When I remove all views from my Constraint layout, I want it to have 0dp height(like wrap_content as it sounds) but it stretches as much as possible.
Is there documented way to do that? I mean besides setting maxHeight to 0 or hiding it.
I've tried app:layout_constrainedHeight="true" with "wrap_content" but it doesnt work.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
I was unable to find a proper solution.
The simplest workaround I came up with is to add an extra view with height=0 and never remove it:
<?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">
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#android:color/holo_red_dark"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/somethingWithNoHeight"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp" />
<!--<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Lorem ipsum" />-->
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
I believe you should fill a bug to be sure that developers know about such a problem
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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
I have a Recycler View in a Constraint Layout that shows data from a database. I want the max height to be 500dp, but the problem is that when it exceeds that size, it cuts a portion from the bottom of the view.
I don't know what would be the problem.
Here is the xml of the RecyclerView:
<?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="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:maxHeight="500dp"
tools:context=".histDialog">
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/recyclerView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/colorPrimary"
android:padding="3dp"
app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
The recyclerview appears in an activity styled as a dialog.
I've tried every possible thing i could think of but i can't get it to work.
I found the solution. This is the XML now:
<?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="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
tools:context=".histDialog">
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/recyclerView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:background="#color/colorPrimary"
android:clipToPadding="true"
android:padding="3dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHeight_default="wrap"
app:layout_constraintHeight_max="500dp"
app:layout_constraintHeight_min="50dp"/>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
The important part is:
android:layout_height="0dp"
app:layout_constraintHeight_default="wrap"
app:layout_constraintHeight_max="500dp"
app:layout_constraintHeight_min="50dp"
for the RecyclerView. Took me long enough to realise it was this simple. Hope this can help others too.
I faced with the following problem: I need to make a fragment, which height would be the same as height of the screen except bottom navigation view. Here's my layout:
<?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=".ui.main.MainActivity">
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/tabs_fragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#111111"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#id/bottom_nav" />
<android.support.design.widget.BottomNavigationView
android:id="#+id/bottom_nav"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="#dimen/bottom_nav_height"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:menu="#menu/bottom_nav_menu" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
I added android:background="#111111" to see, what is the real height of fragment. Probably I thought that app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#id/bottom_nav" can help me, but unfortunately it didn't solve my problem. So, how can I deal with it?
You need to set the layout_height of the FrameLayout to 0dp if you want the height to fit your constraints.
<?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=".ui.main.MainActivity">
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/tabs_fragment"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:background="#111111"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#id/bottom_nav"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent" />
<android.support.design.widget.BottomNavigationView
android:id="#+id/bottom_nav"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="#dimen/bottom_nav_height"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:menu="#menu/bottom_nav_menu" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
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
I am trying to use constraint layout as below. But the aspect ratio is not respected in the actual layout. Instead, the height is actually wrapping the content inside
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/content"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent">
<!-- some content inside -->
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
I then think it might be because I didn't set width="0dp" (let constraint decide the width). So I tried another way like below. But then the width becomes zero.
What is the correct way of doing it?
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/content"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_width="0dp"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent">
<!-- some content inside -->
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
EDIT: working solution after inspired by Anddenver 's answer (with modification):
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<FrameLayout
android:background="#android:color/holo_green_dark"
android:layout_width="0dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="2:1">
</FrameLayout>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
Further Edit:
It seems I need to wrap one more layer of constraint layout for my inner contents .... :
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<FrameLayout
android:background="#android:color/holo_green_dark"
android:layout_width="0dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="2:1">
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<actual contents here..../>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
</FrameLayout>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
Or, just remove the FrameLayout, and wrap ConstraintLayout inside a ConstraintLayout:
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
android:background="#android:color/holo_green_dark"
android:layout_width="0dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="2:1">
contents here...
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
You need inner view for that, for example:
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<FrameLayout
android:background="#color/colorPrimary"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1">
<YOUR CONTENT>
</FrameLayout>
For a ListView, you'd need to inflate a custom list_item.xml
and this should be H,2:1, to constrain the height to a 2:1 aspect ratio.
The default android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1 is just a TextView:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TextView
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#android:id/text1"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_width="0dp"
app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="H,2:1"
...
/>
see DimensionConstraints.