How to align LinearLayout at the center of its parent?

Question

I\'ve looked through numerous similar questions here at SO, but nothing helps. I have a hierarchy of different nested layouts, all have android:layout_width=\"fill_par

Answer 1

I experienced this while working with nested RelativeLayouts. My solution ended up being simple, but it's a little gotcha that's worth being aware of.

My layout was defined with...

android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_below="@id/someLayout
android:gravity="center"

...however, I didn't think that the layout below this one was placed on top of it. Everything inside this layout was shifted towards the bottom instead of centered. Adding...

android:layout_above="@id/bottomLayout"

...fixed my issue.