How to place AdView below the RecyclerView? Please see details

Question

I\'m developing an app in which some data is getting loaded from Firebase and is shown in the RecyclerView.

What I want is I want to show t

Answer 1

You should use LinearLayout instead of RelativeLayout. In LinearLayout put ad at the bottom of the screen and let it occupy it's space and set layout_weight to your RecyclerView.

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    ... >

    <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/recycler_view"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        ... />

    <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
        android:id="@+id/card_ads"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        ... >

        <com.google.android.gms.ads.NativeExpressAdView
            android:id="@+id/adView"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            ... />

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

</LinearLayout>

And one more thing, don't set layout_height of AdView to match_parent, use wrap_content instead.

Answer 2

Add this to your XML

 <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
    android:id="@+id/recyclerView"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_above="@+id/adView"
    android:scrollbars="vertical">
</android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView>

Answer 3

Add framelayout as a main layout .Try this code .Put your adView insted of button .
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<FrameLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/recyclerView_parentLayout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="8dp"
    android:paddingRight="8dp"


    app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior">

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

        <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
            android:id="@+id/recycler_view"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:clipToPadding="false"
            android:scrollbars="vertical"
            app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"/>

        <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
            android:id="@+id/card_ads"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_below="@id/recycler_view"
            android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
            android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
            app:cardElevation="2dp"
            app:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
            app:contentPaddingBottom="2dp">

            <com.google.android.gms.ads.NativeExpressAdView
                android:id="@+id/adView"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
                android:layout_centerInParent="true"
                ads:adSize="280x80"
                ads:adUnitId="ca-app-pub-***********/*********">
            </com.google.android.gms.ads.NativeExpressAdView>

        </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
    </LinearLayout>
    <Button
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="bottom"/>
</FrameLayout>

Answer 4

Try to put your RecyclerView inside other layout, or just set layout_above="@id/card_ads"

I think the main problem is that you set in card_ads layout_below, but not tell recyclerview that it should be over the card_ads

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/recyclerView_parentLayout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="8dp"
    android:paddingRight="8dp"
    app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
    tools:context="com.abc.xyz.MainActivity"
    tools:showIn="@layout/app_bar_main">

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

        <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
            android:id="@+id/recycler_view"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:clipToPadding="false"
            android:scrollbars="vertical"
            app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"/>
    </LinearLayout>

    <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
        android:id="@+id/card_ads"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@id/recycler_view"
        android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
        app:cardElevation="2dp"
        app:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
        app:contentPaddingBottom="2dp">

        <com.google.android.gms.ads.NativeExpressAdView
            android:id="@+id/adView"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
            android:layout_centerInParent="true"
            ads:adSize="280x80"
            ads:adUnitId="ca-app-pub-***********/*********">
        </com.google.android.gms.ads.NativeExpressAdView>

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

</RelativeLayout>

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Edit:

I put match parent, see if it works

<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
            android:id="@+id/recycler_view"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:clipToPadding="false"
            android:scrollbars="vertical"
            app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"/>