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Discover how to properly handle Floating Action Button visibility in MotionLayout for your Android app, ensuring `.show()` works as expected.
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Solving Floating Action Button Visibility Issues in MotionLayout

Floating Action Buttons (FABs) are an essential part of modern UI design, serving as a prominent action button that floats above the content. However, developers sometimes run into issues, particularly when using MotionLayout to create complex UI interactions. In this post, we will dig into a specific problem where .show() does not work as intended for a FAB while using a BottomNavigationView, and explore a robust solution.

The Problem

You may have experienced this: when working with a FAB inside a layout managed by MotionLayout, the FAB fails to appear when you try to show it using .show(), while .hide() functions correctly. This situation usually arises in scenarios where you have a BottomNavigationView and multiple fragments within your MainActivity.

Context

In the provided code snippet, the FAB is supposed to show when navigating to specific fragments and hide when navigating to others. However, clicking on the FAB does not yield the expected behavior; instead, it often fails to show up despite the code indicating it should.

Understanding MotionLayout's Influence

MotionLayout is a powerful tool in Android that manages animations and transitions within a layout. However, it can sometimes conflict with component visibility due to its mechanism of controlling visibility through transitions. This is where we need to take special care.

Identifying the Cause

The visibility issues often stem from how MotionLayout handles its child views:

When using MotionLayout, the visibility of child views (like our FAB) may be affected by the motion scene defined in XML.

The default behavior of MotionLayout can override normal view treatment, leading to unexpected outcomes when using .show() and .hide() methods.

The Solution

To resolve the issue with the FAB not showing, you need to adjust the XML configuration of the FAB within your motion scene. Specifically, you will want to set the app:visibilityMode attribute to ignore. Here's how:

Step-by-Step Fix

Locate the XML File: Open the layout file where you have defined your MainActivity. This is typically named something like activity_main.xml.

Modify the FAB Definition: Find the definition for the FAB and enhance it with the visibility mode as shown below:

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Explanation of the Fix

app:visibilityMode="ignore": This attribute ensures that MotionLayout does not interfere with the visibility control of the FAB, allowing your calls to .show() and .hide() to work correctly without being overridden by the motion scene.

Conclusion

With this adjustment, the FAB in your MotionLayout setup should now respond correctly when you wish to show or hide it upon navigating through your BottomNavigationView. Remember that when dealing with complex layouts and animations, attention to detail in XML configuration can save you a lot of debugging time.

Incorporate this solution into your app, and you should see the FAB functionality enhance the user experience as intended. Happy coding!