is the layout you want to include with the following attributes.

<include
     layout="@layout/content_main"
     android:layout_width="100dp"
     android:layout_height="250dp"
     .../>

For included layout having dynamic height use wrap_content as a value in layout_height or layout_width attributes of include tag.

<include
    android:id="@+id/input_include"
    layout="@layout/task_input"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

After that, your constraints should work.

Answered By - Maciej Beimcik