Navigation Drawer Below Toolbar

Android Navigation Drawer Android Toolbar

Android Problem Overview

I am trying to get the navigation drawer to open below the toolbar.

<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
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"
android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<RelativeLayout
    android:layout_width = "match_parent"
    android:layout_height = "wrap_content">
    <include layout="@layout/toolbar"
        android:id="@+id/toolbar"/>
    <FrameLayout
        android:layout_below="@+id/toolbar"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:background="@color/background_color"/>
</RelativeLayout>
<ListView
    android:id="@+id/drawer"
    android:layout_width="260dp"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_below="@+id/toolbar"
    android:layout_marginTop="56dp"
    android:layout_gravity="start">
</ListView>
</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

How do I reformat the xml so that the navigation bar opens below the toolbar?

Android Solutions

Solution 1 - Android

You should move DrawerLayout as top parent and move Toolbar out of DrawerLayout content container. In short this looks like:

RelativeLayout
 ----Toolbar
 ----DrawerLayout
     ---ContentView
     ---DrawerList

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/top_parent"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <include
        android:id="@+id/toolbar"
        layout="@layout/toolbar" />

    <android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
        android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_below="@+id/toolbar">

        <FrameLayout
            android:id="@+id/content_frame"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:background="@color/background_color" />

        <ListView
            android:id="@+id/drawer"
            android:layout_width="260dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_below="@+id/toolbar"
            android:layout_gravity="start"
            android:layout_marginTop="56dp" />
    
    </android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

However, Material Design guidelines state that Navigation Drawer should be above the Toolbar.

Solution 2 - Android

You should simply add

android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/abc_action_bar_default_height_material"

to your layout which you are using as drawer.

This will automatically adjust the navigation drawer below the toolbar and also supports different screen sizes.

Solution 3 - Android

You can add layout_marginTop like this,

<android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/abc_action_bar_default_height_material"
        android:id="@+id/nav_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_gravity="start"
        android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
        app:headerLayout="@layout/nav_header_main"
        app:menu="@menu/activity_main_drawer" />

but drawer will appear as a the top layer to tool bar.

Here is another Choppy way to add it below to toolbar!!! >might not be the best but it works!

end result will look like this

If you create a project as a Navigation Drawer project(Navigation Drawer Activity) it will give you four XML files at the creation in your layout folder

app_bar_main
content_main
navigatin_main
activity_main

how these xmls are linked? mostly i see include tag is used

Your Activity is linked with activity_main

activity_main has the app_bar_main and navigation_view(drawer)
app_bar_main has the toolbar and content_main by default

now lets remove activity_main and set its contents directly to app bar main and use it as the main layout for Activity.

To add the drawer under tool bar add it under the android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout because is contains the toolbar and its should be on top.

here is an example of app_bar_main.XML

      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout 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:fitsSystemWindows="true"
    tools:context="none.navhead.MainActivity">

    <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay">

        <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
            android:id="@+id/toolbar"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
            android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
            app:popupTheme="@style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay" />

    </android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>


    
    //------ taken from activity_main
    // content main
    <include layout="@layout/content_main" />

    // you need this padding
    <android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
        android:paddingTop="?attr/actionBarSize"
        android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        tools:openDrawer="start">

        <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
            android:id="@+id/nav_view"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_gravity="start"
            android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
            app:headerLayout="@layout/nav_header_main"
            app:menu="@menu/activity_main_drawer" />

    </android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>


</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

p.s you can set app_bar_main.XML to setContentView of your activity just play around there are plenty of ways ;)

Solution 4 - Android

this is my layouts and work perfect: activity_main:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout 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">
    <!-- AppBarLayout should be here -->
    <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay">

        <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
            android:id="@+id/toolbar"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
            android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
            app:popupTheme="@style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay" />
    </android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>

    <!-- add app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior" -->

    <android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
        android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
        app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
        tools:openDrawer="start">

        <include
            layout="@layout/app_bar_main"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent" />

        <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
            android:id="@+id/nav_view"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_gravity="start"
            android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
            app:headerLayout="@layout/nav_header_main"
            app:menu="@menu/activity_main_drawer" />
    </android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>
</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

app_bar_main.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout
  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:fitsSystemWindows="true"
  tools:context=".activty.MainActivity">
<include layout="@layout/content_main"/>
</FrameLayout>

result: Bellow toolbar

Solution 5 - Android

If you are using custom toolbar then use the drawer layout in this way..

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">

    <!-- The toolbar -->
    <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar  
        android:id="@+id/my_awesome_toolbar"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
        android:background="?attr/colorPrimary" />

    <android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/my_drawer_layout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

        <!-- drawer view -->
        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="304dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_gravity="left|start">
            ....
        </LinearLayout>

    </android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

</LinearLayout>

and if you are not using custom toolbar then you have to set margin top to the drawer layout..

android:layout_marginTop ="?android:attr/actionBarSize"

Solution 6 - Android

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout 
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/drawer_layout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="false"
    tools:openDrawer="start">
    <include
        layout="@layout/app_bar_main"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />
    <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
        android:layout_marginTop="?attr/actionBarSize"
        android:id="@+id/nav_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_gravity="start"
        android:fitsSystemWindows="false"
        app:menu="@menu/activity_main_drawer" />
</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

Solution 7 - Android

An Easy and Good solution is set fitsSystemWindows=false for

android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout

that has id as

android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"

And for navigationView set layout_marginTop as ?attr/actionBarSize that would get the actionbar size and set it as margin

Here is complete code of activity_main.xml that has both the changes listed above.

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