Android ImageView disappears when using layout_above

Question

I'm using RelativeLayout and trying to make few buttons under the image. Why does the ImageView disappear, when I use android:layout_above="@+id/likebutton" in it? How to make it not disappear?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="@drawable/listitem_shape" >

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/title"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textStyle="bold"
    android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
    android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
    android:layout_marginBottom="10dp" />

<ProgressBar
    android:id="@+id/progressbar"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

<ImageView
    android:id="@+id/imageview"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_above="@+id/likebutton"
    android:layout_below="@+id/title" />

<ImageButton
    android:id="@+id/likebutton"
    android:layout_width="40dp"
    android:layout_height="40dp"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
    android:background="@drawable/like"/>

<ImageButton
    android:id="@+id/sharebutton"
    android:layout_width="40dp"
    android:layout_height="40dp"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/likebutton"
    android:background="@drawable/share" />
</RelativeLayout >

Answer 1

You are setting android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" so you can't use android:layout_above="@+id/likebutton". In short when you set some child view against the parent view, you cannot set other views relative to it. Otherwise it won't reflect.

Answer 2

Try this one

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@drawable/listitem_shape"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/ll1"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/title"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
            android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
            android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
            android:textStyle="bold" />

        <ProgressBar
            android:id="@+id/progressbar"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/ll2"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1" >

        <ImageView
            android:id="@+id/imageview"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_above="@+id/likebutton"
            android:layout_below="@+id/title" />
    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/ll3"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

        <ImageButton
            android:id="@+id/likebutton"
            android:layout_width="40dp"
            android:layout_height="40dp"
            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
            android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
            android:background="@drawable/like" />

        <ImageButton
            android:id="@+id/sharebutton"
            android:layout_width="40dp"
            android:layout_height="40dp"
            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
            android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/likebutton"
            android:background="@drawable/share" />
    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

Hope this may help