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I have a RecyclerView that uses a GridLayoutManager to render my dataset.



The spanCount for the layout manager is 2, but I am setting a SpanSizeLookup so I can display some items as rows (spanSize=2) and others that only occupy half width (spanSize=1).



layoutManager = new GridLayoutManager(this.getContext(), 2);
layoutManager.setSpanSizeLookup(new GridLayoutManager.SpanSizeLookup() {
@Override
public int getSpanSize(int position) {
return getSpanSizeByPosition(position);
}
});


Now I need to detect (in the adapter onBindViewHolder() method if possible) if the item will be rendered on the left or right side, in case it is a "half-width" item.



It would be trivial if all the items were "half-width" items. A simple validation boolean buttonIsOnTheLeft = position % 2 == 0; would be enough. But this doesn't work if not all items are "half-width".



I suspect I will need to work with the layout manager to find that information, but not sure how...



So, is someone seeing how I could achieve this?










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    I have a RecyclerView that uses a GridLayoutManager to render my dataset.



    The spanCount for the layout manager is 2, but I am setting a SpanSizeLookup so I can display some items as rows (spanSize=2) and others that only occupy half width (spanSize=1).



    layoutManager = new GridLayoutManager(this.getContext(), 2);
    layoutManager.setSpanSizeLookup(new GridLayoutManager.SpanSizeLookup() {
    @Override
    public int getSpanSize(int position) {
    return getSpanSizeByPosition(position);
    }
    });


    Now I need to detect (in the adapter onBindViewHolder() method if possible) if the item will be rendered on the left or right side, in case it is a "half-width" item.



    It would be trivial if all the items were "half-width" items. A simple validation boolean buttonIsOnTheLeft = position % 2 == 0; would be enough. But this doesn't work if not all items are "half-width".



    I suspect I will need to work with the layout manager to find that information, but not sure how...



    So, is someone seeing how I could achieve this?










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      I have a RecyclerView that uses a GridLayoutManager to render my dataset.



      The spanCount for the layout manager is 2, but I am setting a SpanSizeLookup so I can display some items as rows (spanSize=2) and others that only occupy half width (spanSize=1).



      layoutManager = new GridLayoutManager(this.getContext(), 2);
      layoutManager.setSpanSizeLookup(new GridLayoutManager.SpanSizeLookup() {
      @Override
      public int getSpanSize(int position) {
      return getSpanSizeByPosition(position);
      }
      });


      Now I need to detect (in the adapter onBindViewHolder() method if possible) if the item will be rendered on the left or right side, in case it is a "half-width" item.



      It would be trivial if all the items were "half-width" items. A simple validation boolean buttonIsOnTheLeft = position % 2 == 0; would be enough. But this doesn't work if not all items are "half-width".



      I suspect I will need to work with the layout manager to find that information, but not sure how...



      So, is someone seeing how I could achieve this?










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      I have a RecyclerView that uses a GridLayoutManager to render my dataset.



      The spanCount for the layout manager is 2, but I am setting a SpanSizeLookup so I can display some items as rows (spanSize=2) and others that only occupy half width (spanSize=1).



      layoutManager = new GridLayoutManager(this.getContext(), 2);
      layoutManager.setSpanSizeLookup(new GridLayoutManager.SpanSizeLookup() {
      @Override
      public int getSpanSize(int position) {
      return getSpanSizeByPosition(position);
      }
      });


      Now I need to detect (in the adapter onBindViewHolder() method if possible) if the item will be rendered on the left or right side, in case it is a "half-width" item.



      It would be trivial if all the items were "half-width" items. A simple validation boolean buttonIsOnTheLeft = position % 2 == 0; would be enough. But this doesn't work if not all items are "half-width".



      I suspect I will need to work with the layout manager to find that information, but not sure how...



      So, is someone seeing how I could achieve this?







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          You can read GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams of each ViewHolder, then You will get access to getSpanIndex and getSpanSize.



