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Set Height of Inner RecyclerView wrap_content

I have a recyclerview inside another recyclerview. I want to make height of inner recyclerview "warp_content".
I came to know it is possible with new version of recyclerview which is mentioned below.
'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.2.0'
But the problem is, by setting height = wrap_content I can see only first item.
Any Help will be great.

Because I am using a RecyclerView this does not work see:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=74772
and
Nested Recycler view height doesn't wrap it's content
On both of these pages people suggest to extend LinearLayoutManager and to override onMeasure()
RecyclerView doesn't have the wrap_content by default. You have to use the RecyclerView with wrap_content Layout Manager such as, WrapLinearLayoutManager e.g CustomLinearLayoutManager .
CustomLinearLayoutManager.java
public class CustomLinearLayoutManager extends LinearLayoutManager {
private static final String TAG = CustomLinearLayoutManager.class.getSimpleName();
public CustomLinearLayoutManager(Context context) {
super(context);
}
public CustomLinearLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
}
private int[] mMeasuredDimension = new int[2];
#Override
public void onMeasure(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state, int widthSpec, int heightSpec) {
final int widthMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(widthSpec);
final int heightMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(heightSpec);
final int widthSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(widthSpec);
final int heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);
int width = 0;
int height = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < getItemCount(); i++) {
measureScrapChild(recycler, i, View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(i, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(i, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
mMeasuredDimension);
if (getOrientation() == HORIZONTAL) {
width = width + mMeasuredDimension[0];
if (i == 0) {
height = mMeasuredDimension[1];
}
} else {
height = height + mMeasuredDimension[1];
if (i == 0) {
width = mMeasuredDimension[0];
}
}
}
switch (widthMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
width = widthSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
switch (heightMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
height = heightSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
}
private void measureScrapChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSpec,
int heightSpec, int[] measuredDimension) {
try {
View view = recycler.getViewForPosition(0);//fix 动态添加时报IndexOutOfBoundsException
if (view != null) {
RecyclerView.LayoutParams p = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
int childWidthSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(widthSpec,
getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight(), p.width);
int childHeightSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(heightSpec,
getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom(), p.height);
view.measure(childWidthSpec, childHeightSpec);
measuredDimension[0] = view.getMeasuredWidth() + p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
measuredDimension[1] = view.getMeasuredHeight() + p.bottomMargin + p.topMargin;
recycler.recycleView(view);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}

Setting recyclerview item works for me.
Outer wrapper relative layout is added intentionally to address issue layout_height="wrap_content" does NOT
occupy the height of all the elements added to it via adapter. The result is cut out
items that is outside of device viewport when it loads initially.
Wrapping "RecyclerView" with "RelativeLayout" fixes the issue on Marshmallow devices.
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants">
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/rv_test"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
tools:listitem="#layout/test_item"></android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView>
</RelativeLayout>

