Question

Here is my XML layout. I have a list view inside my scrollview. I am setting the height manually if I change the listview height to wrap_content it is not working. And also if the data grows beyond the limit it is hiding. I am seeing many answers to solve this. What is the best option to solve it for my case?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:focusableInTouchMode="true" >

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/store_scroller"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical" >

        <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="45dp"
            android:background="#c6c6c6"
            android:padding="10dp" >

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/textView1"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                layout_alignParentLeft="true"
                android:text="Stores"
                android:textSize="20dp" />

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/merchant_count_textView"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
                android:text="0 Results" />
        </RelativeLayout>
        <Gallery
            android:id="@+id/gallery1"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:drawSelectorOnTop="true"
            android:gravity="left"
            android:listSelector="@color/gridviewlistselector"
            android:paddingLeft="10dp"
            android:paddingRight="20dp"
            android:paddingTop="10dp"
            android:spacing="10dp" />

        <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="55dp"
            android:background="#c6c6c6"
            android:padding="10dp" >

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/textView1"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                layout_alignParentLeft="true"
                android:text="Products"
                android:textSize="20dp" />

            <Spinner
                android:id="@+id/filter_spinner"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginLeft="40dp"
                android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/textView1" />

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/product_count_textView"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
                android:text="0 Results" />
        </RelativeLayout>

        <ListView
            android:id="@+id/list"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="4800dp"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:drawSelectorOnTop="true"
            android:listSelector="@color/gridviewlistselector"
            android:orientation="vertical" />
    </LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

</ScrollView>

Answer 1

Short answer: You can’t (shouldn’t) have a ListView wrapped in a ScrollView.

Long answer: As Romain Guy (UI-guru at Google themselves) once said:

Using a ListView to make it not scroll is extremely expensive and goes against the whole purpose of ListView. You should NOT do this. Just use a LinearLayout instead.

Quote via “How can I put a ListView into a ScrollView without it collapsing?”.