          However those values are set after view is laid out which happens later (and more often) than onBindViewHolder(). Callback for this event is onViewAttachedToWindow(RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder) method:



          class Adapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>{

          // ...

          @Override
          public void onViewAttachedToWindow(@NonNull RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder) {
          if(holder.itemView.getLayoutParams() instanceof GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams){
          GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams lp = (GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams) holder.itemView.getLayoutParams();
          holder.title.setText("In column "+lp.getSpanIndex()+", size "+lp.getSpanSize());
          }
          }
          }





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          • Thanks for your help. I didn't know about that onViewAttachedToWindowd(). However, I would need to notify the adapter that the item changed, so the information is updated right? It is no possible in the onBindViewHolder() method? Or somewhere before the view is rendered?
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            Nov 19 at 17:44


















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          I found the solution. In the onBindViewHolder() method I just need to call this method that I implemented:



          private boolean isButtonIsOnTheLeft(int position, NodeStructureTreeViewAdapter adapter) {
          GridLayoutManager layoutManager = adapter.getLayoutManager();
          int spanIndex = layoutManager.getSpanSizeLookup().getSpanIndex(position, layoutManager.getSpanCount());
          return spanIndex == 0;
          }


          Of course, I implemented the method getLayoutManager() in my adapter the retrieves it from the instance of the recyclerView.






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            You can read GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams of each ViewHolder, then You will get access to getSpanIndex and getSpanSize.



            However those values are set after view is laid out which happens later (and more often) than onBindViewHolder(). Callback for this event is onViewAttachedToWindow(RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder) method:



            class Adapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>{

            // ...

            @Override
            public void onViewAttachedToWindow(@NonNull RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder) {
            if(holder.itemView.getLayoutParams() instanceof GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams){
            GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams lp = (GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams) holder.itemView.getLayoutParams();
            holder.title.setText("In column "+lp.getSpanIndex()+", size "+lp.getSpanSize());
            }
            }
            }





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            • Thanks for your help. I didn't know about that onViewAttachedToWindowd(). However, I would need to notify the adapter that the item changed, so the information is updated right? It is no possible in the onBindViewHolder() method? Or somewhere before the view is rendered?
              – amp
              Nov 19 at 17:44















            up vote
            1
            down vote













            You can read GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams of each ViewHolder, then You will get access to getSpanIndex and getSpanSize.



            However those values are set after view is laid out which happens later (and more often) than onBindViewHolder(). Callback for this event is onViewAttachedToWindow(RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder) method:



            class Adapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>{

            // ...

            @Override
            public void onViewAttachedToWindow(@NonNull RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder) {
            if(holder.itemView.getLayoutParams() instanceof GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams){
            GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams lp = (GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams) holder.itemView.getLayoutParams();
            holder.title.setText("In column "+lp.getSpanIndex()+", size "+lp.getSpanSize());
            }
            }
            }





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            • Thanks for your help. I didn't know about that onViewAttachedToWindowd(). However, I would need to notify the adapter that the item changed, so the information is updated right? It is no possible in the onBindViewHolder() method? Or somewhere before the view is rendered?
              – amp
              Nov 19 at 17:44













            up vote
            1
            down vote










            up vote
            1
            down vote









            You can read GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams of each ViewHolder, then You will get access to getSpanIndex and getSpanSize.



            However those values are set after view is laid out which happens later (and more often) than onBindViewHolder(). Callback for this event is onViewAttachedToWindow(RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder) method:



            class Adapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>{

            // ...

            @Override
            public void onViewAttachedToWindow(@NonNull RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder) {
            if(holder.itemView.getLayoutParams() instanceof GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams){
            GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams lp = (GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams) holder.itemView.getLayoutParams();
            holder.title.setText("In column "+lp.getSpanIndex()+", size "+lp.getSpanSize());
            }
            }
            }





            share|improve this answer












            You can read GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams of each ViewHolder, then You will get access to getSpanIndex and getSpanSize.



