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Suppose I have TextView A and TextView B in my activity layout. What java or xml code do I use to make TextViewA appear in the foreground and TextView B in the background, relative to each other? In other words, when I move TextView A in the layout till it overlaps with TextView B, what java or xml code should I use to make TextView A hide TextView B from view?

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Steven
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  • use relative layout to over lape place the two – Iamat8 Jun 27 '18 at 13:22
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You could toggle the text views elevation.

textViewA.elevation = 0.0f
textViewB.elevation = 1.0f
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You juste have to place your TextView A after the TextView B in your layout (it will draw it above) and if you want to hide the TextView B, add a background to your TextView A like : 

   <RelativeLayout
       android:layout_width="match_parent"
       android:layout_height="match_parent">

       <TextView
           android:layout_width="wrap_content"
           android:layout_height="wrap_content"
           android:background="#FFFFFF"
           android:text="B" />

       <TextView
           android:layout_width="wrap_content"
           android:layout_height="wrap_content"
           android:background="#FFFFFF"
           android:text="A" />

   </RelativeLayout>
Bubu
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You could also use ViewSwitcher if your goal is to have two views with one of them visible. See:

How to use Android ViewSwitcher?

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/ViewSwitcher

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