CardView wrap its content dynamically

I have the following card in layout:
<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
android:id="#+id/card1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_marginBottom="6dp">
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/content"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/label"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<!-- [a RecyclerView as list with LinearLayout as header] -->
<include
android:id="#+id/table"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_above="#+id/total_label"
android:layout_below="#id/label"
android:layout_marginBottom="4dp"
android:layout_marginTop="4dp" />
<!-- [a LinearLayout with 2 TextViews] -->
<include
android:id="#+id/total_label"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
What I try to achieve is to click on label TextView and hide the other content from the card (let visible only its label component). Again, by clicking further the label expand the hidden content. I can do that if I set explicitly the height of the card i.e. 400dp, BUT that way if the containing RecyclerView used as list have not many items (which all are the same height and fixed) there is much empty space. How can the card wrap its content? (When I use wrap_content in layout_height of the card only the label is visible).
This is the click handler for the card:
card.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Resources r = getResources();
if (toggle) {
tableContainer.setVisibility(View.GONE);
totalLabel.setVisibility(View.GONE);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
float pxTopMargin = TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.card_list_margin_top), r.getDisplayMetrics());
params.topMargin = (int) pxTopMargin;
card.setLayoutParams(params);
card.setVisibility(View.GONE);
card.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
} else {
tableContainer.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
totalLabel.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
float pxHeight = TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, 400, r.getDisplayMetrics());
LinearLayout.LayoutParams params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, (int) pxHeight);
float pxTopMargin = TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.card_list_margin_top), r.getDisplayMetrics());
params.topMargin = (int) pxTopMargin;
params.bottomMargin = (int) pxTopMargin;
card.setLayoutParams(params);
card.setVisibility(View.GONE);
card.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
toggle = !toggle;
}
});
SOLUTION
ok the problem actually was to create list using RecyclerView that has the property:
A specific number of rows to be visible (i.e. 15) and if lower then wrap its content
I found from other SO thread (comment by se.solovyev) a custom linear layout and edited a little. The result was satisfying (although I don't actually know if did something really bad in there, but works).
package com.trafficbroker.trafficbroker.views;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Rect;
import android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
/**
* {#link android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager} which wraps its content. Note that this class will always
* wrap the content regardless of {#link android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView} layout parameters.
* <p/>
* Now it's impossible to run add/remove animations with child views which have arbitrary dimensions (height for
* VERTICAL orientation and width for HORIZONTAL). However if child views have fixed dimensions
* {#link #setChildSize(int)} method might be used to let the layout manager know how big they are going to be.
* If animations are not used at all then a normal measuring procedure will run and child views will be measured during
* the measure pass.
*/
public class WrappingLinearLayoutManager extends android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager {
private static boolean canMakeInsetsDirty = true;
private static Field insetsDirtyField = null;
private static final int CHILD_WIDTH = 0;
private static final int CHILD_HEIGHT = 1;
private static final int DEFAULT_CHILD_SIZE = 100;
private final int[] childDimensions = new int[2];
private final RecyclerView view;
private int childSize = DEFAULT_CHILD_SIZE;
private boolean hasChildSize;
private int overScrollMode = ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_ALWAYS;
private final Rect tmpRect = new Rect();
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public WrappingLinearLayoutManager(Context context) {
super(context);
this.view = null;
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public WrappingLinearLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
this.view = null;
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public WrappingLinearLayoutManager(RecyclerView view) {
super(view.getContext());
this.view = view;
this.overScrollMode = ViewCompat.getOverScrollMode(view);
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public WrappingLinearLayoutManager(RecyclerView view, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(view.getContext(), orientation, reverseLayout);
this.view = view;
this.overScrollMode = ViewCompat.getOverScrollMode(view);
}
public void setOverScrollMode(int overScrollMode) {
if (overScrollMode < ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_ALWAYS || overScrollMode > ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_NEVER)
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown overscroll mode: " + overScrollMode);
if (this.view == null) throw new IllegalStateException("view == null");
this.overScrollMode = overScrollMode;
ViewCompat.setOverScrollMode(view, overScrollMode);
}
public static int makeUnspecifiedSpec() {
return View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED);
}
#Override
public void onMeasure(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state, int widthSpec, int heightSpec) {
final int widthMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(widthSpec);
final int heightMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(heightSpec);
final int widthSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(widthSpec);
final int heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);
final boolean hasWidthSize = widthMode != View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED;
final boolean hasHeightSize = heightMode != View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED;
final boolean exactWidth = widthMode == View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY;
final boolean exactHeight = heightMode == View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY;
final int unspecified = makeUnspecifiedSpec();
if (exactWidth && exactHeight) {
// in case of exact calculations for both dimensions let's use default "onMeasure" implementation
super.onMeasure(recycler, state, widthSpec, heightSpec);
return;
}
final boolean vertical = getOrientation() == VERTICAL;
initChildDimensions(widthSize, heightSize, vertical);
int width = 0;
int height = 0;
// it's possible to get scrap views in recycler which are bound to old (invalid) adapter entities. This
// happens because their invalidation happens after "onMeasure" method. As a workaround let's clear the
// recycler now (it should not cause any performance issues while scrolling as "onMeasure" is never
// called whiles scrolling)
recycler.clear();
final int stateItemCount = state.getItemCount();
final int adapterItemCount = (getItemCount() < 15 ? getItemCount() : 15);//getItemCount(); // MAX VISIBLE ROWS
// adapter always contains actual data while state might contain old data (f.e. data before the animation is
// done). As we want to measure the view with actual data we must use data from the adapter and not from the
// state
for (int i = 0; i < adapterItemCount; i++) {
if (vertical) {
if (!hasChildSize) {
if (i < stateItemCount) {
// we should not exceed state count, otherwise we'll get IndexOutOfBoundsException. For such items
// we will use previously calculated dimensions
measureChild(recycler, i, widthSize, unspecified, childDimensions);
} else {
logMeasureWarning(i);
}
}
height += childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT];
if (i == 0) {
width = childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH];
}
if (hasHeightSize && height >= heightSize) {
break;
}
} else {
if (!hasChildSize) {
if (i < stateItemCount) {
// we should not exceed state count, otherwise we'll get IndexOutOfBoundsException. For such items
// we will use previously calculated dimensions
measureChild(recycler, i, unspecified, heightSize, childDimensions);
} else {
logMeasureWarning(i);
}
}
width += childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH];
if (i == 0) {
height = childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT];
}
if (hasWidthSize && width >= widthSize) {
break;
}
}
}
if (exactWidth) {
width = widthSize;
} else {
width += getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight();
if (hasWidthSize) {
width = Math.min(width, widthSize);
}
}
if (exactHeight) {
height = heightSize;
} else {
height += getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom();
if (hasHeightSize) {
height = Math.min(height, heightSize);
}
}
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
if (view != null && overScrollMode == ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_IF_CONTENT_SCROLLS) {
final boolean fit = (vertical && (!hasHeightSize || height < heightSize))
|| (!vertical && (!hasWidthSize || width < widthSize));
ViewCompat.setOverScrollMode(view, fit ? ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_NEVER : ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_ALWAYS);
}
}
private void logMeasureWarning(int child) {
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
Log.w("LinearLayoutManager", "Can't measure child #" + child + ", previously used dimensions will be reused." +
"To remove this message either use #setChildSize() method or don't run RecyclerView animations");
}
}
private void initChildDimensions(int width, int height, boolean vertical) {
if (childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] != 0 || childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] != 0) {
// already initialized, skipping
return;
}
if (vertical) {
childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = width;
childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = childSize;
} else {
childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = childSize;
childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = height;
}
}
#Override
public void setOrientation(int orientation) {
// might be called before the constructor of this class is called
//noinspection ConstantConditions
if (childDimensions != null) {
if (getOrientation() != orientation) {
childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = 0;
childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = 0;
}
}
super.setOrientation(orientation);
}
public void clearChildSize() {
hasChildSize = false;
setChildSize(DEFAULT_CHILD_SIZE);
}
public void setChildSize(int childSize) {
hasChildSize = true;
if (this.childSize != childSize) {
this.childSize = childSize;
requestLayout();
}
}
private void measureChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSize, int heightSize, int[] dimensions) {
final View child;
try {
child = recycler.getViewForPosition(position);
} catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
Log.w("LinearLayoutManager", "LinearLayoutManager doesn't work well with animations. Consider switching them off", e);
}
return;
}
final RecyclerView.LayoutParams p = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) child.getLayoutParams();
final int hPadding = getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight();
final int vPadding = getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom();
final int hMargin = p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
final int vMargin = p.topMargin + p.bottomMargin;
// we must make insets dirty in order calculateItemDecorationsForChild to work
makeInsetsDirty(p);
// this method should be called before any getXxxDecorationXxx() methods
calculateItemDecorationsForChild(child, tmpRect);
final int hDecoration = getRightDecorationWidth(child) + getLeftDecorationWidth(child);
final int vDecoration = getTopDecorationHeight(child) + getBottomDecorationHeight(child);
final int childWidthSpec = getChildMeasureSpec(widthSize, hPadding + hMargin + hDecoration, p.width, canScrollHorizontally());
final int childHeightSpec = getChildMeasureSpec(heightSize, vPadding + vMargin + vDecoration, p.height, canScrollVertically());
child.measure(childWidthSpec, childHeightSpec);
dimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = getDecoratedMeasuredWidth(child) + p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
dimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = getDecoratedMeasuredHeight(child) + p.bottomMargin + p.topMargin;
// as view is recycled let's not keep old measured values
makeInsetsDirty(p);
recycler.recycleView(child);
}
private static void makeInsetsDirty(RecyclerView.LayoutParams p) {
if (!canMakeInsetsDirty) {
return;
}
try {
if (insetsDirtyField == null) {
insetsDirtyField = RecyclerView.LayoutParams.class.getDeclaredField("mInsetsDirty");
insetsDirtyField.setAccessible(true);
}
insetsDirtyField.set(p, true);
} catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
onMakeInsertDirtyFailed();
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
onMakeInsertDirtyFailed();
}
}
private static void onMakeInsertDirtyFailed() {
canMakeInsetsDirty = false;
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
Log.w("LinearLayoutManager", "Can't make LayoutParams insets dirty, decorations measurements might be incorrect");
}
}
}

I did an example as close to yours as I could, but the key seems to be
card.requestLayout();
Here's what I had for the CardView
<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
android:id="#+id/card1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="6dp">
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/content"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/label"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
<!-- [a RecyclerView as list with LinearLayout as header] -->
<include
layout="#layout/table_container"
android:id="#+id/table"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/label"
android:layout_marginBottom="4dp"
android:layout_marginTop="4dp" />
<!-- [a LinearLayout with 2 TextViews] -->
<include
layout="#layout/total_label"
android:id="#+id/total_label"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/table" />
</RelativeLayout>
</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
Here's what I had for the listener
card.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
if (toggle) {
tableContainer.setVisibility(View.GONE);
totalLabel.setVisibility(View.GONE);
//ViewGroup.LayoutParams params = tableContainer.getLayoutParams();
//params.height = 1500;
//tableContainer.setLayoutParams(params);
} else {
tableContainer.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
totalLabel.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
//ViewGroup.LayoutParams params = tableContainer.getLayoutParams();
//params.height = 1500;
//tableContainer.setLayoutParams(params);
}
toggle = !toggle;
card.requestLayout();
}
});
Here's an example of one of the layouts that go into the include tags.
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/total_labeltv"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:text="total label"
android:background="#C0c0c0"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
</TextView></RelativeLayout>

2 recycler views in one scrollable activity

I have implemented two recyclerviews in an activity. However, the layout, as a whole, is not scrollable and so when the number of items in any one of the recyclerview is more, the contents of other recycler are no longer visible.
I searched SO and found that one should not use a scrollable view inside another scrollable view. I should not set custom height for each recycler as the user has an option to add items in the list. I am using a custom linear layout manager for that.
How should i go about making the whole screen scrollable?

1) You should write setNestedScrollingEnabled(false); for both recylerview if they are inside scrollview.
2) If your recyler view is of LinearLayoutManager(Vertical) than you
should write below class instead of default
public class RecylerViewHeightRuntime extends android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager {
private static boolean canMakeInsetsDirty = true;
private static Field insetsDirtyField = null;
private static final int CHILD_WIDTH = 0;
private static final int CHILD_HEIGHT = 1;
private static final int DEFAULT_CHILD_SIZE = 100;
private final int[] childDimensions = new int[2];
private final RecyclerView view;
private int childSize = DEFAULT_CHILD_SIZE;
private boolean hasChildSize;
private int overScrollMode = ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_ALWAYS;
private final Rect tmpRect = new Rect();
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public RecylerViewHeightRuntime(Context context) {
super(context);
this.view = null;
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public RecylerViewHeightRuntime(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
this.view = null;
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public RecylerViewHeightRuntime(RecyclerView view) {
super(view.getContext());
this.view = view;
this.overScrollMode = ViewCompat.getOverScrollMode(view);
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public RecylerViewHeightRuntime(RecyclerView view, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(view.getContext(), orientation, reverseLayout);
this.view = view;
this.overScrollMode = ViewCompat.getOverScrollMode(view);
}
public void setOverScrollMode(int overScrollMode) {
if (overScrollMode < ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_ALWAYS || overScrollMode > ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_NEVER)
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown overscroll mode: " + overScrollMode);
if (this.view == null) throw new IllegalStateException("view == null");
this.overScrollMode = overScrollMode;
ViewCompat.setOverScrollMode(view, overScrollMode);
}
private static int makeUnspecifiedSpec() {
return View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED);
}
#Override
public void onMeasure(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state, int widthSpec, int heightSpec) {
final int widthMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(widthSpec);
final int heightMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(heightSpec);
final int widthSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(widthSpec);
final int heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);
final boolean hasWidthSize = widthMode != View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED;
final boolean hasHeightSize = heightMode != View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED;
final boolean exactWidth = widthMode == View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY;
final boolean exactHeight = heightMode == View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY;
final int unspecified = makeUnspecifiedSpec();
if (exactWidth && exactHeight) {
// in case of exact calculations for both dimensions let's use default "onMeasure" implementation
super.onMeasure(recycler, state, widthSpec, heightSpec);
return;
}
final boolean vertical = getOrientation() == VERTICAL;
initChildDimensions(widthSize, heightSize, vertical);
int width = 0;
int height = 0;
// it's possible to get scrap views in recycler which are bound to old (invalid) adapter entities. This
// happens because their invalidation happens after "onMeasure" method. As a workaround let's clear the
// recycler now (it should not cause any performance issues while scrolling as "onMeasure" is never
// called whiles scrolling)
recycler.clear();
final int stateItemCount = state.getItemCount();
final int adapterItemCount = getItemCount();
// adapter always contains actual data while state might contain old data (f.e. data before the animation is
// done). As we want to measure the view with actual data we must use data from the adapter and not from the
// state
for (int i = 0; i < adapterItemCount; i++) {
if (vertical) {
if (!hasChildSize) {
if (i < stateItemCount) {
// we should not exceed state count, otherwise we'll get IndexOutOfBoundsException. For such items
// we will use previously calculated dimensions
measureChild(recycler, i, widthSize, unspecified, childDimensions);
}
}
height += childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT];
if (i == 0) {
width = childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH];
}
if (hasHeightSize && height >= heightSize) {
break;
}
} else {
if (!hasChildSize) {
if (i < stateItemCount) {
// we should not exceed state count, otherwise we'll get IndexOutOfBoundsException. For such items
// we will use previously calculated dimensions
measureChild(recycler, i, unspecified, heightSize, childDimensions);
}
}
width += childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH];
if (i == 0) {
height = childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT];
}
if (hasWidthSize && width >= widthSize) {
break;
}
}
}
if (exactWidth) {
width = widthSize;
} else {
width += getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight();
if (hasWidthSize) {
width = Math.min(width, widthSize);
}
}
if (exactHeight) {
height = heightSize;
} else {
height += getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom();
if (hasHeightSize) {
height = Math.min(height, heightSize);
}
}
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
if (view != null && overScrollMode == ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_IF_CONTENT_SCROLLS) {
final boolean fit = (vertical && (!hasHeightSize || height < heightSize))
|| (!vertical && (!hasWidthSize || width < widthSize));
ViewCompat.setOverScrollMode(view, fit ? ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_NEVER : ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_ALWAYS);
}
}
private void initChildDimensions(int width, int height, boolean vertical) {
if (childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] != 0 || childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] != 0) {
// already initialized, skipping
return;
}
if (vertical) {
childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = width;
childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = childSize;
} else {
childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = childSize;
childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = height;
}
}
#Override
public void setOrientation(int orientation) {
// might be called before the constructor of this class is called
//noinspection ConstantConditions
if (childDimensions != null) {
if (getOrientation() != orientation) {
childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = 0;
childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = 0;
}
}
super.setOrientation(orientation);
}
public void clearChildSize() {
hasChildSize = false;
setChildSize(DEFAULT_CHILD_SIZE);
}
private void setChildSize(int childSize) {
hasChildSize = true;
if (this.childSize != childSize) {
this.childSize = childSize;
requestLayout();
}
}
private void measureChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSize, int heightSize, int[] dimensions) {
final View child;
try {
child = recycler.getViewForPosition(position);
} catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
/* if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
Log.w("LinearLayoutManager", "LinearLayoutManager doesn't work well with animations. Consider switching them off", e);
}*/
return;
}
final RecyclerView.LayoutParams p = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) child.getLayoutParams();
final int hPadding = getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight();
final int vPadding = getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom();
final int hMargin = p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
final int vMargin = p.topMargin + p.bottomMargin;
// we must make insets dirty in order calculateItemDecorationsForChild to work
makeInsetsDirty(p);
// this method should be called before any getXxxDecorationXxx() methods
calculateItemDecorationsForChild(child, tmpRect);
final int hDecoration = getRightDecorationWidth(child) + getLeftDecorationWidth(child);
final int vDecoration = getTopDecorationHeight(child) + getBottomDecorationHeight(child);
final int childWidthSpec = getChildMeasureSpec(widthSize, hPadding + hMargin + hDecoration, p.width, canScrollHorizontally());
final int childHeightSpec = getChildMeasureSpec(heightSize, vPadding + vMargin + vDecoration, p.height, canScrollVertically());
child.measure(childWidthSpec, childHeightSpec);
dimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = getDecoratedMeasuredWidth(child) + p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
dimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = getDecoratedMeasuredHeight(child) + p.bottomMargin + p.topMargin;
// as view is recycled let's not keep old measured values
makeInsetsDirty(p);
recycler.recycleView(child);
}
private static void makeInsetsDirty(RecyclerView.LayoutParams p) {
if (!canMakeInsetsDirty) {
return;
}
try {
if (insetsDirtyField == null) {
insetsDirtyField = RecyclerView.LayoutParams.class.getDeclaredField("mInsetsDirty");
insetsDirtyField.setAccessible(true);
}
insetsDirtyField.set(p, true);
} catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
onMakeInsertDirtyFailed();
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
onMakeInsertDirtyFailed();
}
}
private static void onMakeInsertDirtyFailed() {
canMakeInsetsDirty = false;
/* if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
Log.w("LinearLayoutManager", "Can't make LayoutParams insets dirty, decorations measurements might be incorrect");
}*/
}
}
This code is written by some buddy in StackOverflow and it worked for me.Thanks to him for this code

How to force a RecyclerView to wrap over its content (instead of staying at 0 height)?

The structure of the view is as follows.
In an Activity:
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<fragment
android:id="#+id/frag_totals"
android:name="MyFragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
<!-- more fragments -->
The fragment itself is simple:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
<!-- this attribute - I mean layout_height - is meaningless, setting it to a hardcoded value still does nothing -->
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/user_details_button_selected"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context="com.azumio.android.argus.insights.TotalInsightsFragment"
>
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
<!-- this attribute doesn't work, unless set to a fixed value -->
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
</LinearLayout>
I'm populating the RecyclerView with two items and I expect it to stretch its height to accomodate for these two items.
It doesn't work, it stays at 0, making the Fragment invisible unless I add something else to the layout.
I tried all possible combinations of match_parent, wrap_content, I set fillViewport to true, I tried calling requestLayout and invalidate on it, I tried switching Fragment's visilibility off (GONE) and on again, it didn't do the trick.
Any ideas?

Edit
Using new support library use android:layout_height="wrap_content" that will solve your problem
I had the same issue following worked for me
Use this layout manger to Wrap RecyclerView
public class VerticalWrapLayoutManager extends android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager {
private static boolean canMakeInsetsDirty = true;
private static Field insetsDirtyField = null;
private static final int CHILD_WIDTH = 0;
private static final int CHILD_HEIGHT = 1;
private static final int DEFAULT_CHILD_SIZE = 100;
private final int[] childDimensions = new int[2];
private final RecyclerView view;
private int childSize = DEFAULT_CHILD_SIZE;
private boolean hasChildSize;
private int overScrollMode = ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_ALWAYS;
private final Rect tmpRect = new Rect();
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public VerticalWrapLayoutManager(Context context) {
super(context);
this.view = null;
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public VerticalWrapLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
this.view = null;
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public VerticalWrapLayoutManager(RecyclerView view) {
super(view.getContext());
this.view = view;
this.overScrollMode = ViewCompat.getOverScrollMode(view);
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public VerticalWrapLayoutManager(RecyclerView view, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(view.getContext(), orientation, reverseLayout);
this.view = view;
this.overScrollMode = ViewCompat.getOverScrollMode(view);
}
public void setOverScrollMode(int overScrollMode) {
if (overScrollMode < ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_ALWAYS || overScrollMode > ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_NEVER)
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown overscroll mode: " + overScrollMode);
if (this.view == null) throw new IllegalStateException("view == null");
this.overScrollMode = overScrollMode;
ViewCompat.setOverScrollMode(view, overScrollMode);
}
public static int makeUnspecifiedSpec() {
return View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED);
}
#Override
public void onMeasure(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state, int widthSpec, int heightSpec) {
final int widthMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(widthSpec);
final int heightMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(heightSpec);
final int widthSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(widthSpec);
final int heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);
final boolean hasWidthSize = widthMode != View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED;
final boolean hasHeightSize = heightMode != View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED;
final boolean exactWidth = widthMode == View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY;
final boolean exactHeight = heightMode == View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY;
final int unspecified = makeUnspecifiedSpec();
if (exactWidth && exactHeight) {
// in case of exact calculations for both dimensions let's use default "onMeasure" implementation
super.onMeasure(recycler, state, widthSpec, heightSpec);
return;
}
final boolean vertical = getOrientation() == VERTICAL;
initChildDimensions(widthSize, heightSize, vertical);
int width = 0;
int height = 0;
// it's possible to get scrap views in recycler which are bound to old (invalid) adapter entities. This
// happens because their invalidation happens after "onMeasure" method. As a workaround let's clear the
// recycler now (it should not cause any performance issues while scrolling as "onMeasure" is never
// called whiles scrolling)
recycler.clear();
final int stateItemCount = state.getItemCount();
final int adapterItemCount = getItemCount();
// adapter always contains actual data while state might contain old data (f.e. data before the animation is
// done). As we want to measure the view with actual data we must use data from the adapter and not from the
// state
for (int i = 0; i < adapterItemCount; i++) {
if (vertical) {
if (!hasChildSize) {
if (i < stateItemCount) {
// we should not exceed state count, otherwise we'll get IndexOutOfBoundsException. For such items
// we will use previously calculated dimensions
measureChild(recycler, i, widthSize, unspecified, childDimensions);
} else {
logMeasureWarning(i);
}
}
height += childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT];
if (i == 0) {
width = childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH];
}
if (hasHeightSize && height >= heightSize) {
break;
}
} else {
if (!hasChildSize) {
if (i < stateItemCount) {
// we should not exceed state count, otherwise we'll get IndexOutOfBoundsException. For such items
// we will use previously calculated dimensions
measureChild(recycler, i, unspecified, heightSize, childDimensions);
} else {
logMeasureWarning(i);
}
}
width += childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH];
if (i == 0) {
height = childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT];
}
if (hasWidthSize && width >= widthSize) {
break;
}
}
}
if (exactWidth) {
width = widthSize;
} else {
width += getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight();
if (hasWidthSize) {
width = Math.min(width, widthSize);
}
}
if (exactHeight) {
height = heightSize;
} else {
height += getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom();
if (hasHeightSize) {
height = Math.min(height, heightSize);
}
}
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
if (view != null && overScrollMode == ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_IF_CONTENT_SCROLLS) {
final boolean fit = (vertical && (!hasHeightSize || height < heightSize))
|| (!vertical && (!hasWidthSize || width < widthSize));
ViewCompat.setOverScrollMode(view, fit ? ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_NEVER : ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_ALWAYS);
}
}
private void logMeasureWarning(int child) {
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
Log.w("LinearLayoutManager", "Can't measure child #" + child + ", previously used dimensions will be reused." +
"To remove this message either use #setChildSize() method or don't run RecyclerView animations");
}
}
private void initChildDimensions(int width, int height, boolean vertical) {
if (childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] != 0 || childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] != 0) {
// already initialized, skipping
return;
}
if (vertical) {
childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = width;
childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = childSize;
} else {
childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = childSize;
childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = height;
}
}
#Override
public void setOrientation(int orientation) {
// might be called before the constructor of this class is called
//noinspection ConstantConditions
if (childDimensions != null) {
if (getOrientation() != orientation) {
childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = 0;
childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = 0;
}
}
super.setOrientation(orientation);
}
public void clearChildSize() {
hasChildSize = false;
setChildSize(DEFAULT_CHILD_SIZE);
}
public void setChildSize(int childSize) {
hasChildSize = true;
if (this.childSize != childSize) {
this.childSize = childSize;
requestLayout();
}
}
private void measureChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSize, int heightSize, int[] dimensions) {
final View child;
try {
child = recycler.getViewForPosition(position);
} catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
Log.w("LinearLayoutManager", "LinearLayoutManager doesn't work well with animations. Consider switching them off", e);
}
return;
}
final RecyclerView.LayoutParams p = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) child.getLayoutParams();
final int hPadding = getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight();
final int vPadding = getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom();
final int hMargin = p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
final int vMargin = p.topMargin + p.bottomMargin;
// we must make insets dirty in order calculateItemDecorationsForChild to work
makeInsetsDirty(p);
// this method should be called before any getXxxDecorationXxx() methods
calculateItemDecorationsForChild(child, tmpRect);
final int hDecoration = getRightDecorationWidth(child) + getLeftDecorationWidth(child);
final int vDecoration = getTopDecorationHeight(child) + getBottomDecorationHeight(child);
final int childWidthSpec = getChildMeasureSpec(widthSize, hPadding + hMargin + hDecoration, p.width, canScrollHorizontally());
final int childHeightSpec = getChildMeasureSpec(heightSize, vPadding + vMargin + vDecoration, p.height, canScrollVertically());
child.measure(childWidthSpec, childHeightSpec);
dimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = getDecoratedMeasuredWidth(child) + p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
dimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = getDecoratedMeasuredHeight(child) + p.bottomMargin + p.topMargin;
// as view is recycled let's not keep old measured values
makeInsetsDirty(p);
recycler.recycleView(child);
}
private static void makeInsetsDirty(RecyclerView.LayoutParams p) {
if (!canMakeInsetsDirty) {
return;
}
try {
if (insetsDirtyField == null) {
insetsDirtyField = RecyclerView.LayoutParams.class.getDeclaredField("mInsetsDirty");
insetsDirtyField.setAccessible(true);
}
insetsDirtyField.set(p, true);
} catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
onMakeInsertDirtyFailed();
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
onMakeInsertDirtyFailed();
}
}
private static void onMakeInsertDirtyFailed() {
canMakeInsetsDirty = false;
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
Log.w("LinearLayoutManager", "Can't make LayoutParams insets dirty, decorations measurements might be incorrect");
}
}
}
Set to RecyclerView like
VerticalWrapLayoutManager layoutManager
= new VerticalWrapLayoutManager(mContext, LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL, false);
recyclerView.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);

I had exactly the same problem, i fixed it by using the latest recyclerview.
replace your old recyclerview with the following one.
compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.2.1'

Nested Recycler view height doesn't wrap its content

I have an application that manage collections of books (like playlists).
I want to display a list of collection with a vertical RecyclerView and inside each row, a list of book in an horizontal RecyclerView.
When i set the layout_height of the inner horizontal RecyclerView to 300dp, it is displayed correctly but when i set it to wrap_content, it doesn't display anything.
I need to use wrap_content because I want to be able to change the layout manager programmatically to switch between vertical and horizontal display.
Do you know what i'm doing wrong ?
My Fragment layout :
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#color/white">
<com.twibit.ui.view.CustomSwipeToRefreshLayout
android:id="#+id/swipe_container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/shelf_collection_listview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingTop="10dp"/>
</LinearLayout>
</com.twibit.ui.view.CustomSwipeToRefreshLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Collection element layout :
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#FFF">
<!-- Simple Header -->
</RelativeLayout>
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:text="#string/empty_collection"
android:id="#+id/empty_collection_tv"
android:visibility="gone"
android:gravity="center"/>
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/collection_book_listview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/> <!-- android:layout_height="300dp" -->
</FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Book list item :
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="180dp"
android:layout_height="220dp"
android:layout_gravity="center">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/shelf_item_cover"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:maxWidth="150dp"
android:maxHeight="200dp"
android:src="#drawable/placeholder"
android:contentDescription="#string/cover"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:background="#android:drawable/dialog_holo_light_frame"/>
</FrameLayout>
Here is my Collection Adapter :
private class CollectionsListAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<CollectionsListAdapter.ViewHolder> {
private final String TAG = CollectionsListAdapter.class.getSimpleName();
private Context mContext;
// Create the ViewHolder class to keep references to your views
class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
private final TextView mHeaderTitleTextView;
private final TextView mHeaderCountTextView;
private final RecyclerView mHorizontalListView;
private final TextView mEmptyTextView;
public ViewHolder(View view) {
super(view);
mHeaderTitleTextView = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.collection_header_tv);
mHeaderCountTextView = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.collection_header_count_tv);
mHorizontalListView = (RecyclerView) view.findViewById(R.id.collection_book_listview);
mEmptyTextView = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.empty_collection_tv);
}
}
public CollectionsListAdapter(Context context) {
mContext = context;
}
#Override
public ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int i) {
Log.d(TAG, "CollectionsListAdapter.onCreateViewHolder(" + parent.getId() + ", " + i + ")");
// Create a new view by inflating the row item xml.
View v = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.shelf_collection, parent, false);
// Set the view to the ViewHolder
ViewHolder holder = new ViewHolder(v);
holder.mHorizontalListView.setHasFixedSize(false);
holder.mHorizontalListView.setHorizontalScrollBarEnabled(true);
// use a linear layout manager
LinearLayoutManager mLayoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(mContext);
mLayoutManager.setOrientation(LinearLayoutManager.HORIZONTAL);
holder.mHorizontalListView.setLayoutManager(mLayoutManager);
return holder;
}
#Override
public void onBindViewHolder(ViewHolder holder, int i) {
Log.d(TAG, "CollectionsListAdapter.onBindViewHolder(" + holder.getPosition() + ", " + i + ")");
Collection collection = mCollectionList.get(i);
Log.d(TAG, "Collection : " + collection.getLabel());
holder.mHeaderTitleTextView.setText(collection.getLabel());
holder.mHeaderCountTextView.setText("" + collection.getBooks().size());
// Create an adapter if none exists
if (!mBookListAdapterMap.containsKey(collection.getCollectionId())) {
mBookListAdapterMap.put(collection.getCollectionId(), new BookListAdapter(getActivity(), collection));
}
holder.mHorizontalListView.setAdapter(mBookListAdapterMap.get(collection.getCollectionId()));
}
#Override
public int getItemCount() {
return mCollectionList.size();
}
}
And finally, the Book adapter :
private class BookListAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<BookListAdapter.ViewHolder> implements View.OnClickListener {
private final String TAG = BookListAdapter.class.getSimpleName();
// Create the ViewHolder class to keep references to your views
class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
public ImageView mCoverImageView;
public ViewHolder(View view) {
super(view);
mCoverImageView = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.shelf_item_cover);
}
}
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
BookListAdapter.ViewHolder holder = (BookListAdapter.ViewHolder) v.getTag();
int position = holder.getPosition();
final Book book = mCollection.getBooks().get(position);
// Click on cover image
if (v.getId() == holder.mCoverImageView.getId()) {
downloadOrOpenBook(book);
return;
}
}
private void downloadOrOpenBook(final Book book) {
// do stuff
}
private Context mContext;
private Collection mCollection;
public BookListAdapter(Context context, Collection collection) {
Log.d(TAG, "BookListAdapter(" + context + ", " + collection + ")");
mCollection = collection;
mContext = context;
}
#Override
public ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int i) {
Log.d(TAG, "onCreateViewHolder(" + parent.getId() + ", " + i + ")");
// Create a new view by inflating the row item xml.
View v = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.shelf_grid_item, parent, false);
// Set the view to the ViewHolder
ViewHolder holder = new ViewHolder(v);
holder.mCoverImageView.setOnClickListener(BookListAdapter.this); // Download or Open
holder.mCoverImageView.setTag(holder);
return holder;
}
#Override
public void onBindViewHolder(ViewHolder holder, int i) {
Log.d(TAG, "onBindViewHolder(" + holder.getPosition() + ", " + i + ")");
Book book = mCollection.getBooks().get(i);
ImageView imageView = holder.mCoverImageView;
ImageLoader.getInstance().displayImage(book.getCoverUrl(), imageView);
}
#Override
public int getItemCount() {
return mCollection.getBooks().size();
}
}

#user2302510 solution works not as good as you may expected. Full workaround for both orientations and dynamically data changes is:
public class MyLinearLayoutManager extends LinearLayoutManager {
public MyLinearLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
}
private int[] mMeasuredDimension = new int[2];
#Override
public void onMeasure(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state,
int widthSpec, int heightSpec) {
final int widthMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(widthSpec);
final int heightMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(heightSpec);
final int widthSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(widthSpec);
final int heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);
int width = 0;
int height = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < getItemCount(); i++) {
measureScrapChild(recycler, i,
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(i, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(i, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
mMeasuredDimension);
if (getOrientation() == HORIZONTAL) {
width = width + mMeasuredDimension[0];
if (i == 0) {
height = mMeasuredDimension[1];
}
} else {
height = height + mMeasuredDimension[1];
if (i == 0) {
width = mMeasuredDimension[0];
}
}
}
switch (widthMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
width = widthSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
switch (heightMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
height = heightSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
}
private void measureScrapChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSpec,
int heightSpec, int[] measuredDimension) {
View view = recycler.getViewForPosition(position);
if (view != null) {
RecyclerView.LayoutParams p = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
int childWidthSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(widthSpec,
getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight(), p.width);
int childHeightSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(heightSpec,
getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom(), p.height);
view.measure(childWidthSpec, childHeightSpec);
measuredDimension[0] = view.getMeasuredWidth() + p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
measuredDimension[1] = view.getMeasuredHeight() + p.bottomMargin + p.topMargin;
recycler.recycleView(view);
}
}
}

Update
Many issues relating to this feature in version 23.2.0 have been fixed in 23.2.1, update to that instead.
With the release of Support Library version 23.2, RecyclerView now supports that!
Update build.gradle to:
compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.2.1'
or any version beyond that.
This release brings an exciting new feature to the LayoutManager API: auto-measurement! This allows a RecyclerView to size itself based on the size of its contents. This means that previously unavailable scenarios, such as using WRAP_CONTENT for a dimension of the RecyclerView, are now possible. You’ll find all built in LayoutManagers now support auto-measurement.
This can be disabled via setAutoMeasurementEnabled() if need be. Check in detail here.

The code up above doesn't work well when you need to make your items "wrap_content", because it measures both items height and width with MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED. After some troubles I've modified that solution so now items can expand. The only difference is that it provides parents height or width MeasureSpec depends on layout orientation.
public class MyLinearLayoutManager extends LinearLayoutManager {
public MyLinearLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
}
private int[] mMeasuredDimension = new int[2];
#Override
public void onMeasure(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state,
int widthSpec, int heightSpec) {
final int widthMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(widthSpec);
final int heightMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(heightSpec);
final int widthSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(widthSpec);
final int heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);
int width = 0;
int height = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < getItemCount(); i++) {
if (getOrientation() == HORIZONTAL) {
measureScrapChild(recycler, i,
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(i, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
heightSpec,
mMeasuredDimension);
width = width + mMeasuredDimension[0];
if (i == 0) {
height = mMeasuredDimension[1];
}
} else {
measureScrapChild(recycler, i,
widthSpec,
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(i, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
mMeasuredDimension);
height = height + mMeasuredDimension[1];
if (i == 0) {
width = mMeasuredDimension[0];
}
}
}
switch (widthMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
width = widthSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
switch (heightMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
height = heightSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
}
private void measureScrapChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSpec,
int heightSpec, int[] measuredDimension) {
View view = recycler.getViewForPosition(position);
recycler.bindViewToPosition(view, position);
if (view != null) {
RecyclerView.LayoutParams p = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
int childWidthSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(widthSpec,
getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight(), p.width);
int childHeightSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(heightSpec,
getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom(), p.height);
view.measure(childWidthSpec, childHeightSpec);
measuredDimension[0] = view.getMeasuredWidth() + p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
measuredDimension[1] = view.getMeasuredHeight() + p.bottomMargin + p.topMargin;
recycler.recycleView(view);
}
}
}

Existing layout manager do not yet support wrap content.
You can create a new LayoutManager that extends the existing one and overrides onMeasure method to measure for wrap content.

As #yiğit mentioned, you need to override onMeasure(). Both #user2302510 and #DenisNek have good answers but if you want to support ItemDecoration you can use this custom layout manager.
And other answers cannot scroll when there are more items than can be displayed on the screen though. This one is using default implemantation of onMeasure() when there are more items than screen size.
public class MyLinearLayoutManager extends LinearLayoutManager {
public MyLinearLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
}
private int[] mMeasuredDimension = new int[2];
#Override
public void onMeasure(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state,
int widthSpec, int heightSpec) {
final int widthMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(widthSpec);
final int heightMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(heightSpec);
final int widthSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(widthSpec);
final int heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);
int width = 0;
int height = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < getItemCount(); i++) {
measureScrapChild(recycler, i,
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(i, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(i, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
mMeasuredDimension);
if (getOrientation() == HORIZONTAL) {
width = width + mMeasuredDimension[0];
if (i == 0) {
height = mMeasuredDimension[1];
}
} else {
height = height + mMeasuredDimension[1];
if (i == 0) {
width = mMeasuredDimension[0];
}
}
}
// If child view is more than screen size, there is no need to make it wrap content. We can use original onMeasure() so we can scroll view.
if (height < heightSize && width < widthSize) {
switch (widthMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
width = widthSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
switch (heightMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
height = heightSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
} else {
super.onMeasure(recycler, state, widthSpec, heightSpec);
}
}
private void measureScrapChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSpec,
int heightSpec, int[] measuredDimension) {
View view = recycler.getViewForPosition(position);
// For adding Item Decor Insets to view
super.measureChildWithMargins(view, 0, 0);
if (view != null) {
RecyclerView.LayoutParams p = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
int childWidthSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(widthSpec,
getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight() + getDecoratedLeft(view) + getDecoratedRight(view), p.width);
int childHeightSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(heightSpec,
getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom() + getPaddingBottom() + getDecoratedBottom(view) , p.height);
view.measure(childWidthSpec, childHeightSpec);
// Get decorated measurements
measuredDimension[0] = getDecoratedMeasuredWidth(view) + p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
measuredDimension[1] = getDecoratedMeasuredHeight(view) + p.bottomMargin + p.topMargin;
recycler.recycleView(view);
}
}
}
And if you want to use it with GridLayoutManager just extends it from GridLayoutManager and change
for (int i = 0; i < getItemCount(); i++)
to
for (int i = 0; i < getItemCount(); i = i + getSpanCount())

UPDATE March 2016
By Android Support Library 23.2.1 of a support library version. So all WRAP_CONTENT should work correctly.
Please update version of a library in gradle file.
compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.2.1'
This allows a RecyclerView to size itself based on the size of its contents. This means that previously unavailable scenarios, such as using WRAP_CONTENT for a dimension of the RecyclerView, are now possible.
you’ll be required to call setAutoMeasureEnabled(true)
Fixed bugs related to various measure-spec methods in update
Check https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/features.html

This answer is based on the solution given by Denis Nek. It solves the problem of not taking decorations like dividers into account.
public class WrappingRecyclerViewLayoutManager extends LinearLayoutManager {
public WrappingRecyclerViewLayoutManager(Context context) {
super(context, VERTICAL, false);
}
public WrappingRecyclerViewLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
}
private int[] mMeasuredDimension = new int[2];
#Override
public void onMeasure(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state, int widthSpec, int heightSpec) {
final int widthMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(widthSpec);
final int heightMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(heightSpec);
final int widthSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(widthSpec);
final int heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);
int width = 0;
int height = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < getItemCount(); i++) {
measureScrapChild(recycler, i,
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(i, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(i, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
mMeasuredDimension);
if (getOrientation() == HORIZONTAL) {
width = width + mMeasuredDimension[0];
if (i == 0) {
height = mMeasuredDimension[1];
}
} else {
height = height + mMeasuredDimension[1];
if (i == 0) {
width = mMeasuredDimension[0];
}
}
}
switch (widthMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
width = widthSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
switch (heightMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
height = heightSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
}
private void measureScrapChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSpec, int heightSpec, int[] measuredDimension) {
View view = recycler.getViewForPosition(position);
if (view != null) {
RecyclerView.LayoutParams p = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
int childWidthSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(widthSpec, getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight(), p.width);
int childHeightSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(heightSpec, getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom(), p.height);
view.measure(childWidthSpec, childHeightSpec);
Rect outRect = new Rect();
calculateItemDecorationsForChild(view, outRect);
measuredDimension[0] = view.getMeasuredWidth() + p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
measuredDimension[1] = view.getMeasuredHeight() + p.bottomMargin + p.topMargin + outRect.bottom + outRect.top;
recycler.recycleView(view);
}
}
}

An alternative to extend LayoutManager can be just set the size of the view manually.
Number of items per row height (if all the items have the same height and the separator is included on the row)
LinearLayout.LayoutParams params = (LinearLayout.LayoutParams) mListView.getLayoutParams();
params.height = mAdapter.getItemCount() * getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.row_height);
mListView.setLayoutParams(params);
Is still a workaround, but for basic cases it works.

Here I have found a solution: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=74772
It is in no way my solution. I have just copied it from there, but I hope it will help someone as much as it helped me when implementing horizontal RecyclerView and wrap_content height (should work also for vertical one and wrap_content width)
The solution is to extend the LayoutManager and override its onMeasure method as #yigit suggested.
Here is the code in case the link dies:
public static class MyLinearLayoutManager extends LinearLayoutManager {
public MyLinearLayoutManager(Context context) {
super(context);
}
private int[] mMeasuredDimension = new int[2];
#Override
public void onMeasure(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state,
int widthSpec, int heightSpec) {
final int widthMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(widthSpec);
final int heightMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(heightSpec);
final int widthSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(widthSpec);
final int heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);
measureScrapChild(recycler, 0,
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
mMeasuredDimension);
int width = mMeasuredDimension[0];
int height = mMeasuredDimension[1];
switch (widthMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
width = widthSize;
break;
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
switch (heightMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
height = heightSize;
break;
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
}
private void measureScrapChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSpec,
int heightSpec, int[] measuredDimension) {
View view = recycler.getViewForPosition(position);
if (view != null) {
RecyclerView.LayoutParams p = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
int childWidthSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(widthSpec,
getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight(), p.width);
int childHeightSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(heightSpec,
getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom(), p.height);
view.measure(childWidthSpec, childHeightSpec);
measuredDimension[0] = view.getMeasuredWidth();
measuredDimension[1] = view.getMeasuredHeight();
recycler.recycleView(view);
}
}
}

Used solution from #sinan-kozak, except fixed a few bugs. Specifically, we shouldn't use View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED for both the width and height when calling measureScrapChild as that won't properly account for wrapped text in the child. Instead, we will pass through the width and height modes from the parent which will allow things to work for both horizontal and vertical layouts.
public class MyLinearLayoutManager extends LinearLayoutManager {
public MyLinearLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
}
private int[] mMeasuredDimension = new int[2];
#Override
public void onMeasure(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state,
int widthSpec, int heightSpec) {
final int widthMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(widthSpec);
final int heightMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(heightSpec);
final int widthSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(widthSpec);
final int heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);
int width = 0;
int height = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < getItemCount(); i++) {
if (getOrientation() == HORIZONTAL) {
measureScrapChild(recycler, i,
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(heightSize, heightMode),
mMeasuredDimension);
width = width + mMeasuredDimension[0];
if (i == 0) {
height = mMeasuredDimension[1];
}
} else {
measureScrapChild(recycler, i,
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(widthSize, widthMode),
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
mMeasuredDimension);
height = height + mMeasuredDimension[1];
if (i == 0) {
width = mMeasuredDimension[0];
}
}
}
// If child view is more than screen size, there is no need to make it wrap content. We can use original onMeasure() so we can scroll view.
if (height < heightSize && width < widthSize) {
switch (widthMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
width = widthSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
switch (heightMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
height = heightSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
} else {
super.onMeasure(recycler, state, widthSpec, heightSpec);
}
}
private void measureScrapChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSpec,
int heightSpec, int[] measuredDimension) {
View view = recycler.getViewForPosition(position);
// For adding Item Decor Insets to view
super.measureChildWithMargins(view, 0, 0);
if (view != null) {
RecyclerView.LayoutParams p = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
int childWidthSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(widthSpec,
getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight() + getDecoratedLeft(view) + getDecoratedRight(view), p.width);
int childHeightSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(heightSpec,
getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom() + getDecoratedTop(view) + getDecoratedBottom(view) , p.height);
view.measure(childWidthSpec, childHeightSpec);
// Get decorated measurements
measuredDimension[0] = getDecoratedMeasuredWidth(view) + p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
measuredDimension[1] = getDecoratedMeasuredHeight(view) + p.bottomMargin + p.topMargin;
recycler.recycleView(view);
}
}
}
`

Yes the workaround shown in all answer is correct , that is we need to customize the linear layout manager to calculate the height of its child items dynamically at run time. But all answers not working as expected .Please the below answer for custom layout manger with all orientation support.
public class MyLinearLayoutManager extends android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager {
private static boolean canMakeInsetsDirty = true;
private static Field insetsDirtyField = null;
private static final int CHILD_WIDTH = 0;
private static final int CHILD_HEIGHT = 1;
private static final int DEFAULT_CHILD_SIZE = 100;
private final int[] childDimensions = new int[2];
private final RecyclerView view;
private int childSize = DEFAULT_CHILD_SIZE;
private boolean hasChildSize;
private int overScrollMode = ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_ALWAYS;
private final Rect tmpRect = new Rect();
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public MyLinearLayoutManager(Context context) {
super(context);
this.view = null;
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public MyLinearLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
this.view = null;
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public MyLinearLayoutManager(RecyclerView view) {
super(view.getContext());
this.view = view;
this.overScrollMode = ViewCompat.getOverScrollMode(view);
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public MyLinearLayoutManager(RecyclerView view, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(view.getContext(), orientation, reverseLayout);
this.view = view;
this.overScrollMode = ViewCompat.getOverScrollMode(view);
}
public void setOverScrollMode(int overScrollMode) {
if (overScrollMode < ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_ALWAYS || overScrollMode > ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_NEVER)
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown overscroll mode: " + overScrollMode);
if (this.view == null) throw new IllegalStateException("view == null");
this.overScrollMode = overScrollMode;
ViewCompat.setOverScrollMode(view, overScrollMode);
}
public static int makeUnspecifiedSpec() {
return View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED);
}
#Override
public void onMeasure(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state, int widthSpec, int heightSpec) {
final int widthMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(widthSpec);
final int heightMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(heightSpec);
final int widthSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(widthSpec);
final int heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);
final boolean hasWidthSize = widthMode != View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED;
final boolean hasHeightSize = heightMode != View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED;
final boolean exactWidth = widthMode == View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY;
final boolean exactHeight = heightMode == View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY;
final int unspecified = makeUnspecifiedSpec();
if (exactWidth && exactHeight) {
// in case of exact calculations for both dimensions let's use default "onMeasure" implementation
super.onMeasure(recycler, state, widthSpec, heightSpec);
return;
}
final boolean vertical = getOrientation() == VERTICAL;
initChildDimensions(widthSize, heightSize, vertical);
int width = 0;
int height = 0;
// it's possible to get scrap views in recycler which are bound to old (invalid) adapter entities. This
// happens because their invalidation happens after "onMeasure" method. As a workaround let's clear the
// recycler now (it should not cause any performance issues while scrolling as "onMeasure" is never
// called whiles scrolling)
recycler.clear();
final int stateItemCount = state.getItemCount();
final int adapterItemCount = getItemCount();
// adapter always contains actual data while state might contain old data (f.e. data before the animation is
// done). As we want to measure the view with actual data we must use data from the adapter and not from the
// state
for (int i = 0; i < adapterItemCount; i++) {
if (vertical) {
if (!hasChildSize) {
if (i < stateItemCount) {
// we should not exceed state count, otherwise we'll get IndexOutOfBoundsException. For such items
// we will use previously calculated dimensions
measureChild(recycler, i, widthSize, unspecified, childDimensions);
} else {
logMeasureWarning(i);
}
}
height += childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT];
if (i == 0) {
width = childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH];
}
if (hasHeightSize && height >= heightSize) {
break;
}
} else {
if (!hasChildSize) {
if (i < stateItemCount) {
// we should not exceed state count, otherwise we'll get IndexOutOfBoundsException. For such items
// we will use previously calculated dimensions
measureChild(recycler, i, unspecified, heightSize, childDimensions);
} else {
logMeasureWarning(i);
}
}
width += childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH];
if (i == 0) {
height = childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT];
}
if (hasWidthSize && width >= widthSize) {
break;
}
}
}
if (exactWidth) {
width = widthSize;
} else {
width += getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight();
if (hasWidthSize) {
width = Math.min(width, widthSize);
}
}
if (exactHeight) {
height = heightSize;
} else {
height += getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom();
if (hasHeightSize) {
height = Math.min(height, heightSize);
}
}
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
if (view != null && overScrollMode == ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_IF_CONTENT_SCROLLS) {
final boolean fit = (vertical && (!hasHeightSize || height < heightSize))
|| (!vertical && (!hasWidthSize || width < widthSize));
ViewCompat.setOverScrollMode(view, fit ? ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_NEVER : ViewCompat.OVER_SCROLL_ALWAYS);
}
}
private void logMeasureWarning(int child) {
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
Log.w("MyLinearLayoutManager", "Can't measure child #" + child + ", previously used dimensions will be reused." +
"To remove this message either use #setChildSize() method or don't run RecyclerView animations");
}
}
private void initChildDimensions(int width, int height, boolean vertical) {
if (childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] != 0 || childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] != 0) {
// already initialized, skipping
return;
}
if (vertical) {
childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = width;
childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = childSize;
} else {
childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = childSize;
childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = height;
}
}
#Override
public void setOrientation(int orientation) {
// might be called before the constructor of this class is called
//noinspection ConstantConditions
if (childDimensions != null) {
if (getOrientation() != orientation) {
childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = 0;
childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = 0;
}
}
super.setOrientation(orientation);
}
public void clearChildSize() {
hasChildSize = false;
setChildSize(DEFAULT_CHILD_SIZE);
}
public void setChildSize(int childSize) {
hasChildSize = true;
if (this.childSize != childSize) {
this.childSize = childSize;
requestLayout();
}
}
private void measureChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSize, int heightSize, int[] dimensions) {
final View child;
try {
child = recycler.getViewForPosition(position);
} catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
Log.w("MyLinearLayoutManager", "MyLinearLayoutManager doesn't work well with animations. Consider switching them off", e);
}
return;
}
final RecyclerView.LayoutParams p = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) child.getLayoutParams();
final int hPadding = getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight();
final int vPadding = getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom();
final int hMargin = p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
final int vMargin = p.topMargin + p.bottomMargin;
// we must make insets dirty in order calculateItemDecorationsForChild to work
makeInsetsDirty(p);
// this method should be called before any getXxxDecorationXxx() methods
calculateItemDecorationsForChild(child, tmpRect);
final int hDecoration = getRightDecorationWidth(child) + getLeftDecorationWidth(child);
final int vDecoration = getTopDecorationHeight(child) + getBottomDecorationHeight(child);
final int childWidthSpec = getChildMeasureSpec(widthSize, hPadding + hMargin + hDecoration, p.width, canScrollHorizontally());
final int childHeightSpec = getChildMeasureSpec(heightSize, vPadding + vMargin + vDecoration, p.height, canScrollVertically());
child.measure(childWidthSpec, childHeightSpec);
dimensions[CHILD_WIDTH] = getDecoratedMeasuredWidth(child) + p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
dimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT] = getDecoratedMeasuredHeight(child) + p.bottomMargin + p.topMargin;
// as view is recycled let's not keep old measured values
makeInsetsDirty(p);
recycler.recycleView(child);
}
private static void makeInsetsDirty(RecyclerView.LayoutParams p) {
if (!canMakeInsetsDirty) {
return;
}
try {
if (insetsDirtyField == null) {
insetsDirtyField = RecyclerView.LayoutParams.class.getDeclaredField("mInsetsDirty");
insetsDirtyField.setAccessible(true);
}
insetsDirtyField.set(p, true);
} catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
onMakeInsertDirtyFailed();
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
onMakeInsertDirtyFailed();
}
}
private static void onMakeInsertDirtyFailed() {
canMakeInsetsDirty = false;
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
Log.w("MyLinearLayoutManager", "Can't make LayoutParams insets dirty, decorations measurements might be incorrect");
}
}
}

Android Support Library now handles WRAP_CONTENT property as well. Just import this in your gradle.
compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.2.0'
And done!

Based on the work of Denis Nek,
it works well if the sum of item's widths is smaller than the size of the container. other than that, it will make the recyclerview non scrollable and only will show subset of the data.
to solve this problem, i modified the solution alittle so that it choose the min of the provided size and calculated size. see below:
package com.linkdev.gafi.adapters;
import android.content.Context;
import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import com.linkdev.gafi.R;
public class MyLinearLayoutManager extends LinearLayoutManager {
public MyLinearLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
this.c = context;
}
private Context c;
private int[] mMeasuredDimension = new int[2];
#Override
public void onMeasure(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state,
int widthSpec, int heightSpec) {
final int widthMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(widthSpec);
final int heightMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(heightSpec);
final int widthSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(widthSpec);
final int heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);
int width = 0;
int height = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < getItemCount(); i++) {
measureScrapChild(recycler, i,
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(i, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(i, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
mMeasuredDimension);
if (getOrientation() == HORIZONTAL) {
width = width + mMeasuredDimension[0];
if (i == 0) {
height = mMeasuredDimension[1];
}
} else {
height = height + mMeasuredDimension[1];
if (i == 0) {
width = mMeasuredDimension[0];
}
}
}
switch (widthMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
width = widthSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
switch (heightMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
height = heightSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
int widthDesired = Math.min(widthSize,width);
setMeasuredDimension(widthDesired, height);
}
private void measureScrapChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSpec,
int heightSpec, int[] measuredDimension) {
View view = recycler.getViewForPosition(position);
if (view != null) {
RecyclerView.LayoutParams p = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
int childWidthSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(widthSpec,
getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight(), p.width);
int childHeightSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(heightSpec,
getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom(), p.height);
view.measure(childWidthSpec, childHeightSpec);
measuredDimension[0] = view.getMeasuredWidth() + p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
measuredDimension[1] = view.getMeasuredHeight() + p.bottomMargin + p.topMargin;
recycler.recycleView(view);
}
}}

I have tried all solutions, they are very useful
but this only works fine for me
public class LinearLayoutManager extends android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager {
public LinearLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
}
private int[] mMeasuredDimension = new int[2];
#Override
public void onMeasure(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state,
int widthSpec, int heightSpec) {
final int widthMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(widthSpec);
final int heightMode = View.MeasureSpec.getMode(heightSpec);
final int widthSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(widthSpec);
final int heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);
int width = 0;
int height = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < getItemCount(); i++) {
if (getOrientation() == HORIZONTAL) {
measureScrapChild(recycler, i,
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(i, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
heightSpec,
mMeasuredDimension);
width = width + mMeasuredDimension[0];
if (i == 0) {
height = mMeasuredDimension[1];
}
} else {
measureScrapChild(recycler, i,
widthSpec,
View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(i, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
mMeasuredDimension);
height = height + mMeasuredDimension[1];
if (i == 0) {
width = mMeasuredDimension[0];
}
}
}
if (height < heightSize || width < widthSize) {
switch (widthMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
width = widthSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
switch (heightMode) {
case View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
height = heightSize;
case View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
case View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
}
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
} else {
super.onMeasure(recycler, state, widthSpec, heightSpec);
}
}
private void measureScrapChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSpec,
int heightSpec, int[] measuredDimension) {
View view = recycler.getViewForPosition(position);
recycler.bindViewToPosition(view, position);
if (view != null) {
RecyclerView.LayoutParams p = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
int childWidthSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(widthSpec,
getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight(), p.width);
int childHeightSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(heightSpec,
getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom(), p.height);
view.measure(childWidthSpec, childHeightSpec);
measuredDimension[0] = view.getMeasuredWidth() + p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
measuredDimension[1] = view.getMeasuredHeight() + p.bottomMargin + p.topMargin;
recycler.recycleView(view);
}
}
}

Simply wrap the content using RecyclerView with the Grid Layout
Image:
Recycler as GridView layout
Just use the GridLayoutManager like this:
RecyclerView.LayoutManager mRecyclerGrid=new GridLayoutManager(this,3,LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL,false);
mRecyclerView.setLayoutManager(mRecyclerGrid);
You can set how many items should appear on a row (replace the 3).