Adding a Button at the end of ListView

Issue

I want to add a button at the end of a list view. I have the following xml file. The list view appears with its contents, but the button does not show up.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:minWidth="25px"
    android:minHeight="25px">
    <ListView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:id="@+id/myListView" />
    <Button
        android:text="Project Download"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/download" />
</LinearLayout>

Solution

The problem is with the attribute android:layout_height="match_parent" in your ListView. match_parent means that the listview will fill all the space. The correct way is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:minWidth="25px"
    android:minHeight="25px">
    <ListView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:weight="1"
        android:id="@+id/myListView" />
    <Button
        android:text="Project Download"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/download" />
</LinearLayout>

Answered By - heloisasim