How to load another Layout xml file in existing Activity?

Question

I have created an activity in which there is four button in center . i want that when i click on any of button then there should be open another Xml file in same. i don't want to move on another activity . i want to show on same Activity with new Xml. This new Xml hide previous one.

first xml is:-

<include  
android:id="@+id/header"
layout="@layout/header"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true">
</include>

<Button
style="@style/homePageBtnStyle"
android:id="@+id/howToUse"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="110dp"
android:text="@string/howToUse"
 />

<Button
style="@style/homePageBtnStyle"
android:id="@+id/purposeOfApp"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/howToUse"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:text="@string/purposeOfApp"
android:layout_below="@+id/howToUse"
/>

 <Button
style="@style/homePageBtnStyle"
android:id="@+id/rateThisApp"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/purposeOfApp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:text="@string/rateThisApp"
android:layout_below="@+id/purposeOfApp"
/>

and second xml is:-

<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:text="@string/howtousetext"
android:id="@+id/textInstruction"
android:textColor="@color/btn_border"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:
android:background="@color/themeColor"

/>

make those two xmls into one xml file.. Can you post the two xmls files?? — Renjith, Oct 19 '12 at 09:58
I think you want something like http://stackoverflow.com/q/8657894/704374 — Akshay, Oct 19 '12 at 10:00
Yes you can change visibility of views on button click events and get the required results — Anshul, Oct 19 '12 at 10:03

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 19 '12 at 10:04

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Best thing you can do is to use ViewFlipper. You can include multiple layouts in a single ViewFlipper and you can navigate from one layout to another using showNext() and showPrevious(). And since you have only two view, this becomes very simple.

answered Oct 19 '12 at 10:04

rahul

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 19 '12 at 09:59

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call setContentView with the second xml id again and call invalidate().

answered Oct 19 '12 at 09:59

C.d.

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 19 '12 at 10:00

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try this one:

    Button button1 = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.button1);
    button1.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener(){

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            Test1Activity.this.setContentView(R.layout.main2);
        }});

answered Oct 19 '12 at 10:00

zetsin

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That caused my App to force close on button click. – Si8 Jul 25 '13 at 17:33

How to load another Layout xml file in existing Activity?

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