MeasureSpec — 2 Technical Articles

May 11, 2020 · Mobile Development

Why Does My ListView Inside a Dialog Won’t Scroll? Understanding MeasureSpec and Fixing the Bug

An Android junior developer discovers a dialog‑embedded ListView that fails to scroll, investigates the custom ListViewForScrollView implementation, learns how MeasureSpec and onMeasure work, and resolves the issue by replacing the custom view with a standard ListView.

AndroidCustomViewListView

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Why Does My ListView Inside a Dialog Won’t Scroll? Understanding MeasureSpec and Fixing the Bug

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Apr 26, 2020 · Mobile Development

Why match_parent ≠ EXACTLY: Unraveling Android MeasureSpec Modes

This article debunks the common belief that match_parent and wrap_content always correspond to MeasureSpec.EXACTLY and MeasureSpec.AT_MOST, explains how a parent view's spec mode and LayoutParams together determine the final MeasureSpec, and shows when UNSPECIFIED actually appears in Android layouts.

AndroidCustomViewMeasureSpec

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Why match_parent ≠ EXACTLY: Unraveling Android MeasureSpec Modes