How can I put a ListView into a ScrollView without it collapsing?

Question

I\'ve searched around for solutions to this problem, and the only answer I can find seems to be \"don\'t put a ListView into a ScrollView\". I have yet to see any real expl

Answer 1

I converted @DougW's Utility into C# (used in Xamarin). The following works fine for fixed-height items in the list, and is going to be mostly fine, or at least a good start, if only some of the items are a bit bigger than the standard item.

// You will need to put this Utility class into a code file including various
// libraries, I found that I needed at least System, Linq, Android.Views and 
// Android.Widget.
using System;
using System.Linq;
using Android.Views;
using Android.Widget;

namespace UtilityNamespace  // whatever you like, obviously!
{
    public class Utility
    {
        public static void setListViewHeightBasedOnChildren (ListView listView)
        {
            if (listView.Adapter == null) {
                // pre-condition
                return;
            }

            int totalHeight = listView.PaddingTop + listView.PaddingBottom;
            for (int i = 0; i < listView.Count; i++) {
                View listItem = listView.Adapter.GetView (i, null, listView);
                if (listItem.GetType () == typeof(ViewGroup)) {
                    listItem.LayoutParameters = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams (ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MatchParent, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WrapContent);
                }
                listItem.Measure (0, 0);
                totalHeight += listItem.MeasuredHeight;
            }

            listView.LayoutParameters.Height = totalHeight + (listView.DividerHeight * (listView.Count - 1));
        }
    }
}

Thanks @DougW, this got me out of a tight spot when I had to work with OtherPeople'sCode. :-)