How can I add the new “Floating Action Button” between two widgets/layouts

Question

I guess you have seen the new Android design guidelines, with the new \"Floating Action Button\" a.k.a \"FAB\"

For instance this pink button:

Answer 1

Best practice:

• Add compile 'com.android.support:design:25.0.1' to gradle file
• Use CoordinatorLayout as root view.
• Add layout_anchorto the FAB and set it to the top view
• Add layout_anchorGravity to the FAB and set it to: bottom|right|end

<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
    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">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical">

        <LinearLayout
            android:id="@+id/viewA"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="0.6"
            android:background="@android:color/holo_purple"
            android:orientation="horizontal"/>

        <LinearLayout
            android:id="@+id/viewB"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="0.4"
            android:background="@android:color/holo_orange_light"
            android:orientation="horizontal"/>

    </LinearLayout>

    <android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
        android:id="@+id/fab"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="16dp"
        android:clickable="true"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_done"
        app:layout_anchor="@id/viewA"
        app:layout_anchorGravity="bottom|right|end"/>

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

Answer 2

here is working code.

i use appBarLayout to anchor my floatingActionButton. hope this might helpful.

XML CODE.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
        android:id="@+id/appbar"
        android:layout_height="192dp"
        android:layout_width="match_parent">

        <android.support.design.widget.CollapsingToolbarLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            app:toolbarId="@+id/toolbar"
            app:titleEnabled="true"
            app:layout_scrollFlags="scroll|enterAlways|exitUntilCollapsed"
            android:id="@+id/collapsingbar"
            app:contentScrim="?attr/colorPrimary">

            <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
                app:layout_collapseMode="pin"
                android:id="@+id/toolbarItemDetailsView"
                android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"></android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>
        </android.support.design.widget.CollapsingToolbarLayout>
    </android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>

    <android.support.v4.widget.NestedScrollView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        app:layout_behavior="android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout$ScrollingViewBehavior">

        <android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            tools:context="com.example.rktech.myshoplist.Item_details_views">
            <RelativeLayout
                android:orientation="vertical"
                android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent">


                <!--Put Image here -->
                <ImageView
                    android:visibility="gone"
                    android:layout_marginTop="56dp"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="230dp"
                    android:scaleType="centerCrop"
                    android:src="@drawable/third" />


                <ScrollView
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="match_parent">

                    <RelativeLayout
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="match_parent"
                        android:layout_gravity="center"
                        android:orientation="vertical">

                        <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
                            android:layout_width="match_parent"
                            android:layout_height="match_parent"
                            app:cardCornerRadius="4dp"
                            app:cardElevation="4dp"
                            app:cardMaxElevation="6dp"
                            app:cardUseCompatPadding="true">

                            <RelativeLayout
                                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                                android:layout_margin="8dp"
                                android:padding="3dp">


                                <LinearLayout
                                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                                    android:layout_height="match_parent"
                                    android:orientation="vertical">


                                    <TextView
                                        android:id="@+id/txtDetailItemTitle"
                                        style="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Title"
                                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                                        android:layout_marginLeft="4dp"
                                        android:text="Title" />

                                    <LinearLayout
                                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                                        android:layout_height="match_parent"
                                        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
                                        android:orientation="horizontal">

                                        <TextView
                                            android:id="@+id/txtDetailItemSeller"
                                            style="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Subhead"
                                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                                            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                                            android:layout_marginLeft="4dp"
                                            android:layout_weight="1"
                                            android:text="Shope Name" />

                                        <TextView
                                            android:id="@+id/txtDetailItemDate"
                                            style="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Subhead"
                                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                                            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                                            android:layout_marginRight="4dp"
                                            android:gravity="right"
                                            android:text="Date" />


                                    </LinearLayout>

                                    <TextView
                                        android:id="@+id/txtDetailItemDescription"
                                        style="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"
                                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                                        android:minLines="5"
                                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                                        android:layout_marginLeft="4dp"
                                        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
                                        android:text="description" />

                                    <LinearLayout
                                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                                        android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
                                        android:orientation="horizontal">

                                        <TextView
                                            android:id="@+id/txtDetailItemQty"
                                            style="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"
                                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                                            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                                            android:layout_marginLeft="4dp"
                                            android:layout_weight="1"
                                            android:text="Qunatity" />

                                        <TextView
                                            android:id="@+id/txtDetailItemMessure"
                                            style="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"
                                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                                            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                                            android:layout_marginRight="4dp"
                                            android:layout_weight="1"
                                            android:gravity="right"
                                            android:text="Messure in Gram" />
                                    </LinearLayout>


                                    <TextView
                                        android:id="@+id/txtDetailItemPrice"
                                        style="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Headline"
                                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                                        android:layout_marginRight="4dp"
                                        android:layout_weight="1"
                                        android:gravity="right"
                                        android:text="Price" />
                                </LinearLayout>

                            </RelativeLayout>
                        </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
                    </RelativeLayout>
                </ScrollView>
            </RelativeLayout>

        </android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

    </android.support.v4.widget.NestedScrollView>

    <android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        app:layout_anchor="@id/appbar"
        app:fabSize="normal"
        app:layout_anchorGravity="bottom|right|end"
        android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/_6sdp"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_done_black_24dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

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

Now if you paste above code. you will see following result on your device.

