ScrollView with a ListView doesn't scroll - android

Question

My problem with the following layout is that the layout doesn't scroll. My requirement is that I have to display 2 lists which at times can be big. So i put both the ListViews inside a ScrollView so that i can scroll to the bottom and have a look at both the ListViews. I don't want the ListView to scroll. I only want my ScrollView to behave as it should. Any suggestions??

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ScrollView
        android:id="@+id/scrollViewContactDetails"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:fillViewport="true">


        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
            android:orientation="vertical" >


            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/name"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
                android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
                android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
                android:textSize="22dp" />

            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/numbersLayout"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
                android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
                android:orientation="vertical"
                android:weightSum="1" >

                <LinearLayout
                    android:id="@+id/numbersLayoutList"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
                    android:gravity="center"
                    android:orientation="vertical"
                    android:weightSum="1" >

                    <ListView
                        android:id="@+id/numbersList"
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
                        android:layout_gravity="center"
                        android:dividerHeight="2dp" >
                    </ListView>
                </LinearLayout>
            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/emailLayout"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
                android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
                android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
                android:orientation="horizontal"
                android:weightSum="1" >

                <LinearLayout
                    android:layout_width="120dp"
                    android:layout_height="match_parent"
                    android:layout_gravity="right|center"
                    android:gravity="top|right"
                    android:orientation="vertical" >

                    <TextView
                        android:id="@+id/emailId"
                        android:layout_width="120dp"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
                        android:gravity="right|center"
                        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
                        android:textColor="#8d8d8d"
                        android:textSize="18dp" />
                </LinearLayout>

                <LinearLayout
                    android:id="@+id/emailLayoutList"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
                    android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
                    android:gravity="center"
                    android:orientation="vertical"
                    android:weightSum="1" >

                    <ListView
                        android:id="@+id/emailList"
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
                        android:layout_gravity="center"
                        android:layout_weight="1"
                        android:dividerHeight="2dp" >
                    </ListView>
                </LinearLayout>
            </LinearLayout>
        </LinearLayout>
    </ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>

Answer 1

I spent days trying to figure out how to achieve this and couldn't find any solution. You should not put a ListView inside a ScrollView was the common saying everywhere I searched. I didn't want to use LinearLayout or ViewGroup because I had already created the whole UI using ListView and it looked awesome to me and everyone else. It worked well except that the page didn't scroll.

Recently I stumbled upon a question here and thought to give this answer a try. It works flawlessly!

Here's the solution:

public class Utility {
    public static void setListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(ListView listView) {
        ListAdapter listAdapter = listView.getAdapter(); 
        if (listAdapter == null) {
            // pre-condition
            return;
        }

        int totalHeight = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < listAdapter.getCount(); i++) {
            View listItem = listAdapter.getView(i, null, listView);
            listItem.measure(0, 0);
            totalHeight += listItem.getMeasuredHeight();
        }

        ViewGroup.LayoutParams params = listView.getLayoutParams();
        params.height = totalHeight + (listView.getDividerHeight() * (listAdapter.getCount() - 1));
        listView.setLayoutParams(params);
    }
}

Just call Utility.setListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(yourListView) after you have assigned the adapter to your listview and you're done!

A big thanks to DougW for coming up with the answer. Here is the original link How can I put a ListView into a ScrollView without it collapsing?