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How to use the whole space when placing ConstraintLayout inside a NestedScrollView?

I'm trying to put a ConstraintLayout inside a NestedScrollView, but there is a line that separates the ConstraintLayout. I can't place anything underneath that invisible line. I have been trying for hours and can't find the issue.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
<androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
android:id="#+id/premium_layout_id"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#BFFFFFFF"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
android:tag="layout/fragment_premium"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context=".PremiumFragment">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/launcher_id"
android:layout_width="185dp"
android:layout_height="185dp"
android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:contentDescription="TODO"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/premium_text_id"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:srcCompat="#drawable/launch_premium" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/premium_text_id"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="220dp"
android:text="#string/launch_to_premium"
android:textSize="24sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/recyclerView2"
android:layout_width="383dp"
android:layout_height="196dp"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.5"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/premium_text_id" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
</androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>
</layout>

With a little bit of messing around I was able to get what you are looking for. The key is to use android:fillViewport="true" in the NestedScrollView
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
<androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
android:id="#+id/premium_layout_id"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#BFFFFFFF"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
android:fillViewport="true"
android:tag="layout/fragment_premium">
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/launcher_id"
android:layout_width="180dp"
android:layout_height="180dp"
android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:srcCompat="#drawable/launch_premium" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/premium_text_id"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/launch_to_premium"
android:textSize="24sp"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/launcher_id" />
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/recyclerView2"
android:layout_width="383dp"
android:layout_height="196dp"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.5"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/premium_text_id" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
</androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>
</layout>

You need to add a attribute android:fillViewport="true" in your NestedScrollView
<androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
android:id="#+id/premium_layout_id"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#BFFFFFFF"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
android:fillViewport="true" <-- add this
android:tag="layout/fragment_premium">
why?
fillViewport allows NestedScrollView to extend its height equals to the full height of the device screen height in the cases when the child of scroll view has less height.
this blog Will explain more about it.

Is there any way to put recyclerview and linearlayout in swiperefreshlayout?

If I put only RecyclerView into SwipeRefreshLayout I have buttons above RecyclerView. And if I put all into SwipeRefresh I have buttons disappear
<android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/swipe_container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
app:layout_behavior="#string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/students_list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/buttonsLayout">
</android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView>
</android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/buttonsLayout"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="8dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatButton
android:id="#+id/selectAllButton"
android:text="Выбрать всех"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
</LinearLayout>
Is there any way to fix this?

SwipeRefreshLayout accepts only one child, so maybe you can have a ConstraintLayout inside the SwipeRefreshLayout, and the RecyclerView with the Buttons inside the ConstraintLayout.
PS: I suggest a ConstraintLayout to avoid nested layouts.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/swipe_container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_behavior="#string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior">
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/students_list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/selectAllButton"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>
<android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatButton
android:id="#+id/selectAllButton"
android:text="Выбрать всех"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
</android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout>

implementing constraint layout in scrollview

scroll view not working when implementing like this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:fillViewport="true"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
android:id="#+id/Constraint"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<android.support.constraint.Guideline
android:id="#+id/guideline"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="1.05" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="22dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:text="TextView"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="#id/guideline"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="1.0" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
</ScrollView>
i saw a post where we can anchor the elements to the guideline by increasing it beyond the 100% but when i am using this the scroll isn't working even the textview isn't visible anymore how do i fix this

Actually, your code should work when there is enough elements to scroll, try to add a higher margintop to the text view and you will see the result:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<android.support.constraint.Guideline
android:id="#+id/guideline"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginTop="630dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="32dp"
android:orientation="horizontal"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="1.0"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="22dp"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="600dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:text="TextView"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="#id/guideline"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="1.0" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
</ScrollView>

Can you have a try with BottomSheet ?

add the below linearlayout into scrollview and add your constraint layout in this linearlayout
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" />
i think it will work

align view on top and buttons in bottom

I need to achieve the following view
I tried using constraint layout:
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#id/segmentedButton">
</FrameLayout>
<Buttons
android:id="#+id/segmentedButton"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="50dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent">
</Buttons>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
It works well when there are many items, but when there are just 2-3, it shows them in the middle.
Also, I tried using LinearLayout but no luck.

you can use RelativeLayouttoo to get your desired results. By using the below code you can show the items on top if they are 2 or 3 left.
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/frameLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_above="#+id/segmentedButton"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/segmentedButton"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />
</RelativeLayout>

try with linear layout, weight property should push the button to align at the end of parent
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
>
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
>
</FrameLayout>
<Buttons
android:id="#+id/segmentedButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="50dp"
>
</Buttons>
</LinearLayout>
I supposed here that Buttons stand for a custom Button you made

Just add Top Constraint to your FrameLayout, should fix your issue.
Your final layout will be like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/segmentedButton"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"></FrameLayout>
<Buttons
android:id="#+id/segmentedButton"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"></Buttons>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/segmentedFrame"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="0dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/segmentedButton"
android:background="#drawable/bg_scan_edittext">
</FrameLayout>
<Button
android:id="#+id/segmentedButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="50dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/segmentedFrame"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent">
</Button>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

Why does convertng to Constraint Layout distort view

My original layout was code as shown below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<com.udacity.gradle.builditbigger.Camera.AutoFitTextureView
android:id="#+id/textureView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="3"/>
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:id="#+id/photo_thumbnail_recyclerview"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="snap"
android:id="#+id/snap"/>
</LinearLayout>
The textureView takes up a sizable amount of the fragment. When I switch to having a Constraint Layout as shown in the code below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<com.udacity.gradle.builditbigger.Camera.AutoFitTextureView
android:id="#+id/textureView"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/photo_thumbnail_recyclerview"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
/>
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/photo_thumbnail_recyclerview"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
/>
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/switchcamera_imageButton"
android:layout_width="75dp"
android:layout_height="75dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:background="#null"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="#+id/textureView"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:srcCompat="#drawable/ic_switch_camera_white_24px" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/takepicture_imageButton"
android:layout_width="75dp"
android:layout_height="75dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:background="#null"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="#+id/textureView"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.5"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:srcCompat="#drawable/ic_camera_white_24px" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
The texture view only takes up the width of the parent fragment, which is what I want. The height, however, isn't much more than the height of the imagebuttons that should be located at the bottom of the textureView. Also, the recyclerview doesn't show anymore. Any have a hypothesis as to why?

in order to get the layout i wanted, I switched from a constraintlayout to a relativelayout