android - Dynamicially set an imageView over another imageView -

i code game battleship. when player has put ship on playfield dropping imageview (a ship) able mark ship being hit putting imageview indicating later on.

this layout far (setup configure ships):

<relativelayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"                 android:orientation="vertical"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:weightsum="1"                 android:background="@drawable/background_blue"                 android:layout_gravity="top|center_horizontal" >         <imageview                 android:id="@+id/imagesetzeschiffe"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|top"                 android:src="@drawable/image_schiffe_setzen"                 android:contentdescription="@string/startscreen"                 android:layout_alignparenttop="true"                 android:layout_centerhorizontal="true">         </imageview>         <imageview                 android:id="@+id/imageplayfield"                 android:layout_width="300dp"                 android:layout_height="280dp"                 android:src="@drawable/image_playfield"                 android:contentdescription="@string/startscreen"                 android:layout_gravity="left|bottom"                 android:layout_below="@+id/imagesetzeschiffe"                 android:layout_alignparentleft="true"/>         <imagebutton                 android:id="@+id/buttondrehen"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:background="@drawable/button_drehen"                 android:contentdescription="@string/startscreen"                 android:layout_gravity="center"                 android:layout_alignbottom="@+id/imageplayfield"                 android:layout_torightof="@+id/imageplayfield"                 android:layout_marginleft="24dp"/>          <imagebutton                 android:id="@+id/buttonplay"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:background="@drawable/button_play"                 android:contentdescription="@string/startscreen"                 android:layout_gravity="center"                 android:layout_alignbottom="@+id/buttonturn"                 android:layout_torightof="@+id/imageshipcarrier"/>         <imageview                 android:id="@+id/imageshipcarrier"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:background="@drawable/image_ship_carrier"                 android:contentdescription="@string/startscreen"                 android:layout_gravity="center"                 android:layout_centervertical="true"                 android:layout_torightof="@+id/buttondrehen"/>         <imageview                 android:id="@+id/imageshipcruiser"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:background="@drawable/image_ship_cruiser"                 android:contentdescription="@string/startscreen"                 android:layout_gravity="center"                 android:layout_aligntop="@+id/imageplayfield"                 android:layout_toleftof="@+id/imageshipgunboat"                 android:layout_marginright="31dp"                 android:layout_margintop="19dp"/>         <imageview                 android:id="@+id/imageshipgunboat"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:background="@drawable/image_ship_gunboat"                 android:contentdescription="@string/startscreen"                 android:layout_gravity="center"                 android:layout_aligntop="@+id/imageshipcruiser" android:layout_alignright="@+id/buttonspielen"                 android:layout_alignend="@+id/buttonspielen"/>         <imageview                 android:id="@+id/imageshipsubmarine"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:background="@drawable/image_ship_submarine"                 android:contentdescription="@string/startscreen"                 android:layout_gravity="center"                 android:layout_above="@+id/buttonspielen" android:layout_alignright="@+id/buttonspielen"                 android:layout_alignend="@+id/buttonspielen"/>         <imageview                 android:id="@+id/imageshipspeedboat"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:background="@drawable/image_ship_speedboat"                 android:contentdescription="@string/startscreen"                 android:layout_gravity="center"                 android:layout_below="@+id/imageshipcruiser" android:layout_alignleft="@+id/imageshipcruiser"                 android:layout_alignstart="@+id/imageshipcruiser"/> </relativelayout> 

for drag , drop, use touchlistener (for ships being clicked) , draglistener drop area (here: imageplayfield).

how can load imageview (not within xml/layout) later on , put on ship being set?

use frame layout images stacked on each other, move elements or down in stack, becomes visible or hide alternatively.