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How to keep my Right item right when the constraints item on the left is gone (Constraint Layout)

I have a code as below
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/left_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Left"
android:textColor="#F40"
android:textSize="26sp"
android:visibility="gone"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#id/right_text"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_chainStyle="spread_inside"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/right_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Right"
android:textColor="#F40"
android:textSize="26sp"
android:fontFamily="serif-monospace"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#id/left_text"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
It looks like below.
However, at times I need to set left_text to gone. But I still want my Right to be at the right side of the screen. How could I achieve that?
(Currently when left_text is gone, my Right went to middle as per picture below)

I manage to solve it by setting my width="0dp" and android:textAlignment="viewStart" or android:textAlignment="viewEnd"
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/left_text"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Left"
android:textColor="#F40"
android:textSize="26sp"
android:textAlignment="viewStart"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#id/right_text"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_chainStyle="spread_inside"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/right_text"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Right"
android:textColor="#F40"
android:textSize="26sp"
android:textAlignment="viewEnd"
android:fontFamily="serif-monospace"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#id/left_text"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
The width="0dp" will take up the entire space

You need to use Barriers
Try this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.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">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/left_text"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Left"
android:textColor="#F40"
android:textSize="26sp"
android:visibility="gone"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_chainStyle="spread_inside"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Barrier
android:id="#+id/barrier2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:constraint_referenced_ids="left_text"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#id/right_text"
app:barrierDirection="end" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/right_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:fontFamily="serif-monospace"
android:text="Right"
android:textColor="#F40"
android:textSize="26sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
OUTPUT When both textview is Visible
OUTPUT When Visibility Gone of left_text
UPDATE
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.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">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/left_text"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="LeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeftLeft"
android:textColor="#F40"
android:textSize="26sp"
android:visibility="gone"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_chainStyle="spread_inside"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#id/right_text"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Barrier
android:id="#+id/barrier2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:constraint_referenced_ids="left_text"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#id/right_text"
app:barrierDirection="end" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/right_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:fontFamily="serif-monospace"
android:text="Right"
android:textColor="#3F51B5"
android:textSize="26sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
OUTPUT When both textview is Visible
OUTPUT When Visibility Gone of left_text

You can achieve this using Guideline. check example below
<TextView
android:id="#+id/left_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Left"
android:textColor="#F40"
android:textSize="26sp"
android:visibility="gone"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#id/guideline10"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_chainStyle="spread_inside"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/right_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:fontFamily="serif-monospace"
android:text="Right"
android:textColor="#F40"
android:textSize="26sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#id/guideline10"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Guideline
android:id="#+id/guideline10"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="0.50" />

My answer is similar to #Basi but I want to give extra information from my perspective:
When you work with guidelines and put your view width to wrap_content what may happen is that your view will overlap your guideline like this :
So my recommendation is to constraint both side of your view and set its width to 0dp (match_constraints ) and by doing it your view will fit into its bounds and your guideline won't overlap your view, then this will look like this now :
So if you want to use guidelines as in #Basi you better use 0dp on your width:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.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">
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Guideline
android:id="#+id/guideline10"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="0.5" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView10"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:text="Right"
android:textColor="#F40"
android:textAlignment="textEnd"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/guideline10"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView11"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:text="Left"
android:textColor="#F40"
android:textAlignment="textStart"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#+id/guideline10"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
It will look like this :

You can also use SequenceLayout to make it work.
<Sequences>
<Horizontal>
<Span id="#id/left_text" size="wrap"/>
<Span size="1w"/>
<Span id="#id/right_text" size="wrap"/>
</Horizontal>
</Sequences>

I tried your code and I am curious, why do you use constraint from Left to Right and from Right to Left?
There is no need for them. If you delete those constraints you have no problem.
Just to make things clear for setting view's position you need just one horizontal and one vertical constraint.

