RecyclerView items with big empty space after 23.2.0

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After update to v23.2.0 in my RecyclerView I have items with huge empty vertical space, between the items.

My item layout is very simple:

 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       android:layout_width="match_parent"
       android:layout_height="match_parent"                                    
       android:orientation="vertical" >

Still this error persist in 23.4.0 where i have nestedScrollView{ recyclerview . items()} when i remove few of those items meaning a sort would leave empty space sadly.... — EngineSense, Aug 29 '16 at 03:13
It's not an error, the expected behavior now. Related questions [here](http://stackoverflow.com/q/35677694/1009132), [here](http://stackoverflow.com/q/35747268/1009132) and [here](http://stackoverflow.com/q/37504796/1009132) — albodelu, May 09 '17 at 01:40

Gabriele Mariotti · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-03T18:36:36.453

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According to the doc

With the release 23.2.0 there is 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.

Due to this change, make sure to double check the layout parameters of your item views: previously ignored layout parameters (such as MATCH_PARENT in the scroll direction) will now be fully respected.

In your item layout you have to change:

android:layout_height="match_parent"

with

android:layout_height="wrap_content"

edited Dec 03 '16 at 18:36

answered Mar 01 '16 at 16:28

Gabriele Mariotti

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Thank you my friend for saving me an evening of frustration due to unexpected and counter intuitive behavior. Bravo. – Alexi V. Oct 06 '16 at 05:38
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My item layout was using a Constraint Layout which was causing some problems as well, switching that to a Linear Layout in accordance with the above answer solved my issue – Charles Woodson Apr 12 '18 at 17:30
@GabrielMoreno When I change the `layout_height` to `wrap_content` in my recyclerView and my imageView , images didn't appear – Ahmed Jul 30 '18 at 10:14

score 15 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 06 '16 at 19:26

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You must make Recyclerview and item layout heights wrap content.

answered Mar 06 '16 at 19:26

Göksel Güren

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When I change the `layout_height` to `wrap_content` in my recyclerView and my imageView , images didn't appear – Ahmed Jul 30 '18 at 10:15

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 16 '17 at 22:41

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In my case, I had made the new wrap_content changes but there was still a gap that manifested during onMove or onSwipe. I solved that by adding this code:

mRecyclerView.getLayoutManager().setMeasurementCacheEnabled(false);

answered Sep 16 '17 at 22:41

Lee Hounshell

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score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 13 '16 at 10:48

This is work for me.

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">

<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="100dp"
    android:elevation="7dp"
    app:cardCornerRadius="7dp"
    app:cardMaxElevation="7dp"
    app:contentPadding="7dp"
    android:layout_margin="5dp"
    >

        <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent">
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tv_allfeedbacks_title"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
        android:textSize="14dp"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        />
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tv_allfeedback_date"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
        />
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tv_allfeedbacks_comment"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/tv_allfeedbacks_title"
        android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
        />
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/tv_allfeedbacks_username"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
            android:layout_margin="5dp"
            />
        <RatingBar
            android:id="@+id/ratingbar_allfeedbacks"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
            android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
            android:numStars="5"
            android:layout_margin="5dp"
            style="?attr/ratingBarStyleSmall"
            />
        </RelativeLayout>

</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered May 21 '20 at 11:04

None of the given Solution worked.

Setting layout_height = "wrap_content" did not work either.

Parent layout of my list design is ConstraintLayout and that was the problem(don't know what). But after changing parent layout to RelativeLayout everything work fine.

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