How to put elements on top of each other in the same xml layout?

Question

How can I have more than one button, or a button and a text view in the same location in one layout but one on top of the other?

I want to have a button that is hidden m

Answer 1

Please take a look at RelativeLayouts.

They use android:layout_below and android:layout_above to position elements below/above other elements.

Answer 2

Use TextView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE) or TextView.setVisibility(View.GONE) depending on your condition and you may not need to put elements on top of each other in the layout.