Linear Layout on a Canvas which contains an AdView [closed]

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Please help me to add a linear layout which contains a AdView on a canvas. How can I set the layout position parameters? I'm new to android. I'm unsure about drawing layout on Canvas. Help me! Thanks in advance

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Before anything else, to my understanding, the canvas is actually an AdView - my guess is you're using AdMob. But, that's a View.

A LinearLayout is a ViewGroup and as its Javadoc description says, it's a view that contains Views - imagine it's a container of Views. You're supposed to use ViewGroups within ViewGroups only, not have them within Views. A View is supposed to draw something simple: a text, an image, a drawable or any combination of these. I would suggest to start reading the User Interface article from developers.

Going back to your question: A LinearLayout will lay the textview after the canvas. If you need to add one on top of another use either a FrameLayout or a RelativeLayout. Also, get used to use XML layout. This link should get you started.