To make @Mark Fisher's answer more clear, the inserted view being inflated should be a xml file under layout folder but without a layout (ViewGroup) like LinearLayout etc. inside. My example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/i_am_id"
android:text="my name"
android:textSize="17sp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
Then, the insertion point should be a layout like LinearLayout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/aaa"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/insert_point"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
Then the code should be
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_shopping_cart);
LayoutInflater inflater = getLayoutInflater();
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.my_view, null);
ViewGroup main = (ViewGroup) findViewById(R.id.insert_point);
main.addView(view, 0);
}
The reason I post this very similar answer is that when I tried to implement Mark's solution, I got stuck on what xml file should I use for insert_point and the child view. I used layout in the child view firstly and it was totally not working, which took me several hours to figure out. So hope my exploration can save others' time.