I want View cover Button when View's parent layout is ConstraintLayout,but It's not the result I expect

Question

Here's the code inner file activity_main.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout 
    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">

  <Button
      android:id="@+id/button"
      android:layout_width="0dp"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:text="start"
      app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
      app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
      app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>

  <Button
      android:id="@+id/button2"
      android:layout_width="0dp"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:text="stop"
      app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
      app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
      app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/button"/>         

  <View
      android:layout_width="0dp"
      android:layout_height="0dp"
      android:background="#ff0000"
      app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
      app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
      app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
      app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>

</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

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The Button is not covered.When I try replace the Button with TextView, The TextView is covered.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout 
    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">

  <Button
      android:id="@+id/button"
      android:layout_width="0dp"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:text="start"
      app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
      app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
      app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>

  <TextView
      android:id="@+id/button2"
      android:layout_width="0dp"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:text="stop"
      app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
      app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
      app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/button" />


  <View
      android:layout_width="0dp"
      android:layout_height="0dp"
      android:background="#ff0000"
      app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
      app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
      app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
      app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

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No information is found on the Internet. Do I have to replace the Button with a TextView, Is there any other way?

Answer 1

Your Buttons have a higher elevation than the View (and than the TextView). That's why it shows above the View, even when it should be drawn below by layout order.

See Buttons definition in Material Design Guidelines:

Elevation

Flat buttons: 0dp

Raised buttons: 2dp

And also the chapter on Elevation & Shadows.

So, you could set the elevation of the View to something above 2dp:

<View
    android:elevation="3dp"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="0dp"
    android:background="#ff0000"
    app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
    />

Answer 2

Try this you need to set android:elevation="" to your View like below code

       <android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout 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">


    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="start"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/button2"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:elevation="1dp"
        android:text="stop"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:textColor="@color/colorWhite"
        android:textSize="15dp"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/button" />

    <View
        android:elevation="4dp"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:background="#ff0000"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        />

</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

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