Android nestedScrollView - how to make it horizontal?

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I cant seem to find an option for nestedScrollView to make it horizontal instead of vertical. i have been using HorizontalScrollView but i'd like to switch to nested. Is there anyway to do this ? searching the docs i dont see it yet it does say its the same as a scrollview ?

score 27 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 28 '17 at 09:24

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I do not believe NestedScrollView can be scrolled horizontally. According to docs:

For vertical scrolling, consider NestedScrollView instead of scroll view which offers greater user interface flexibility and support for the material design scrolling patterns.

As per the text in bold, I believe NestedScrollViews were only made to scroll vertically.

While NestedScrollViews are "just like ScrollView" (link), the docs do also state that:

Scroll view supports vertical scrolling only. For horizontal scrolling, use HorizontalScrollView instead.

(Both blockquotes come from here)

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 03 '18 at 05:39

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There is no support to enable the Horizantal nested scrollview in android. Support is only limited to vertical scrollview.

answered Aug 03 '18 at 05:39

ARUN

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So it's not possible? – Mathews Sunny Aug 03 '18 at 06:03
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Can find the ways to replicate it in different way but not using simply Horizontal Scroll view – ARUN Jan 30 '19 at 05:33

score -3 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 03 '18 at 05:47

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NestedScrollViews is not a good approach . Better approach is to use recyclerview iniside another recyclerview.

answered Aug 03 '18 at 05:47

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Can you explain that further? – Nico Haase Aug 03 '18 at 07:52
I guess he means that RecyclerView is better for large number of child views because they do not create all child views eagerly but lazily unlike all scroll views. For smaller layouts it's not worth the complexity of RVs. – WindRider Feb 25 '21 at 10:18

Android nestedScrollView - how to make it horizontal?

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