Answer 3

Keep it Simple Adding Floating Action Button using TextView by giving rounded xml background. - Add compile com.android.support:design:23.1.1 to gradle file

• Use CoordinatorLayout as root view.
• Before Ending the CoordinatorLayout introduce a textView.
• Inside Drawable draw a circle.

Circle Xml is

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="oval">

    <solid
        android:color="@color/colorPrimary"/>
    <size
        android:width="30dp"
        android:height="30dp"/>
</shape>

Layout xml is

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
    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">


<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:weightSum="5"
    >

    <RelativeLayout
        android:id="@+id/viewA"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_weight="1.6"
        android:background="@drawable/contact_bg"
        android:gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical"
        >
        </RelativeLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_weight="3.4"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:padding="16dp"
        android:weightSum="10"
        >

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_height="0dp"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            >
            </LinearLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_height="0dp"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:weightSum="4"
            android:orientation="horizontal"
            >
            <TextView
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:text="Name"
                android:textSize="22dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
                android:padding="3dp"
                />

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/name"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_weight="3"
                android:text="Ritesh Kumar Singh"
                android:singleLine="true"
                android:textSize="22dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
                android:padding="3dp"
                />

            </LinearLayout>



        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_height="0dp"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:weightSum="4"
            android:orientation="horizontal"
            >
            <TextView
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:text="Phone"
                android:textSize="22dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
                android:padding="3dp"
                />

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/number"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_weight="3"
                android:text="8283001122"
                android:textSize="22dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
                android:singleLine="true"
                android:padding="3dp"
                />

        </LinearLayout>



        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_height="0dp"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:weightSum="4"
            android:orientation="horizontal"
            >
            <TextView
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:text="Email"
                android:textSize="22dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
                android:padding="3dp"
                />

            <TextView
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_weight="3"
                android:text="ritesh.singh@betasoftsystems.com"
                android:textSize="22dp"
                android:singleLine="true"
                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
                android:padding="3dp"
                />

        </LinearLayout>


        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_height="0dp"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:weightSum="4"
            android:orientation="horizontal"
            >
            <TextView
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:text="City"
                android:textSize="22dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
                android:padding="3dp"
                />

            <TextView
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_weight="3"
                android:text="Panchkula"
                android:textSize="22dp"
                android:textColor="@android:color/black"
                android:singleLine="true"
                android:padding="3dp"
                />

        </LinearLayout>

    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>


    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/floating"
        android:transitionName="@string/transition_name_circle"
        android:layout_width="100dp"
        android:layout_height="100dp"
        android:layout_margin="16dp"
        android:clickable="false"
        android:background="@drawable/circle"
        android:elevation="10dp"
        android:text="R"
        android:textSize="40dp"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:textColor="@android:color/black"
        app:layout_anchor="@id/viewA"
        app:layout_anchorGravity="bottom"/>

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

Click here to se how it Will look like

Answer 4

You can import the sample project of Google in Android Studio by clicking File > Import Sample...

This Sample contains a FloatingActionButton View which inherits from FrameLayout.

Edit With the new Support Design Library you can implement it like in this example: https://github.com/chrisbanes/cheesesquare

Answer 5

With AppCompat 22, the FAB is supported for older devices.

Add the new support library in your build.gradle(app):

compile 'com.android.support:design:22.2.0'

Then you can use it in your xml:

<android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
    android:id="@+id/fab"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="bottom|end"
    android:src="@android:drawable/ic_menu_more"
    app:elevation="6dp"
    app:pressedTranslationZ="12dp" />

To use elevation and pressedTranslationZ properties, namespace app is needed, so add this namespace to your layout: xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"

Answer 6

Add this to your gradle file

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:design:23.0.1'
}

This to your activity_main.xml

<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">

        <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:orientation="vertical">

            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/viewOne"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight="0.6"
                android:background="@android:color/holo_blue_light"
                android:orientation="horizontal"/>

            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/viewTwo"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight="0.4"
                android:background="@android:color/holo_orange_light"
                android:orientation="horizontal"/>

        </LinearLayout>

        <android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
            android:id="@+id/floatingButton"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_margin="16dp"
            android:clickable="true"
            android:src="@drawable/ic_done"
            app:layout_anchor="@id/viewOne"
            app:layout_anchorGravity="bottom|right|end"
            app:backgroundTint="#FF0000"
            app:rippleColor="#FFF" />

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

You can find the full example with android studio project to download at http://www.ahotbrew.com/android-floating-action-button/