I was facing the same problem, using a RecyclerView, a Toolbar and trying to support API10+. I just could not get setHideOffset() or setHideOnContentScrollEnabled() on my SupportActionBar to work.
After a lot of different manual approaches on scrolling the toolbar, this is my current workaround:
I use a ScrollView only for my Toolbar. My Recycler handles its own scrolling which is being listened to.
my_activity.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<!--The Recycler is in a RefreshLayout. This is optional.-->
<android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout
android:id="@+id/swipe"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true">
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="@+id/recycler"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:scrollbars="vertical" />
</android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout>
<!--Draw the Recycler _below_ the Toolbar-->
<!--by defining it _before_ everything else.-->
<ScrollView
android:id="@+id/scroll_toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:scrollbars="none">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="@+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize" />
<!--Add a transparent View below the Toolbar
to give the ScrollView "something to scroll".
Make sure it is _not_ clickable.-->
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="128dp"
android:clickable="false" />
</RelativeLayout>
</ScrollView>
In myActivity.class
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_room_list);
mToolbarScroller = (ScrollView) findViewById(R.id.scroll_toolbar);
mRecycler = (RecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.recycler_rooms);
// [...]
// Do not forget to give your Recycler a Layout before listening to scroll events.
mRecycler.setOnScrollListener(new RecyclerView.OnScrollListener() {
@Override
public void onScrolled(RecyclerView recyclerView, int dx, int dy) {
super.onScrolled(recyclerView, dx, dy);
// Only handle scrolling further if there is at least one child element in the list.
if (recyclerView.getChildCount() == 0) {
mSwipeLayout.setEnabled(true);
return;
}
final boolean didReachTop = recyclerView.getChildAt(0).getTop() >= 0;
if (mToolbarScroller == null) return;
// Simply let the Toolbar follow the scrolling Recycler
// by passing on the scroll-down (positive) values of dy.
if (dy > 2) mToolbarScroller.scrollBy(0, dy);
// Let the Toolbar reappear immediately
// when scrolling up a bit or if the top has been reached.
else if (dy < -4 || didReachTop) mToolbarScroller.scrollTo(0, 0);
}
});
This leads to your Toolbar always overlapping the first element in your Recycler. If you want to avoid this, add an invisible View to your item layouts that has the size of the Toolbar. In your Adapter you simply set it to VISIBLE, if it is the first element in the list, or to GONE if it is any other element:
In myRecyclerItemAdapter.java (optional):
@Override
public void onBindViewHolder(RoomViewHolder viewHolder, Cursor cursor) {
// To compensate for the overlaying toolbar,
// offset the first element by making its spacer visible.
if (cursor.isFirst()) viewHolder.mSpacer.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
else viewHolder.mSpacer.setVisibility(View.GONE);
I am probably going to tweak the threshold dy values in the OnScrollListener. They are supposed to filter jittery scroll values, such as a rapid succession of -1, +1, -1, +1 that sometimes happen.
If anyone has a better way or thinks I am making huge mistakes, please let me know! I am always looking for better solutions.