Inflate layout programmatically within another layout

Question

I need help with my android app. I need inflate a layout within another layout and I dont know how I do. My xml code is this:

• item.xml - I need inflate multiple xml (depending on a variable number)

      <RelativeLayout
           android:id="@+id/cartel_N1"
           android:layout_width="150dp"
           android:layout_height="match_parent"
           android:background="@color/tabhost_background_pressed"
           android:layout_marginRight="22dp"
           android:orientation="vertical" >
  
      <ImageView 
          android:id="@+id/img_N1"
          android:layout_width="120dp"
          android:layout_height="120dp"
          android:layout_marginLeft="15dp"
          android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
          android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
          android:src="@drawable/mcdonalds_icon" />
  
      <TextView 
          android:id="@+id/title_N1"
          android:layout_width="fill_parent"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:gravity="center_horizontal"
          android:text="McDonals del CC Alcampo"
          android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
          android:layout_marginLeft="15dp"
          android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
          android:textSize="15sp" />
  
      <TextView 
          android:id="@+id/categoria_N1"
          android:layout_width="match_parent"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:gravity="center_horizontal"
          android:text="CATEGORIA"
          android:textSize="16sp"
          android:textStyle="bold"
          android:layout_marginLeft="15dp"
          android:layout_marginRight="15dp" />
  
      <RelativeLayout 
          android:id="@+id/stars_and_distance_N1"
          android:layout_width="match_parent"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:orientation="horizontal" >
  
          <ImageView
              android:id="@+id/stars_N1"
              android:layout_width="wrap_content"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:src="@drawable/stars_25"
              android:layout_marginLeft="15dp"
              android:layout_marginTop="7dp" />
  
  
          <TextView
              android:id="@+id/distance_N1"
              android:layout_width="wrap_content"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:text="200m"
              android:textSize="12sp"
              android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
              android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
              android:gravity="center_vertical"
              android:layout_marginTop="3dp" />
  
  
          <ImageView
              android:id="@+id/icon_pos_N1"
              android:layout_width="10dp"
              android:layout_height="10dp"
              android:src="@drawable/marker_distance"
              android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/distance_N1"
              android:layout_marginTop="7dp" />
  
      </RelativeLayout><LinearLayout
      android:id="@+id/cartel_N1"
      android:layout_width="150dp"
      android:layout_height="match_parent"
      android:background="@color/tabhost_background_pressed"
      android:layout_marginRight="22dp"
      android:orientation="vertical" >
  
      <ImageView 
          android:id="@+id/img_N1"
          android:layout_width="120dp"
          android:layout_height="120dp"
          android:layout_marginLeft="15dp"
          android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
          android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
          android:src="@drawable/mcdonalds_icon" />
  
      <TextView 
          android:id="@+id/title_N1"
          android:layout_width="fill_parent"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:gravity="center_horizontal"
          android:text="McDonals del CC Alcampo"
          android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
          android:layout_marginLeft="15dp"
          android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
          android:textSize="15sp" />
  
      <TextView 
          android:id="@+id/categoria_N1"
          android:layout_width="match_parent"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:gravity="center_horizontal"
          android:text="CATEGORIA"
          android:textSize="16sp"
          android:textStyle="bold"
          android:layout_marginLeft="15dp"
          android:layout_marginRight="15dp" />
  
      <RelativeLayout 
          android:id="@+id/stars_and_distance_N1"
          android:layout_width="match_parent"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:orientation="horizontal" >
  
          <ImageView
              android:id="@+id/stars_N1"
              android:layout_width="wrap_content"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:src="@drawable/stars_25"
              android:layout_marginLeft="15dp"
              android:layout_marginTop="7dp" />
  
  
          <TextView
              android:id="@+id/distance_N1"
              android:layout_width="wrap_content"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:text="200m"
              android:textSize="12sp"
              android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
              android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
              android:gravity="center_vertical"
              android:layout_marginTop="3dp" />
  
  
          <ImageView
              android:id="@+id/icon_pos_N1"
              android:layout_width="10dp"
              android:layout_height="10dp"
              android:src="@drawable/marker_distance"
              android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/distance_N1"
              android:layout_marginTop="7dp" />
  
      </RelativeLayout>
  

• This is my main xml:

  <ScrollView
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">
  
    <LinearLayout
         android:id="@+id/container_destacado"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:orientation="vertical" >
  
             <!-- Inflate multiple xml file here -->
  
        </LinearLayout>
  </ScrollView>
  

Answer 1

You could use something like

LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);

//to get the MainLayout
View view = inflater.inflate(container_destacado, null);
...
//Avoid pass null in the root it ignores spaces in the child layout

View inflatedLayout= inflater.inflate(R.layout.yourLayout, (ViewGroup) view, false);
containerDestacado.addView(inflatedLayout);