Android ConstraintLayout - Put one view on top of another view

Question

I'm trying to add a ProgressBar on top of a Button (both are inside a ConstraintLayout).

<Button
    android:id="@+id/sign_in_button"
    android:layout_width="280dp"
    android:layout_height="75dp"
    android:layout_marginBottom="75dp"
    android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
    android:text="@string/sign_in"
    android:textColor="@color/white"
    android:textSize="22sp"
    android:textStyle="bold"
    app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/passwordEditText"
    app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.0"/>

<ProgressBar
    android:id="@+id/progressBar"
    style="?android:attr/progressBarStyle"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/sign_in_button"
    android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
    app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/sign_in_button"
    android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
    app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.5"
    android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="@+id/sign_in_button"
    android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
    app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="@+id/sign_in_button"/>

But even after calling bringToFront on the ProgressBar in onCreate, it always stays behind the Button.

ProgressBar progressBar = (ProgressBar)findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
progressBar.bringToFront();

Answer 1

Set an elevation on the ProgressBar; 2dp seems to work.

android:elevation="2dp"

You could also try setting translationZ as suggested in the accepted answer to a similar question.

I also came across this answer as an alternative.