Android Design Layout ListItem RecyclerView Horizontal

Question

I am using the tools:listitem attribute to show my views in the design layout with a recyclerview. Problem is, they always show up in a vertical list. Is there a way to have the Design Layout Editor display them horizontally?

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

<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:listitem="@android:layout/simple_list_item_checked"/>

I want the above image, displayed horizontally. IN THE DESIGN VIEW. NOT in the application itself, I know how to do that.

Does this help: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28460300/how-to-build-a-horizontal-listview-with-recyclerview ? — Shaishav, Aug 04 '16 at 02:32
sonnv1368 that link is invalid. Shaishav no it doesn't, this question is not about creating a horizontal recyclerview it is about displaying it in the Design View of Android Studio. — easycheese, Aug 04 '16 at 02:38
@easycheese: http://blog.nkdroidsolutions.com/android-horizontal-vertical-recyclerview-example/ — sonnv1368, Aug 04 '16 at 02:40
@sonnv1368, just like I said above, this is NOT a question about how to create a recyclerview. This is about displaying it in the DESIGN VIEW of Android Studio. — easycheese, Aug 04 '16 at 02:44

score 79 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 13 '16 at 11:52

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Please Check this code

   <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    app:layoutManager="android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager" />

answered Oct 13 '16 at 11:52

Atman Bhatt

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That won't display in the design view horizontally. – easycheese Oct 13 '16 at 12:11
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Turns out if you combine this with the tools:listitem="@layout/whatever" this works. – easycheese Oct 16 '16 at 22:59

score 23 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 03 '18 at 12:46

Complete example that works:

<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:orientation="horizontal"
    tools:layoutManager="androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager"
    tools:listitem="@layout/view_item" />

PS: you can replace androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager by android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager if you don't use AndroidX.

Your answer is the best. – Marwa Eltayeb Jan 16 '22 at 21:12 — Marwa Eltayeb, Jan 16 '22 at 21:12

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 22 '21 at 12:49

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For androidx version or this days after api 28 you should set this attribute

    tools:layoutManager="androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager"

answered Aug 22 '21 at 12:49

Khalid Mohammed

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score -7 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 13 '16 at 09:54

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Yes.

When you use a RecyclerView, you need to specify a LayoutManager that is responsible for laying out each item in the view. The LinearLayoutManager allows you to specify an orientation, just like a normal LinearLayout would.

To create a horizontal list with RecyclerView, you might do something like this:

LinearLayoutManager layoutManager
= new LinearLayoutManager(this, LinearLayoutManager.HORIZONTAL, false);

 RecyclerView myList = (RecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.my_recycler_view);
 myList.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);

answered Oct 13 '16 at 09:54

Atman Bhatt

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You misread the question. I'm referring to the design view in android studio – easycheese Oct 13 '16 at 11:14
You didn't read my comment. The DESIGN VIEW in the Android studio layout editor. NOT the code – easycheese Oct 13 '16 at 12:10

Android Design Layout ListItem RecyclerView Horizontal

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