CoordinatorLayout + AppBarLayout + NavigationDrawer

Question

I have a layouting problem when combining CoordinatorLayout with an AppBarLayout and a NavigationDrawer.

The problem is, that the NavigationDrawer and it's content are hidden behind the toolbar. I have already did a lot of research and tried a lot of restructuring, but none of the "solutions" fixed my issue.

A demonstration can be found in this little Webm video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/i5zfc2x2ts2fws7/navigation_drawer_stackoverflow32523188.webm?dl=0

The base style is Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar.

My activity_overview.xml looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:id="@+id/overview_coordinator_layout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar">


        <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
            android:id="@+id/toolbar"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
            android:background="?attr/colorPrimaryDark"
            app:layout_scrollFlags="enterAlways|scroll" />


    </android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>

    <android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
        android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:clickable="true"
        android:focusableInTouchMode="true">

        <android.support.v4.widget.NestedScrollView
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior">

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="@string/lorem_ipsum_long" />
        </android.support.v4.widget.NestedScrollView>

        <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
            android:id="@+id/nvView"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_gravity="start"
            android:background="@android:color/white"
            app:headerLayout="@layout/nav_header"
            app:menu="@menu/navigationdrawer_main" />

    </android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>


    <android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
        android:id="@+id/overview_floating_action_button"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="16dp"

        android:clickable="true"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_add"
        app:layout_anchor="@id/overview_coordinator_layout"
        app:layout_anchorGravity="bottom|right|end"
        app:layout_behavior="@string/fab_onscroll_behavior" />

</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

GeordieMatt · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-11T12:58:18.533

Your CoordinatorLayout is wrapping your DrawerLayout and NavigationView, which means the Coordinator is in control of how everything is laid out. You need to nest the Coordinator inside the drawer, like so:

<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:clickable="true"
    android:focusableInTouchMode="true">

    <android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
        xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
        android:id="@+id/overview_coordinator_layout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">

        <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar">


            <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
                android:id="@+id/toolbar"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
                android:background="?attr/colorPrimaryDark"
                app:layout_scrollFlags="enterAlways|scroll" />

        </android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>

        <android.support.v4.widget.NestedScrollView
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior">

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="@string/lorem_ipsum_long" />

        </android.support.v4.widget.NestedScrollView>

        <android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
            android:id="@+id/overview_floating_action_button"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_margin="16dp"
            android:clickable="true"
            android:src="@drawable/ic_add"
            app:layout_anchor="@id/overview_coordinator_layout"
            app:layout_anchorGravity="bottom|right|end"
            app:layout_behavior="@string/fab_onscroll_behavior" />

    </android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

    <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
        android:id="@+id/nvView"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_gravity="start"
        android:background="@android:color/white"
        app:headerLayout="@layout/nav_header"
        app:menu="@menu/navigationdrawer_main" />

</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

That should sort it out!

@slott How are you showing one? I haven't messed around with them, but this link seems to indicate that you'd need to attach an id to the co-ordinator and then pass that in as the view when you make the snackbar: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/design/widget/Snackbar.html#make(android.view.View, int, int) — GeordieMatt, Mar 21 '17 at 11:09
@GeordieMatt why you added `android:clickable="true"` to `DrawerLayout`? — Mehdi Dehghani, Mar 04 '19 at 11:14
@MehdiDehghani I just reordered the original xml, so you'll have to ask the original poster :) — GeordieMatt, Mar 05 '19 at 09:34

score 15 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 15 '16 at 01:50

To add on to the previous answer, you can make the DrawerLayout cleaner by moving the CoordinatorLayout+child elements into a separate xml file. And then just use the "include" option to add the file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
tools:openDrawer="start">

  <!-- Widget Coordinator + child elements go here -->
  <include
    layout="@layout/app_bar_main"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" />

  <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
    android:id="@+id/nav_view"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_gravity="start"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
    app:headerLayout="@layout/nav_header_main"
    app:menu="@menu/activity_main_drawer" />

</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

Good shout. Most of the time, I use the drawer as the layout for an activity, and then just load a fragment into FrameLayout where you've got your include. Means I can use the activity to handle all of my drawer-based navigation. — GeordieMatt, Jul 04 '16 at 10:53
That is how Google's samples are designed as well. It is easily readable and maintainable if laid out this way. — The_Martian, Dec 07 '18 at 18:01

CoordinatorLayout + AppBarLayout + NavigationDrawer

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