Error: Android-XML:Placing a in a parent element that uses a wrap_content size can lead to subtle bugs; use match_parent

Question

I am a beginner in Android and building a linear layout and getting an error in the layout XML file like this,

Error

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Answer 1

I had the same issue before, I had to set the height to 250dp, but I couldn't, so what I did was just wrap it into a FrameLayout and set the custom height to it, you can set the height you want to the wrapper (just not wrap_content) and it will work with no problem: