ConstraintLayout stick view to wrap_content view - android-layout

I tried to stick counter to nameText while counter should not exceed the container from the right side.
I want to only use the xml and no programmatically change it.
I played with the layout.xml
code example:
<?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:id="#+id/wrapper"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
android:background="#99776633"
tools:ignore="MissingDefaultResource">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/nameText"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:ellipsize="end"
android:foreground="#66ff0000"
android:lines="1"
android:textSize="17dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintWidth_default="wrap"
tools:text="James BondJameames " />
<View
android:id="#+id/seperator"
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="1dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toRightOf="#id/nameText"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/counter"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:foreground="#9900fff0"
android:lines="1"
android:text="(47)"
android:textSize="17dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toRightOf="#id/seperator"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintWidth_default="wrap" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
The results:
With short text:
With long text:
The expected result should be something like that:

Try placing the three views into a horizontal chain while shifting the horizontal bias of nameText to zero.
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:id="#+id/wrapper"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
android:background="#99776633"
tools:ignore="MissingDefaultResource">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/nameText"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:ellipsize="end"
android:foreground="#66ff0000"
android:lines="1"
android:textSize="17dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#+id/counter"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_chainStyle="packed"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintWidth_default="wrap"
tools:text="Short text" />
<View
android:id="#+id/seperator"
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="1dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/counter"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/counter"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:foreground="#9900fff0"
android:lines="1"
android:text="(47)"
android:textSize="17dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#+id/seperator"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/nameText"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintWidth_default="wrap" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
See the documentation on chains.

<?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:id="#+id/wrapper"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
android:background="#99776633"
tools:ignore="MissingDefaultResource">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/nameText"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ellipsize="end"
android:foreground="#66ff0000"
android:lines="1"
android:textSize="17dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintWidth_default="wrap"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#id/seperator"
tools:text="James BondJameames " />
<View
android:id="#+id/seperator"
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="1dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#id/counter"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/counter"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:foreground="#9900fff0"
android:lines="1"
android:text="(47)"
android:textSize="17dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintWidth_default="wrap" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

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Is the below xml file right?

Is the below xml file right? I am trying to display information that I have fetched from sqlite in recycler view.
Is the below xml file right? I am trying to display information that I have fetched from sqlite in recycler view.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 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:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="150dp">
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="3dp"
android:layout_height="23dp"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:textStyle="bold"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.2"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.3" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/semester"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.15"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/textView2"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.3" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView32"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="SGPA"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.2"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.7" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView33"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Percentage"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.6"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.70" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textV"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="#+id/textView32"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.08"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/textView32"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="#+id/textView32"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.0" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textVw"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="#+id/textView33"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.08"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/textView33"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="#+id/textView33" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/scheme1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="10sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.95"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.95" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/btndelete1"
android:layout_width="30dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.96"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.05"
app:srcCompat="#android:drawable/ic_menu_delete" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
</LinearLayout>
This is what I want:
And this is what I am getting:
I don't know why. Can someone help me out?
Also, if needed, this is where I am calling the recycler view:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android
.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".drawernav.bottom_navi.recycler_view.sgpa_frag">
<!-- TODO: Update blank fragment layout -->
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/rc1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
</androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/else2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:text="It's a bit lonely here..."
android:gravity="center"
android:visibility="gone"/>
</FrameLayout>
Try to use this layout:
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="0dp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="0dp">
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Guideline
android:id="#+id/guideline"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="0.2" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:text="1"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:textStyle="bold"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="#+id/btndelete1"
app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.2"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="#+id/btndelete1"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.3" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/semester"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="2"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="#+id/textView2"
app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.15"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/textView2"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="#+id/textView2"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.3"
app:layout_constraintWidth_percent="0.1" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView32"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="SGPA"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/guideline"
app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="#+id/textView2"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.2"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/textView2"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView2"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.7"
app:layout_constraintWidth_percent="0.1" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView33"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:text="Percentage"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="#+id/textView32"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#+id/btndelete1"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.6"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/semester"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="#+id/textView32"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.70"
app:layout_constraintWidth_percent="0.18" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textV"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="3"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="#+id/textView32"
app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="#+id/semester"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.08"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/semester"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="#+id/textView32"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintWidth_percent="0.1" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textVw"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="5"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="#+id/textView33"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#+id/btndelete1"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.08"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/textView33"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="#+id/textView33" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/scheme1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="4"
android:textSize="10sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="#+id/btndelete1"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/btndelete1"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="#+id/guideline" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/btndelete1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.96"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.05"
app:layout_constraintWidth_percent="0.1"
app:srcCompat="#android:drawable/ic_menu_delete" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
I have used those attributes to make your layout responsive:
app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="0.2"
app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1"
In addition, I added Guideline
And it will look like this:

Why third edittext is behind the second edittext

I am have following code in the layout. There are 3 edittext one below the other.
The first 2 edit text are visible but the third one is behind the second one. Can you please suggest something?
I meant, the third edit text is completely hidden.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView 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=".Activities.Auth.MainActivity">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/username"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="24dp"
android:layout_marginTop="96dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="24dp"
android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
android:selectAllOnFocus="true"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/password"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="24dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="24dp"
android:imeOptions="actionDone"
android:inputType="textPassword"
android:selectAllOnFocus="true"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/username" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/password1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="24dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="24dp"
android:inputType="text"
android:selectAllOnFocus="true"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#id/password" />
</androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>
Your code should look like this:
You can't set many items inside <NestedScrollView > or <ScrollView> without a container.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView 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=".Activities.Auth.MainActivity">
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/username"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="24dp"
android:layout_marginTop="96dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="24dp"
android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
android:selectAllOnFocus="true"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/password"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="24dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="24dp"
android:imeOptions="actionDone"
android:inputType="textPassword"
android:selectAllOnFocus="true"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/username" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/password1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="24dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="24dp"
android:inputType="text"
android:selectAllOnFocus="true"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#id/password" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
</androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>

Why doesn't the Guideline work when I use CardView within ConstraintLayout?

I hope to design a UI to dsiplay two columns with latest ConstraintLayout layout, so I use Guideline, it can work when I use Code B (Please see Image B),
But Code A can't display two columns (Would you please see the Image A) after I add CardView control to the layout, what's wrong with my code?
Image A
Image B
Code A
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.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="wrap_content">
<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">
<android.support.constraint.Guideline
android:id="#+id/guideLine"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintGuide_begin="100dp" />
<RadioButton
android:id="#+id/radioButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Select"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toLeftOf="#+id/guideLine"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toRightOf="#+id/guideLine"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textViewUsername"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="15dp"
android:text="Hello" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textViewAddress"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="15dp"
android:text="Jack" />
</LinearLayout>
</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
Code B
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.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="wrap_content">
<android.support.constraint.Guideline
android:id="#+id/guideLine"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintGuide_begin="100dp" />
<RadioButton
android:id="#+id/radioButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Select"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toLeftOf="#+id/guideLine"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toRightOf="#+id/guideLine"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textViewUsername"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="15dp"
android:text="Hello" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textViewAddress"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="15dp"
android:text="Jack" />
</LinearLayout>
For the Guideline to work, it needs to be the child of a ConstraintLayout and a sibling of the view that is going to use it as a constraint.
In your case, setting the CardView as the root view and the ConstraintLayout inside it would solve the issue.
See this XML as an example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
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="wrap_content"
>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
>
<android.support.constraint.Guideline
android:id="#+id/guideLine"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintGuide_begin="100dp"
/>
<RadioButton
android:id="#+id/radioButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Select"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toLeftOf="#id/guideLine"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toRightOf="#id/guideLine"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textViewUsername"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="15dp"
android:text="Hello"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textViewAddress"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="15dp"
android:text="Jack"
/>
</LinearLayout>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>

how to create single layout that will look same on vertical and horizontal layout using constraints layout in android

I am using constraint layout and i am a beginner ,can anyone help me for creating a single layout that will look same on both horizontal and vertical view,i have created this but this is looking different on view.
Do i need to create separate layout for both?
My code of xml for 5 inch screen:-
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.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"
android:padding="16dp"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<android.support.constraint.Guideline
android:id="#+id/guideline"
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="0.5"/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
android:layout_marginTop="53dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button3"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button"
android:layout_marginTop="85dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/button2"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button4"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button"
android:layout_marginTop="88dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/button3"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.0" />
<android.support.constraint.Guideline
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/guideline2"
app:layout_constraintGuide_begin="1097dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" />
Use code like this
<android.support.constraint.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"
android:padding="16dp"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<Button
android:id="#+id/button2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/button3"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button3"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/button4"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/button2" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button4"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/button3" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
This should work on both screen orientations.
NOTE
With ConstraintLayout, using the layout editor is far easier than using the text editor.

Dressing a mannequin with different items in android

I am trying to implement similar screen. Unable to add different items at proper place. I want to add shoes at the proper place.
Layout
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:padding="0dp">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgBody"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:src="#drawable/dress" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgFeet"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/imgBody"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="0dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_shoe1"
android:visibility="gone" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgFace"
android:layout_width="50dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="55dp"
android:layout_marginTop="0dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_head"
android:visibility="gone" />
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/recyclerView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#android:color/white"/>
Try to user Table layout for split a screen in two part. like below :
Here i have use android:layout_weight="0.5" for screen size.
<TableLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#EBEBEB"
android:stretchColumns="2"
android:weightSum="2">
<TableRow
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="2">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:background="#FFFFFF"
android:orientation="vertical">
<!--Write your xml Right side xml code here-->
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:background="#FFFFFF">
<!--Write your xml Left side xml code here-->
</RelativeLayout>
</TableRow>
</TableLayout>
Use Constraint Layout it will be easy for you to Design your Requirement
Add this dependency in your Project
compile 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.2'
Here I have added a code for your design
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.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">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView3"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="1.0"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toLeftOf="#+id/guideline4"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="1.0"
app:srcCompat="#drawable/splash" />
<android.support.constraint.Guideline
android:id="#+id/guideline4"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="0.5"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="0dp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="0dp" />
<android.support.design.widget.TabLayout
android:id="#+id/tabLayout"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:minHeight="55dip"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="#+id/guideline4"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">
<android.support.design.widget.TabItem
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Left" />
<android.support.design.widget.TabItem
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Center" />
<android.support.design.widget.TabItem
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Right" />
</android.support.design.widget.TabLayout>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Review"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="1.0"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="#+id/guideline4"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="265dp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="463dp" />
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="0dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="0dp"
android:layout_marginRight="0dp"
android:layout_marginTop="0dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/button"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="1.0"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="#+id/guideline4"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/tabLayout"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.0" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
I think instead of layout you should try to use canvas in left preview screen. On selecting any item should update left canvas by adding item in canvas and rendering elements.
Please have a look over canvas and drawing images over canvas.

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