I want to change z order of some views during animation
On Androids above 4.1.2 it works just fine, and on androids below 4.1.2 the Z order doesnt change, the top view remains on top.
This is what i am trying.
myView.bringToFront();
((View)myView.getParent()).invalidate();
How to make it work on older devices ?
/**
* Change the view's z order in the tree, so it's on top of other sibling
* views. This ordering change may affect layout, if the parent container
* uses an order-dependent layout scheme (e.g., LinearLayout). Prior
* to {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#KITKAT} this
* method should be followed by calls to {@link #requestLayout()} and
* {@link View#invalidate()} on the view's parent to force the parent to redraw
* with the new child ordering.
*
* @see ViewGroup#bringChildToFront(View)
*/
public void bringToFront() {
if (mParent != null) {
mParent.bringChildToFront(this);
}
}
according to this I was simply missing the line
((View)myView.getParent()).requestLayout();
and it worked!