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RecyclerView scrolling and height regulating issue

I have one RecyclerView as an item, inside a card in another vertical RecyclerView.
I have problems with scrolling and regulating the child recycler view height(flexible height).
Have anyone experienced similar issues ? Workarounds ?

My solution:
First of all set your child recycler view height to wrap_content
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/child_recycler_view»
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
After that you should create your custom layout manager class ,extend it from LinearLayoutManager and override onMeasure() and measureScrapChild() methods.
My custom class :
import android.content.Context;
import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
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);
}
}
}
Finally set your child recycler layout manager to already created MyLinearLayoutManager
MyLinearLayoutManager manager = new MyLinearLayoutManager(mContext,LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL,false);
holder.childList.setLayoutManager(manager);
holder.childList.setNestedScrollingEnabled(false);
holder.childList.setAdapter(adapter);

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>

Android - Performance issue on RecyclerView inside a NestedScrollView

I have a NestedScrollView in which RecyclerView and a RelativeLayout lies inside..
It's basically this way
<NestedScrollView>
<RelativeLayout> //To contain the stuffs inside
<RelativeLayout /> // Contains a `TextView` and a `ProgressBar`
<RecyclerView /> // The most important thing.. Maybe
</RelativeLayout>
</NestedScrollView>
I am using a CustomLinearLayoutManager and recyclerView.setNestedScrollingEnabled(false); in order to scroll both RelativeLayout and RecyclerView together, else, only the RecyclerView will scroll, the RelativeLayout will just stay on top of it.
Whenever the RecyclerView loads new data, it freezes for 3-5 seconds which is very bad for user experience.. This is the CustomLayoutManager which I am using..
public class CustomLayoutManager extends LinearLayoutManager {
public CustomLayoutManager(Context context) {
super(context);
}
public CustomLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
}
public CustomLayoutManager(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes) {
super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr, defStyleRes);
}
private int[] mMeasuredDimension = new int[2];
/**
* Disable predictive animations. There is a bug in RecyclerView which causes views that
* are being reloaded to pull invalid ViewHolders from the internal recycler stack if the
* adapter size has decreased since the ViewHolder was recycled.
*/
#Override
public boolean supportsPredictiveItemAnimations() {
return false;
}
#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);
}
}
}
I actually only copied the CustomLayoutManager from another SO answer, it might be or might not be the problem..

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'

How do I make WRAP_CONTENT work on a RecyclerView

I have a DialogFragment that contains a RecyclerView (a list of cards).
Within this RecyclerView are one or more CardViews that can have any height.
I want to give this DialogFragment the correct height based on the CardViews that are contained within.
Normally this would be simple, I would set wrap_content on the RecyclerView like this.
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView ...
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/recycler_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:clickable="true"
android:scrollbars="vertical" >
</android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView>
Because I am using a RecyclerView this does not work:
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/37001674
and
Nested Recycler view height doesn't wrap its content
On both of these pages people suggest to extend LinearLayoutManager and to override onMeasure()
I first used the LayoutManager that someone provided in the first link:
public static class WrappingLayoutManager extends LinearLayoutManager {
public WrappingLayoutManager(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);
}
}
}
However this did not work because
heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);
returns a very large value that appear to be related to match_parent.
By commenting height = heightSize; (in the second switch case) I managed to make the height work but only if a TextView child inside the CardView does not wrap its own text (a long sentence).
As soon as that TextView wraps it's own text the height SHOULD increase but it doesn't. It calculated the height for that long sentence as a single line, not a wrapped line (2 or more).
Any advice on how I should improve this LayoutManager so my RecyclerView works with WRAP_CONTENT?
Edit: This layout manager might work for most people, but it still has problems with scrolling and calculating heights of wrapping textviews
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);
}
}
}

From Android Support Library 23.2.1 update, all WRAP_CONTENT should work correctly.
Please update version of a library in gradle file OR to further :
compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.2.1'
solved some issue like Fixed bugs related to various measure-spec methods
Check http://developer.android.com/tools/support-library/features.html#v7-recyclerview
you can check Support Library revision history

UPDATE 02.07.2020
This method may prevent recycling and should not be used on large data sets.
UPDATE 05.07.2019
If you are using RecyclerView inside a ScrollView, just change ScrollView to androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView. Inside this view there is no need to pack RecyclerView inside a RelativeLayout.
<androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<!-- other views -->
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<!-- other views -->
</LinearLayout>
</androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>
Finally found the solution for this problem.
All you need to do is wrap the RecyclerView in a RelativeLayout. Maybe there are other Views which may also work.
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</RelativeLayout>

Here is the refined version of the class which seems to work and lacks problems other solutions have:
package org.solovyev.android.views.llm;
import android.content.Context;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
/**
* {#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.
*
* 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 LinearLayoutManager extends android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager {
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 int childSize = DEFAULT_CHILD_SIZE;
private boolean hasChildSize;
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public LinearLayoutManager(Context context) {
super(context);
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public LinearLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
}
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 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, widthSpec, unspecified, childDimensions);
} else {
logMeasureWarning(i);
}
}
height += childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT];
if (i == 0) {
width = childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH];
}
if (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, heightSpec, childDimensions);
} else {
logMeasureWarning(i);
}
}
width += childDimensions[CHILD_WIDTH];
if (i == 0) {
height = childDimensions[CHILD_HEIGHT];
}
if (width >= widthSize) {
break;
}
}
}
if ((vertical && height < heightSize) || (!vertical && width < widthSize)) {
// we really should wrap the contents of the view, let's do it
if (exactWidth) {
width = widthSize;
} else {
width += getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight();
}
if (exactHeight) {
height = heightSize;
} else {
height += getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom();
}
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
} else {
// if calculated height/width exceeds requested height/width let's use default "onMeasure" implementation
super.onMeasure(recycler, state, widthSpec, heightSpec);
}
}
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 widthSpec, int heightSpec, int[] dimensions) {
final View child = recycler.getViewForPosition(position);
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;
final int hDecoration = getRightDecorationWidth(child) + getLeftDecorationWidth(child);
final int vDecoration = getTopDecorationHeight(child) + getBottomDecorationHeight(child);
final int childWidthSpec = getChildMeasureSpec(widthSpec, hPadding + hMargin + hDecoration, p.width, canScrollHorizontally());
final int childHeightSpec = getChildMeasureSpec(heightSpec, 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;
recycler.recycleView(child);
}
}
This is also available as a library. Link to relevant class.

UPDATE
By Android Support Library 23.2 update, all WRAP_CONTENT should work correctly.
Please update version of a library in gradle file.
compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.2.0'
Original Answer
As answered on other question, you need to use original onMeasure() method when your recycler view height is bigger than screen height. This layout manager can calculate ItemDecoration and can scroll with more.
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);
}
}
}
original answer : https://stackoverflow.com/a/28510031/1577792

Here is the c# version for mono android
/*
* Ported by Jagadeesh Govindaraj (#jaganjan)
*Copyright 2015 serso aka se.solovyev
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*
* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*
* Contact details
*
* Email: se.solovyev #gmail.com
* Site: http://se.solovyev.org
*/
using Android.Content;
using Android.Graphics;
using Android.Support.V4.View;
using Android.Support.V7.Widget;
using Android.Util;
using Android.Views;
using Java.Lang;
using Java.Lang.Reflect;
using System;
using Math = Java.Lang.Math;
namespace Droid.Helper
{
public class WrapLayoutManager : LinearLayoutManager
{
private const int DefaultChildSize = 100;
private static readonly Rect TmpRect = new Rect();
private int _childSize = DefaultChildSize;
private static bool _canMakeInsetsDirty = true;
private static readonly int[] ChildDimensions = new int[2];
private const int ChildHeight = 1;
private const int ChildWidth = 0;
private static bool _hasChildSize;
private static Field InsetsDirtyField = null;
private static int _overScrollMode = ViewCompat.OverScrollAlways;
private static RecyclerView _view;
public WrapLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, bool reverseLayout)
: base(context, orientation, reverseLayout)
{
_view = null;
}
public WrapLayoutManager(Context context) : base(context)
{
_view = null;
}
public WrapLayoutManager(RecyclerView view) : base(view.Context)
{
_view = view;
_overScrollMode = ViewCompat.GetOverScrollMode(view);
}
public WrapLayoutManager(RecyclerView view, int orientation, bool reverseLayout)
: base(view.Context, orientation, reverseLayout)
{
_view = view;
_overScrollMode = ViewCompat.GetOverScrollMode(view);
}
public void SetOverScrollMode(int overScrollMode)
{
if (overScrollMode < ViewCompat.OverScrollAlways || overScrollMode > ViewCompat.OverScrollNever)
throw new ArgumentException("Unknown overscroll mode: " + overScrollMode);
if (_view == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(_view));
_overScrollMode = overScrollMode;
ViewCompat.SetOverScrollMode(_view, overScrollMode);
}
public static int MakeUnspecifiedSpec()
{
return View.MeasureSpec.MakeMeasureSpec(0, MeasureSpecMode.Unspecified);
}
public override void OnMeasure(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state, int widthSpec,
int heightSpec)
{
var widthMode = View.MeasureSpec.GetMode(widthSpec);
var heightMode = View.MeasureSpec.GetMode(heightSpec);
var widthSize = View.MeasureSpec.GetSize(widthSpec);
var heightSize = View.MeasureSpec.GetSize(heightSpec);
var hasWidthSize = widthMode != MeasureSpecMode.Unspecified;
var hasHeightSize = heightMode != MeasureSpecMode.Unspecified;
var exactWidth = widthMode == MeasureSpecMode.Exactly;
var exactHeight = heightMode == MeasureSpecMode.Exactly;
var unspecified = MakeUnspecifiedSpec();
if (exactWidth && exactHeight)
{
// in case of exact calculations for both dimensions let's use default "onMeasure" implementation
base.OnMeasure(recycler, state, widthSpec, heightSpec);
return;
}
var vertical = Orientation == Vertical;
InitChildDimensions(widthSize, heightSize, vertical);
var width = 0;
var 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();
var stateItemCount = state.ItemCount;
var adapterItemCount = ItemCount;
// 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 (var 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[ChildHeight];
if (i == 0)
{
width = ChildDimensions[ChildWidth];
}
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[ChildWidth];
if (i == 0)
{
height = ChildDimensions[ChildHeight];
}
if (hasWidthSize && width >= widthSize)
{
break;
}
}
}
if (exactWidth)
{
width = widthSize;
}
else
{
width += PaddingLeft + PaddingRight;
if (hasWidthSize)
{
width = Math.Min(width, widthSize);
}
}
if (exactHeight)
{
height = heightSize;
}
else
{
height += PaddingTop + PaddingBottom;
if (hasHeightSize)
{
height = Math.Min(height, heightSize);
}
}
SetMeasuredDimension(width, height);
if (_view == null || _overScrollMode != ViewCompat.OverScrollIfContentScrolls) return;
var fit = (vertical && (!hasHeightSize || height < heightSize))
|| (!vertical && (!hasWidthSize || width < widthSize));
ViewCompat.SetOverScrollMode(_view, fit ? ViewCompat.OverScrollNever : ViewCompat.OverScrollAlways);
}
private void LogMeasureWarning(int child)
{
#if DEBUG
Log.WriteLine(LogPriority.Warn, "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");
#endif
}
private void InitChildDimensions(int width, int height, bool vertical)
{
if (ChildDimensions[ChildWidth] != 0 || ChildDimensions[ChildHeight] != 0)
{
// already initialized, skipping
return;
}
if (vertical)
{
ChildDimensions[ChildWidth] = width;
ChildDimensions[ChildHeight] = _childSize;
}
else
{
ChildDimensions[ChildWidth] = _childSize;
ChildDimensions[ChildHeight] = height;
}
}
public void ClearChildSize()
{
_hasChildSize = false;
SetChildSize(DefaultChildSize);
}
public void SetChildSize(int size)
{
_hasChildSize = true;
if (_childSize == size) return;
_childSize = size;
RequestLayout();
}
private void MeasureChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSize, int heightSize,
int[] dimensions)
{
View child = null;
try
{
child = recycler.GetViewForPosition(position);
}
catch (IndexOutOfRangeException e)
{
Log.WriteLine(LogPriority.Warn, "LinearLayoutManager",
"LinearLayoutManager doesn't work well with animations. Consider switching them off", e);
}
if (child != null)
{
var p = child.LayoutParameters.JavaCast<RecyclerView.LayoutParams>()
var hPadding = PaddingLeft + PaddingRight;
var vPadding = PaddingTop + PaddingBottom;
var hMargin = p.LeftMargin + p.RightMargin;
var 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);
var hDecoration = GetRightDecorationWidth(child) + GetLeftDecorationWidth(child);
var vDecoration = GetTopDecorationHeight(child) + GetBottomDecorationHeight(child);
var childWidthSpec = GetChildMeasureSpec(widthSize, hPadding + hMargin + hDecoration, p.Width,
CanScrollHorizontally());
var childHeightSpec = GetChildMeasureSpec(heightSize, vPadding + vMargin + vDecoration, p.Height,
CanScrollVertically());
child.Measure(childWidthSpec, childHeightSpec);
dimensions[ChildWidth] = GetDecoratedMeasuredWidth(child) + p.LeftMargin + p.RightMargin;
dimensions[ChildHeight] = 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)
{
var klass = Java.Lang.Class.FromType (typeof (RecyclerView.LayoutParams));
InsetsDirtyField = klass.GetDeclaredField("mInsetsDirty");
InsetsDirtyField.Accessible = true;
}
InsetsDirtyField.Set(p, true);
}
catch (NoSuchFieldException e)
{
OnMakeInsertDirtyFailed();
}
catch (IllegalAccessException e)
{
OnMakeInsertDirtyFailed();
}
}
private static void OnMakeInsertDirtyFailed()
{
_canMakeInsetsDirty = false;
#if DEBUG
Log.Warn("LinearLayoutManager",
"Can't make LayoutParams insets dirty, decorations measurements might be incorrect");
#endif
}
}
}

Put the recyclerview in any other layout (Relative layout is
preferable). Then change recyclerview's height/width as match parent
to that layout and set the parent layout's height/width as wrap
content.
Source: This comment.

RecyclerView added support for wrap_content in 23.2.0 which was buggy , 23.2.1 was just stable , so you can use:
compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:24.2.0'
You can see the revision history here:
https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions.html
Note:
Also note that after updating support library the RecyclerView will respect wrap_content as well as match_parent so if you have a Item View of a RecyclerView set as match_parent the single view will fill whole screen

Simply put your RecyclerView inside a NestedScrollView. Works perfectly
<android.support.v4.widget.NestedScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="25dp">
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/kliste"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</android.support.v4.widget.NestedScrollView>

The problem with scrolling and text wrapping is that this code is assuming that both the width and the height are set to wrap_content. However, the LayoutManager needs to know that the horizontal width is constrained. So instead of creating your own widthSpec for each child view, just use the original widthSpec:
#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,
widthSpec,
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 childHeightSpec = ViewGroup.getChildMeasureSpec(heightSpec,
getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom(), p.height);
view.measure(widthSpec, childHeightSpec);
measuredDimension[0] = view.getMeasuredWidth() + p.leftMargin + p.rightMargin;
measuredDimension[1] = view.getMeasuredHeight() + p.bottomMargin + p.topMargin;
recycler.recycleView(view);
}
}

Try this (It's a nasty solution but It may work):
In the onCreate method of your Activity or in the onViewCreated method of your fragment. Set a callback ready to be triggered when the RecyclerView first render, like this:
vRecyclerView.getViewTreeObserver().addOnGlobalLayoutListener(new ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener() {
#Override
public void onGlobalLayout() {
calculeRecyclerViewFullHeight();
}
});
In the calculeRecyclerViewFullHeight calculate the RecyclerView full height based in the height of its children.
protected void calculateSwipeRefreshFullHeight() {
int height = 0;
for (int idx = 0; idx < getRecyclerView().getChildCount(); idx++ ) {
View v = getRecyclerView().getChildAt(idx);
height += v.getHeight();
}
SwipeRefreshLayout.LayoutParams params = getSwipeRefresh().getLayoutParams();
params.height = height;
getSwipeRefresh().setLayoutParams(params);
}
In my case my RecyclerView is contain in a SwipeRefreshLayout for that reason I'm setting the height to the SwipeRefreshView and not to the RecyclerView but if you don't have any SwipeRefreshView then you can set the height to the RecyclerView instead.
Let me know if this helped you or not.

This now works as they've made a release in version 23.2, as stated in this post.
Quoting the official blogpost
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.

i suggest you to put the recyclerview in any other layout (Relative layout is preferable). Then change recyclerview's height/width as match parent to that layout and set the parent layout's height/width as wrap content. it works for me

I had used some of the above solutions but it was working for width but height.
If your specified compileSdkVersion greater than 23, you can directly use RecyclerView provided in their respective support libraries of recycler view, like for 23 it will be 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.2.1'. These support libraries support attributes of wrap_content for both width and height.
You have to add it to your dependencies
compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.2.1'
If your compileSdkVersion less than 23, you can use below-mentioned solution.
I found this Google thread regarding this issue. In this thread, there is one contribution which leads to the implementation of LinearLayoutManager.
I have tested it for both height and width and it worked fine for me in both cases.
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package org.solovyev.android.views.llm;
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 LinearLayoutManager 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 LinearLayoutManager(Context context) {
super(context);
this.view = null;
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public LinearLayoutManager(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
this.view = null;
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public LinearLayoutManager(RecyclerView view) {
super(view.getContext());
this.view = view;
this.overScrollMode = ViewCompat.getOverScrollMode(view);
}
#SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
public LinearLayoutManager(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");
}
}
}

Instead of using any library, easiest solution till the new version comes out is to just open b.android.com/74772. You'll easily find the best solution known to date there.
PS: b.android.com/74772#c50 worked for me

Update your view with null value instead of parent viewgroup in Adapter viewholder onCreateViewHolder method.
#Override
public AdapterItemSku.MyViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
View view = inflator.inflate(R.layout.layout_item, null, false);
return new MyViewHolder(view);
}

Also check if auto measure is enabled on the layout manager. if not: layoutManager.setAutoMeasureEnabled(true);

Replace measureScrapChild to follow code:
private void measureScrapChild(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, int position, int widthSpec,
int heightSpec, int[] measuredDimension)
{
View view = recycler.GetViewForPosition(position);
if (view != null)
{
MeasureChildWithMargins(view, widthSpec, heightSpec);
measuredDimension[0] = view.MeasuredWidth;
measuredDimension[1] = view.MeasuredHeight;
recycler.RecycleView(view);
}
}
I use xamarin, so this is c# code. I think this can be easily "translated" to Java.

You must put a FrameLayout as Main view then put inside a RelativeLayout with ScrollView and at least your RecyclerView, it works for me.
The real trick here is the RelativeLayout...
Happy to help.

I have the same problem similar to you and I can solve it by using LayoutManager as StaggeredGridLayoutManager instead of trying to apply with LinearLayoutManager by calculate screen width or GridLayoutManager
Please find sample code bellow without required you to do any other customization
StaggeredGridLayoutManager horizontalManager = new StaggeredGridLayoutManager(spanCount, StaggeredGridLayoutManager.HORIZONTAL);
mRecyclerView.setLayoutManager(horizontalManager);
Note: spanCount is number of item per row but it will auto wrap-content for you if current RecyclerView item reach the screen width.
Hope it can help you and good luck!!!

I have not worked on my answer but the way I know it StaggridLayoutManager with no. of grid 1 can solve your problem as StaggridLayout will automatically adjust its height and width on the size of the content.