FlexboxLayout is a library project which brings the similar capabilities of CSS Flexible Box Layout Module to Android.
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Is it possible to restrict specific rows in FlexboxLayoutManager of RecyclerView?
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I need to create a UI of a details screen, which includes various fields, in a list fashion. This is why I chose to use RecyclerView, because there could be a lot of fields and I don't want that all views will be inflated from start.
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Use FlexboxLayout programmatically
I'm facing some problems trying to create a simple interface using FlexboxLayout.
I create the view in .xml file and all works as expected, but when I try to create the same view programmatically, I'm not be able to set the…

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Breaking to new line in FlexboxLayout
I am using a FlexboxLayout to add few EditTexts. Each EditText contains just 1 character of words.I am using editText for space as well but keeping it invisible.I am using layout setting FlexWrap as "wrap". For instance, if I have two words, some…

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Android Flexbox setFlexBasisPercent not working
I'm using android's now layout - FlexboxLayout.
When I add some view to FlexboxLayout programmatically,
FlexboxLayout.setWidth( int ) is working but FlexboxLayout.setFlexBasisPercent( float ) not.
Why!!! I can't understand.
Here is my…
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Count number of rows in flexbox
In my android application i have used flexbox-layout.
I am adding buttons dynamically into the flexbox.
I need to know how many rows are currently rendered (How many rows flexbox created to show the buttons)
This is my…

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How to use weight in FlexboxLayout to center 3 linear layouts?
I have a FlexboxLayout and inside it I have 3 LinearLayout's that I want to center with the same width and height, however they are with different width's. How can I center they in FlexboxLayout?
Here is my XML code:
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Android FlexboxLayout usage
I have created a simple application having a sequence of child Views using LinearLayout with orientation="horizontal", and manually calculate the device width and once the child item cross the device width, then i am changing the height to hold the…

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Performance comparison of FlexboxLayout with LinearLayout or RelativeLayout?
The immediate advantage I see is reduced View hierarchy but I couldn't help notice that it will need multiple passes during onMeasure(), in this scenario how does the performance of FlexboxLayout compare with RelativeLayout and others?
Note: The…

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Android Google FlexboxLayout : get lines or columns number
I am using the Google's FlexboxLayout Android library.
I'm searching how to get the number of rows (when the flexDirection property is set to row or row_reverse) or columns (when the flexDirection property is set to column or column_reverse).

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android : flexbox not wrapping content
I am using this flexbox layout. I am stuck getting a behavior. I want items to be displayed to next line if dynamically added items cannot fit in FlexboxLayout.
Flexbox Version: 0.2.2
Below is my XML code:

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Is it possible to have fixed number of columns with android flexbox layout
I am trying to replace my existing GridLayout with flexbox layout. I have a layout that requires me to have exactly 4 columns and two rows.
Only way I have found this to work is by code
val rootFlexboxLayout = binding.moreActionLayout
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Horizontal RecyclerView with dynamic item height
I am trying to create a horizontal recycler view with dynamic height by following this stack overflow post. The solution seems working. But the recycler view items disappear when I try to remove an item from recycler view.
recyclerview layout:
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Android Recyclerview with Viewholder changing width and height onClick
I want to create a RecyclerView in Android which contains ViewHolders, that change their width and height as shown in the GIF below. I tried several LayoutManagers for the RecyclerView but I did not manage to get the result I wished for.
The…

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Android FlexboxLayoutManager recreating items
I am using FlexboxLayoutManager to display Recycler View items with dynamic width. The problem I'm facing is when the background of the item is changed it reanimates/redraw all the next items which are not very attractive/required.
The following…

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Adding "FlexBoxLayout" to a project breaks compilation
I am trying to use FlexBoxLayout in my app, but I am running into errors continuously. I have tried all kinds of settings and configs, but different errors keep popping up. What I have now:
build.gradle (app):
dependencies {
implementation…

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