I'm trying to overlap an ImageView on top of another one inside an Async. The idea is to pass an array of size 16 and to place an overlapping picture on spots that are marked true (the first square is 0, the last is 15). The constructor for the Async class takes in an array of booleans and creates an array of ImageViews with the picture otherwise leaves it blank. Since that wasn't working as intended I tried manually adding 2.
Instead when I place them, the starting point is not the top left corner as i expect. For a visual, I'm trying to get the green/blue box on top of one of the black and white ones http://i.imgur.com/yrez0t7.jpg
fl = (FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.papa);
Bitmap bmp;
bmp=BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),R.drawable.effect_fire);
bmp=Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(bmp, btn1.getWidth(), btn1.getHeight(), true);
iv1.setImageBitmap(bmp);
iv2.setImageBitmap(bmp);
iv1.setLeft(0);
iv1.setTop(0);
iv2.setLeft(btn1.getWidth());
iv2.setTop(0);
iv1.setScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.CENTER);
iv2.setScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.CENTER);
FrameLayout.LayoutParams params = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(btn1.getHeight(), btn1.getWidth());
fl.addView(iv1);
fl.addView(iv2);
I'd expect two squares next to each other but i only get one and not even in the right place. I originally tried setX/setY but that didn't work either. My xml file consists of a FrameLayout (papa) with lots of LinearLayouts and other misc views inside.
edit: this is the xml file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="@+id/papa"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/game"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ProgressBar
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="20dp"
android:id="@+id/healthBar"
android:progressDrawable="@drawable/healthbar_high"
style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
android:indeterminate="false" />
<ProgressBar
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="10dp"
android:id="@+id/manaBar"
android:progressDrawable="@drawable/manabar"
style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="2">
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn3"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn4"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="2">
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn5"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn6"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn7"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn8"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="2">
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn9"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn10"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn11"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn12"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="2">
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn13"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn14"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn15"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="@+id/btn16"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="hit"/>
</LinearLayout>
<ProgressBar
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="6dp"
android:id="@+id/experienceBar"
android:progressDrawable="@drawable/levelbar"
style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
/>
<!-- Ability Buttons -->
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<Button
android:id="@+id/ability0"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="abilityCast"
android:clickable="false"
android:text="0" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/ability1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="abilityCast"
android:clickable="false"
android:text="1" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/ability2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="abilityCast"
android:clickable="false"
android:text="2" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/ability3"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
android:padding="0dp"
android:onClick="abilityCast"
android:clickable="false"
android:text="SUPER" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/gold"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/gold"
android:textSize="20sp"/>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/attack"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/attack"
android:textSize="20sp"/>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/defence"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/defence"
android:textSize="20sp"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/level"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/level"
android:textSize="20sp"/>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/weapon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="0"
android:textSize="20sp"/>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/armor"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="0"
android:textSize="20sp"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>