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Failed making scrollable a ConstraintLayout in an Android Fragment

Recently I tried to create a fragment and the LinearLayout is bigger than the screen and I need to use the ScrollView. I've tried different ways reading other questions in Stackoverflow and I couldn't resolve the issue.
This is my XML Code:
<?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="wrap_content">
<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"
tools:context=".ui.configuration.ConfigurationFragment">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:ignore="MissingConstraints">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text_configuration_first_tittle"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/configuration_first_title"
android:textSize="20sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
</LinearLayout>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
</ScrollView>
Any idea?

Resolved... The scrollview was working.
I only need to add marginBotton with enough height size to considere the Botton Navigation Bar

Android: Make an overlay match content height instead of expanding parent's height

I have 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"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
tools:srcCompat="#tools:sample/avatars[1]" />
<!-- This is the element of interest.
View is actually a custom element, but for this example, View has same behavior -->
<View
android:id="#+id/MyView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#A4D38D14" />
</FrameLayout>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
Which results in the following. Orange is the size of the View of interest. No-matter what I try, it seems I cannot get the View to not expand the parent.
What I really want, is for the View to scale to the same height as the Image like this:
How can this be achieved?
Note: I do not know the size of the Image..

Please replace the code and you are good to go.
<?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">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
tools:ignore="MissingConstraints">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
tools:srcCompat="#tools:sample/avatars[1]" />
<View
android:id="#+id/MyView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/imageView"
android:background="#A4D38D14" />
</RelativeLayout>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
The key is to specify android:layout_alignBottom on the View and change the frame layout to relative layout

If I understand your question correctly, you may also try 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"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<ImageView
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
android:id="#+id/imageView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
tools:srcCompat="#tools:sample/avatars[1]" />
<!-- This is the element of interest.
View is actually a custom element, but for this example, View has same behavior -->
<View
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#id/imageView"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
android:id="#+id/MyView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:background="#A4D38D14" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
I am posting this because as far as I am concerned ConstraintLayout is designed to use a single layout for the entire design,

I also faced a problem like you and figure out that the problem is generated for the <View> item. I fixed the problem by replacing the <View> with <Linearlayout>. Maybe <View> had a special characteristic that's why it is being overflown. My code snippet is -
<FrameLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<!-- This is the view intended to be the overlay-->
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ll_overlay"
android:background="#color/colorAccent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal">
</LinearLayout>
</FrameLayout>

ScrollView isn't placed below ToolBar

I faced with the following problem: ScrollView in my activity should be placed below ToolBar. Here's the layout of this activity:
<?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=".SongLyricsActivity">
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#0000FF"
tools:ignore="MissingConstraints" />
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#id/toolbar"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/lyrics_textview"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</ScrollView>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
But when I run the app, I see this:
I don't understand, why it happens, as I position it below the toolbar, so, what's the matter?

I solved this problem using a marginTop parameter (equals to toolbar height), like this:
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/activity_show_scroll_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="#color/transparent_background"
>
This works for my app.

This is happening because your scroll views height is match_parent and not 0dp - so your scroll view will not respect your constraints and will spread all over your screen.
Please notice that you are using tools:ignore="MissingConstraints" and the tool attribute will only affect the preview so you will see your layout in a different way from the preview.
In addition, you were missing some constraint - app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
Now with that constraint, it should work:
<?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:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#0000FF"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="0dp" />
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#id/toolbar"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/lyrics_textview"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</ScrollView>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

you might try:
<LinearLayout>
vertical
<RelativeLayout>
<Toolbar>
someID
parent top
parent left
<Scrollview>
below someID
parent left

Image as Toolbar background that hangs outside of its bounds

I've tried using various layouts but that little bit that hangs outside the boundary of the rectangular toolbar doesn't work (the semi circle).
I want something like this:
How would I go about implementing this? I've something that visually looks like this but it is just an ImageView inside a relative layout. I want a proper Toolbar.

Well I do now know if you want this, but I've done this example for you, hope it helps.
This is the activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout 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=".MainActivity">
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="#color/colorPrimary"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">
</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>
<android.support.constraint.Guideline
android:id="#+id/guidelineImageStart"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintGuide_percent=".33" />
<android.support.constraint.Guideline
android:id="#+id/guidelineImageEnd"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintGuide_percent=".66" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:src="#drawable/overlape_image"
app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="W,1:1"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="#id/guidelineImageStart"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="#id/guidelineImageEnd"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<include layout="#layout/content_main" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
Now you can play and adjust size of views.

Align FrameLayout inside ConstraintLayout to bottom

I want a layout above recycler view at the bottom of the screen,(like a frame) so that even when that layout is visible I can still scroll recycler view behind it. So I want to align the frame layout at the bottom of the screen and make it visible and invisible as per requirement. Here is my 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"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="com.protossoft.root.aesencryption.MainActivity">
<ListView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/listView"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
</ListView>
<!-- <RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">-->
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="0dp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="443dp">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/deviceNumberImage"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.2"
android:src="#android:drawable/btn_default" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/deviceNumber"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.8"
android:text="990000862471854" />
</LinearLayout>
</FrameLayout>
<!-- </RelativeLayout>-->
I don't have too much of idea about constraint layout, but when I am moving the view at the bottom from the editor, it is using property like
tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="0dp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="443dp"
I want to achieve the same with some property like align_parentBottom. But none of the properties is available for use. What do I need to do so that the frame layout is visible at the bottom and on the top of recycler view at the same time?
Thanks :)

I want to achieve the same with some property like align_parentBottom.
You should use app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" attribute.
Here's the setup that you need:
<?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="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent">
...
</FrameLayout>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>