android-constraintlayout
Nested Constraint Layout? is it a bad practice or not?
Based on this article from android developers blog. I would like to mention few things. You can read the complete article and decide for yourself but I would like to mention few key points. 1. How android draws Views When a user brings an Android view into focus, the Android framework directs the view to … Read more
make RecyclerView’s height to “wrap_content” in Constraint layout
i had the same issue and i find this solution: you should add this attribute to your recyclerview and it makes your recyclerview wrap_content in the constraint_layout: app:layout_constraintHeight_default=”wrap” let me know if this solution fixed your problem. EDIT : recycler’s height should be 0dp. EDIT 2 : in the newer versions of support library, use … Read more
Chain with a barrier in ConstraintLayout
I know it’s old but i think to do that without nesting, you have to change top component to something like this. android:layout_height=”wrap_content” android:layout_gravity=”center” <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android” android:layout_width=”match_parent” android:layout_height=”wrap_content” android:layout_gravity=”center” xmlns:tools=”http://schemas.android.com/tools” xmlns:app=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto”>
Can’t form a chain between two views/widgets in Android Studio
I was trying to figure this out too. I’ve discovered that one way to do it is to select both views, then right click and select Center Horizontally. This creates the chain, but then you have to adjust any other constraints accordingly. I’m new to Android, so I’m sure there will be other ways….
No resource identifier found for attribute ‘layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf’ in package
ConstraintLayout is not part of AppCompat. It’s a standalone library. Add the dependency in your build.gradle file implementation ‘com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.3’ and click Sync now.
How to set a maximum width for a view in an android constraintLayout?
I think what you’re looking for is matchConstraintMaxWidth attribute. If you add it to your SeekBar with a value of, say, 200dp, keeping left and right constraints to the parent and a width of 0dp, it will stretch the view’s width up to 200dp, but if there is more room it will stay at 200dp. … Read more
How to make Constraint Layout Guideline in center
We can set a guideline using percentage by using the tag app:layout_constraintGuide_percent=”0.5″ where 0.5 (50%) being a float value between 0 to 1
How to make view “wrap_content but not larger than” with ConstraintLayout?
Title and version should be in the chain and app:layout_constraintWidth_default=”wrap” used: <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android” xmlns:app=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto” xmlns:tools=”http://schemas.android.com/tools” android:orientation=”horizontal” android:layout_width=”match_parent” android:layout_height=”wrap_content” tools:background=”#b3b2b2″> <!– information button –> <ImageView android:id=”@+id/LibraryWithVersionItem.info” android:layout_width=”wrap_content” android:layout_height=”wrap_content” android:paddingTop=”@dimen/margin8″ android:paddingLeft=”@dimen/margin8″ android:paddingRight=”@dimen/margin8″ android:paddingBottom=”@dimen/margin8″ android:scaleType=”center” android:src=”https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44099951/@drawable/ic_info_outline_white_24dp” app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf=”parent” app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf=”parent”/> <!– –> <TextView android:id=”@+id/LibraryWithVersionItem.title” android:layout_width=”0dp” android:layout_height=”wrap_content” android:layout_marginTop=”8dp” android:ellipsize=”middle” android:textColor=”@color/mySecondaryDarkColor” android:textSize=”@dimen/fontSize18″ android:textStyle=”bold” app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf=”parent” app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf=”parent” app:layout_constraintWidth_default=”wrap” tools:text=”ExampleLibrary 01234567890123456789012345″ app:layout_constraintRight_toLeftOf=”@+id/LibraryWithVersionItem.versions” … Read more
Can’t set visibility on constraint group
Update: This was reported as fixed in ConstraintLayout version 2.0.0 beta 6. See bug fixes for ConstraintLayout 2.0.0 beta 6 . This looks like a bug to me. GONE works but INVISIBLE doesn’t and I think it should. It may be worth a bug report unless someone can post where my thinking is wrong. (I … Read more