            However those values are set after view is laid out which happens later (and more often) than onBindViewHolder(). Callback for this event is onViewAttachedToWindow(RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder) method:



            class Adapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>{

            // ...

            @Override
            public void onViewAttachedToWindow(@NonNull RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder) {
            if(holder.itemView.getLayoutParams() instanceof GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams){
            GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams lp = (GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams) holder.itemView.getLayoutParams();
            holder.title.setText("In column "+lp.getSpanIndex()+", size "+lp.getSpanSize());
            }
            }
            }






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            answered Nov 19 at 16:50









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            • Thanks for your help. I didn't know about that onViewAttachedToWindowd(). However, I would need to notify the adapter that the item changed, so the information is updated right? It is no possible in the onBindViewHolder() method? Or somewhere before the view is rendered?
              – amp
              Nov 19 at 17:44


















            • Thanks for your help. I didn't know about that onViewAttachedToWindowd(). However, I would need to notify the adapter that the item changed, so the information is updated right? It is no possible in the onBindViewHolder() method? Or somewhere before the view is rendered?
              – amp
              Nov 19 at 17:44
















            Thanks for your help. I didn't know about that onViewAttachedToWindowd(). However, I would need to notify the adapter that the item changed, so the information is updated right? It is no possible in the onBindViewHolder() method? Or somewhere before the view is rendered?
            – amp
            Nov 19 at 17:44




            Thanks for your help. I didn't know about that onViewAttachedToWindowd(). However, I would need to notify the adapter that the item changed, so the information is updated right? It is no possible in the onBindViewHolder() method? Or somewhere before the view is rendered?
            – amp
            Nov 19 at 17:44












            up vote
            0
            down vote



            accepted










            I found the solution. In the onBindViewHolder() method I just need to call this method that I implemented:



            private boolean isButtonIsOnTheLeft(int position, NodeStructureTreeViewAdapter adapter) {
            GridLayoutManager layoutManager = adapter.getLayoutManager();
            int spanIndex = layoutManager.getSpanSizeLookup().getSpanIndex(position, layoutManager.getSpanCount());
            return spanIndex == 0;
            }


            Of course, I implemented the method getLayoutManager() in my adapter the retrieves it from the instance of the recyclerView.






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              accepted










              I found the solution. In the onBindViewHolder() method I just need to call this method that I implemented:



              private boolean isButtonIsOnTheLeft(int position, NodeStructureTreeViewAdapter adapter) {
              GridLayoutManager layoutManager = adapter.getLayoutManager();
              int spanIndex = layoutManager.getSpanSizeLookup().getSpanIndex(position, layoutManager.getSpanCount());
              return spanIndex == 0;
              }


              Of course, I implemented the method getLayoutManager() in my adapter the retrieves it from the instance of the recyclerView.






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                up vote
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                I found the solution. In the onBindViewHolder() method I just need to call this method that I implemented:



                private boolean isButtonIsOnTheLeft(int position, NodeStructureTreeViewAdapter adapter) {
                GridLayoutManager layoutManager = adapter.getLayoutManager();
                int spanIndex = layoutManager.getSpanSizeLookup().getSpanIndex(position, layoutManager.getSpanCount());
                return spanIndex == 0;
                }


                Of course, I implemented the method getLayoutManager() in my adapter the retrieves it from the instance of the recyclerView.






                share|improve this answer














                I found the solution. In the onBindViewHolder() method I just need to call this method that I implemented:



                private boolean isButtonIsOnTheLeft(int position, NodeStructureTreeViewAdapter adapter) {
                GridLayoutManager layoutManager = adapter.getLayoutManager();
                int spanIndex = layoutManager.getSpanSizeLookup().getSpanIndex(position, layoutManager.getSpanCount());
                return spanIndex == 0;
                }


                Of course, I implemented the method getLayoutManager() in my adapter the retrieves it from the instance of the recyclerView.







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