Android ScrollView and HorizontalScrollView Tutorial with Examples
1. ScrollView and HorizontalScrollView
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In Android, ScrollView is a Layout type, which is a rectangular container with a vertical scroll bar. It is able to contain another component larger-sized than itself. Similar to ScrollView, HorizontalScrollView is a container with a horizontal scroll bar.
Generally speaking, ScrollView and HorizontalScrollView are useful. Both of them are used to contain a large-sized content, and the user needs to use scroll bars to be able to view the content completely.
ScrollView and HorizontalScrollView can only contain one direct child component, so its child component is normally another container that can contain one or more child components.
On Android Studio, if you drag and drop a ScrollView (Or HorizontalScrollView) into the interface, a child component called LinearLayout will automatically be added. You can definitely delete it to insert another child component.
You had better not combine the ScrollView with ListView or GridView components, because both of them already have their own vertical scroll bars.
2. An example of the ScrollView
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In this example, a vertical LinearLayout has multiple child components. As clearly seen, it needs a space with sufficient height. However, the screen size is limited, so it is essential to be placed in a ScrollView.
Some steps to design the interface of the app are shown in this example:
Set ID, Text for the components in the interface:
main_activity.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<Button
android:id="@+id/button_scrollUp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
android:text="Scroll Up"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button_scrollDown"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="19dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="19dp"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
android:text="Scroll Down"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/button_scrollUp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<ScrollView
android:id="@+id/scrollView"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="229dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/button_scrollUp">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<Button
android:id="@+id/button11"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button10"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button9"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button8"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button7"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button6"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button5"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button4"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button3"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
MainActivity.java
package com.example.scrollviewexample;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ScrollView;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private ScrollView scrollView;
private Button buttonScrollUp;
private Button buttonScrollDown;
public static final int SCROLL_DELTA = 15; // Pixel.
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
this.scrollView = (ScrollView) this.findViewById(R.id.scrollView);
this.buttonScrollUp = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.button_scrollUp);
this.buttonScrollDown = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.button_scrollDown);
this.buttonScrollUp.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
doScrollUp();
}
});
this.buttonScrollDown.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
doScrollDown();
}
});
}
private void doScrollUp() {
int x = this.scrollView.getScrollX();
int y = this.scrollView.getScrollY();
if(y - SCROLL_DELTA >= 0) {
this.scrollView.scrollTo(x, y-SCROLL_DELTA);
}
}
private void doScrollDown() {
int maxAmount = scrollView.getMaxScrollAmount();
int x = this.scrollView.getScrollX();
int y = this.scrollView.getScrollY();
if(y + SCROLL_DELTA <= maxAmount) {
this.scrollView.scrollTo(x, y + SCROLL_DELTA);
}
}
}
3. An example of the HorizontalScrollView
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In this example, a horizontal LinearLayout has a lot of child components. It definitely needs a space with sufficient width. As you can see, the user's device screen size is limited, so it is necessary to be placed in a HorizontalScrollView.
Now let's design your interface:
And set ID, Text for the components in the interface:
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<Button
android:id="@+id/button_scrollLeft"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
android:text="Scroll Left"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button_scrollRight"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
android:text="Scroll Right"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/button_scrollLeft"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<HorizontalScrollView
android:id="@+id/horizontalScrollView"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="128dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/button_scrollLeft">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<Button
android:id="@+id/button9"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button8"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button7"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button6"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button5"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button4"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
</LinearLayout>
</HorizontalScrollView>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
MainActivity.java
package com.example.horizontalscrollviewexample;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.HorizontalScrollView;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private HorizontalScrollView horizontalScrollView;
private Button buttonScrollLeft;
private Button buttonScrollRight;
public static final int SCROLL_DELTA = 15; // Pixel.
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
this.horizontalScrollView = (HorizontalScrollView) this.findViewById(R.id.horizontalScrollView);
this.buttonScrollLeft = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.button_scrollLeft);
this.buttonScrollRight = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.button_scrollRight);
this.buttonScrollLeft.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
doScrollLeft();
}
});
this.buttonScrollRight.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
doScrollRight();
}
});
}
private void doScrollLeft() {
int x = this.horizontalScrollView.getScrollX();
int y = this.horizontalScrollView.getScrollY();
if(x - SCROLL_DELTA >= 0) {
this.horizontalScrollView.scrollTo(x - SCROLL_DELTA, y);
}
}
private void doScrollRight() {
int maxAmount = horizontalScrollView.getMaxScrollAmount();
int x = this.horizontalScrollView.getScrollX();
int y = this.horizontalScrollView.getScrollY();
if(x + SCROLL_DELTA <= maxAmount) {
this.horizontalScrollView.scrollTo(x + SCROLL_DELTA, y);
}
}
}
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