I have a simple app that has a Button and a TextView, when I try screen rotation, the TextView stays same while the Button disappears as below.
The Button comes back when I rotate the screen again.
I couldn't find a solution, is this a possible bug?
1- Why does this happening, I guess it's about onCreate() state, but why does TextView stays while the Button disappears?
2- How to solve this issue
3- I'm using Bundle to save the number, is it related to this problem?
I'm using the latest version of Android Studio. Here is my code
MainActivity.java
package com.example.kalicidegiskenler;
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
TextView t1;
Button b1;
int say;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
t1 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.text1);
b1 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
if (savedInstanceState != null){
say = savedInstanceState.getInt("sayac");
t1.setText(String.valueOf(say));
}
else {
say = 0;
}
b1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
say ++;
t1.setText(String.valueOf(say));
}
});
}
@Override
protected void onSaveInstanceState(@NonNull Bundle outState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
outState.putInt("sayac", say);
}
}
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout 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:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/text1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hello World!"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.498"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.12" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="159dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="159dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="513dp"
android:text="Button"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
It is because the button is drawn out of screen; somewhere above the toolbar.
With app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf
used in combination with a padding of 513dp, the button falls out of the screen width (or landscape height) of 320 dp.
If you align it directly under the text, it will be always visible:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout 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:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/text1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hello World!"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.12" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/text1"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
android:text="Button" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
Pro-tip: Google advises to use multiples of 8dp for paddings, margins and sizes. This scales well on different screen sizes and it is aesthetically pleasing if views fall in a grid.