You need bias for both TextView in Constraint Layout and app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" of another TextView.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/left_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Left"
android:textColor="#F40"
android:textSize="26sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#id/right_text"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_chainStyle="spread_inside"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/right_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:fontFamily="serif-monospace"
android:text="Right"
android:textColor="#F40"
android:textSize="26sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="1.0"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

ConstraintLayout TextView cutting text off

I have a strange problem where the text in a TextView is not being displayed if it's wrapping to a new line.
This screenshot shows my issue:
The bold text is causing a word to wrap to the next line but it's not being shown. This is what it looks like without the bold:
And this is what it looks like if I force two lines using android:lines="2":
This is the code I'm using:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/episode_row_item_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:padding="5dp"
android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/episode_row_item_title_thumbnail"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
android:visibility="gone"
/>
<!-- This is the problematic textview-->
<TextView
android:id="#+id/episode_row_item_title"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:lineSpacingExtra="2dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:breakStrategy="simple"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#+id/episode_row_item_download"
android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
/>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/episode_row_item_download"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="2dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="#+id/episode_row_item_title"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/episode_row_item_date"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:textSize="13sp"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/episode_row_item_title"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#+id/episode_row_item_duration"
android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/episode_row_item_duration"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="13sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/episode_row_item_title"
android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
/>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
I've tried setting the width to wrap_content and changing the padding and margins but nothing works.
I should mention this layout is a row in a RecyclerView if that makes a difference.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/episode_row_item_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="5dp"
android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/episode_row_item_title_thumbnail"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
android:visibility="visible"
/>
<!-- This is the problematic textview-->
<TextView
android:id="#+id/episode_row_item_title"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:lineSpacingExtra="2dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:text="Episode 1010 Christina Hendericks"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#id/episode_row_item_title_thumbnail"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#+id/episode_row_item_download"
android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"/>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/episode_row_item_download"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="2dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="#+id/episode_row_item_title"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/episode_row_item_date"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:textSize="13sp"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
android:text="Yesterday"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/episode_row_item_title"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#+id/episode_row_item_duration"
android:layout_marginTop="4dp"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/episode_row_item_duration"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="13sp"
android:text="01:02:24"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/episode_row_item_download"
android:layout_marginTop="4dp"/>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
Try using the above layout with correct drawables

How to layout 2 textviews in a custom compound constraint layout

I'm trying to give two Textviews the correct position in the Constraintlayout in my layout file. The problem is the textviews needs to be scalable using app: autoSizeTextType="uniform". To make them scale I also have to match_parent on the layout_width and layout_height. This makes the two textviews overlap. How can I accomplish the desired result?
Current XML file:
<?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:background="#color/colorPrimary"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/title"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="1"
android:textColor="#4689C8"
android:textStyle="bold"
app:autoSizeTextType="uniform"
app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.362" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/message"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="ABC"
android:textColor="#4689C8"
android:textStyle="bold"
app:autoSizeTextType="uniform"
app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
Actual result:
Both textviews scales, but overlaps, and are placed in the center of the constraintlayout.
The current state:
The expected result:
One textview centered in the middle. One textview aligned at the bottom. Both textviews scales with the constraintlayout.
Expected result: (3 different custom compounds in an activity)

you have to give top and bottom proper constraint
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.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"
android:background="#color/colorPrimary"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/title"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="1"
android:textColor="#4689C8"
android:textStyle="bold"
app:autoSizeTextType="uniform"
app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/message"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/message"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="ABC"
android:textColor="#4689C8"
android:textStyle="bold"
app:autoSizeTextType="uniform"
app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/title"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"/>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

It might be helpful
<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:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/title"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="24dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="1"
android:textSize="50sp"
android:textColor="#4689C8"
android:textStyle="bold"
app:autoSizeTextType="uniform"
app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.498"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/message"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="ABC"
android:textColor="#4689C8"
android:textSize="28sp"
android:textStyle="bold"
app:autoSizeTextType="uniform"
app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.498"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/title" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
Textview size we have to add

Modify the TextView to have height and width of 0dp, this will match parent constraint view, add in a constraint for the views in relation to each other and that should give you as you asked for
<TextView
android:id="#+id/title"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="1"
android:textColor="#4689C8"
android:textStyle="bold"
app:autoSizeTextType="uniform"
app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#id/message"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/message"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="ABC"
android:textColor="#4689C8"
android:textStyle="bold"
app:autoSizeTextType="uniform"
app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#id/title"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />

Constraint Layout behaviour to match Linear layout behaviour

I wondered how to achive the same behaviour from Constraint Layout, it is easily doable with Linear layout, as you can see I have three views in a vertical linear layout , if I change visibility of midle one (textview2) to GONE , textView3 will shift up and replace it.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView1"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView2"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView3"
/>
</LinearLayout>
so it changes from to
My question is how to achive this Linear layout feature with Constraint layout?
Requirement is first item (textview1) should not move down - only textview3 should shift up to fill the missing textview2 spaces
I tried following by adding this to textview1 app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed" but it does not have the same result as I want as it moves textview1 a bit dowan and textview3 a bit up to compensate on the missing space of textview2 (when it is GONE)
<?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"
tools:context="droidmentor.searchviewsample.ConstaintTest"
>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView1"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/textView2"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="#+id/textView2"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/textView2"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView2"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/textView3"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="#+id/textView3"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/textView3"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView1"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView3"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView2"/>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

Use the following code:
<?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">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView1"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView2"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView1"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#id/textView1" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView3"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView2"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#id/textView2" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

I tried this configuration and it seemed to perform like the LinearLayout:
<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:paddingStart="8dp"
android:paddingEnd="8dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/te1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/red"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
tools:text="#tools:sample/cities"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/te2"
android:background="#color/dark_green"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#id/te1"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
tools:text="#tools:sample/cities"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/te3"
android:background="#color/blue_custom"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#id/te2"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
tools:text="#tools:sample/cities"/>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
Note: I am using custom colors from my color.xml file to highlight the background in order to better see the TextViews

I think chain is met your needs
Try below code , you can change layout_constraintVertical_bias accorging to your ui
<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">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView6"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="1dp"
android:text="TextView"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/textView7"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.05"
app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView7"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/textView8"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/textView6"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView6" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView8"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginEnd="1dp"
android:text="TextView"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="#+id/textView7"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView7" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

Constraint Layout - Grouping together layouts in chains

I want to create a chain in constraint layout that is spread but keeping the title and the text together, without a gap between them.
I am trying to achieve the same view, but without the linear layout and instead a flat constraint layout:
<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:id="#+id/scrollView3"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="com.exampleapp.fragments.carousel.MainCarouselOneFragment">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/image_view"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/main_carousel_image_2"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:paddingEnd="8dp"
android:paddingStart="8dp"
android:text="#string/text1"
android:textAlignment="center"
android:textColor="#color/grey_transparent_50"
android:textSize="10sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/image_view" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:lineSpacingExtra="4sp"
android:text="#string/text2"
android:textAlignment="center"
android:textColor="#color/grey_transparent_50"
android:textSize="10sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#id/textview1" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ll_title_and_text"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/find_out_more_btn"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.5"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView2">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView3"
style="#style/TextAppearance.Actionbar.Title"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="#string/text3" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView4"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:lineSpacingExtra="0sp"
android:paddingLeft="16dp"
android:paddingRight="16dp"
android:text="#string/text4"
android:textSize="#dimen/text_size_small" />
</LinearLayout>
<Button
android:id="#+id/find_out_more_btn"
style="#style/Widget.Button.Secondary"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/colorAccent"
android:text="#string/find_out_more"
android:textColor="#color/white"
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/ll_title_and_text" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
Could you please advise me if this is possible and if so, how to do it?

If I understand correctly, you want to create the layout as per the screenshot but without using a LinearLayout. If that is the case, then this should be possible if you ignore the fact that there are view pairs when you create the vertical chains. In other words, think about the positioning of textView1, textView3 and Button first, and then worry about the positioning of textView2 and textView4.
It's a bit tricky to explain, so I have created a simple layout that should do what you need. In order to create this layout, I constrained textView1 to the imageView, and textView3 to textView1. Then I created vertical chains between textView3 and button. Finally, I constrained textView2 to textView1 and textView4 to textView3. (I assumed that you wanted textView1 directly below the image)
<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">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/image"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="200dp"
android:background="#color/colorPrimary" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/image"
tools:text="text1" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/text1"
tools:text="text2" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/button"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/text1"
tools:text="text3" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text4"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/text3"
tools:text="text4" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/text3"
tools:text="More" />
This should give you something like: