Android RecyclerView in ConstraintLayout doesn't scroll

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I have a recyclerView inside a constraint layout and I cannot make it scroll, the list just continues below the screen without scroll possibility. If I turn the layout into relative layout the scroll works fine.

how can I get it to scroll?

the the following XML shows my layout, the recycler view is in the bottom. the layout has an image and description at the top of the screen. this screen setup takes 30% of the screen. followed by and a separator and the recycler view that should take the rest of the screen and that cannot scroll 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@color/gradient_top">

   <android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatImageView
        android:id="@+id/imageViewLock"
        android:layout_width="80dp"
        android:layout_height="80dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/textViewPermissionsTitle"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_phone_lock"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textViewPermissionsTitle"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:paddingLeft="24dp"
        android:paddingRight="24dp"
        android:text="@string/allow_permissions"
        android:textColor="@color/white"
        android:textSize="@dimen/description_text_size"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/guideline1"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"/>

    <android.support.constraint.Guideline
        android:id="@+id/guideline1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="0.3"/>


    <View
        android:id="@+id/viewSeparator"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0.7dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
        android:background="@color/bright_blue"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/guideline1"/>

    <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/recyclerViewPermissions"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:scrollbarSize="1dp"
        android:scrollbarThumbVertical="@color/white"
        android:scrollbars="vertical"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/viewSeparator" />


</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
android-constraintlayout android-recyclerview android-scrollview android
5 Answers

Sometimes it happens because of not constraining bottom of recycler view. Which causes recycler view to be of an infinite height that goes beyond the visible screen.

user_126869370

This worked for me:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
        android:id="@+id/constraintLayout2"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">

        ..... other controls ....

    </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

    <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/recyclerView"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="1dp"
        android:layout_marginEnd="1dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="1dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/constraintLayout2" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
user_4363410

In RecyclerView, below changes worked for me.

<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.   
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/idBelowView"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintHeight_default="wrap"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/idAboveView" />
user_70786600

I fixed the same problem by the following XML structure pattarn -

                 <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                       /*be carefull about the height.It need to be match parent.*/
                        android:layout_height="match_parent">
        
                      Others views are here .....
        
                        <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
                            android:layout_width="match_parent"
                            android:layout_height="0dp" /*Must be 0dp in height*/
                            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" 
                            /*Must have a layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf */
                            *emphasized text*/>
        
                    </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
user_72001330
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