Why my main background wrap content instead of match parent?

Question

I have been doing a nested recyclerView lately, and thanks to this post I managed to solve the problem. But why my main background is wrap content to the custom layout instead of match parent?

<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:card_view="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#FFC18D"
android:id="@+id/fLayout">
<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
    android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
    card_view:cardElevation="2dp"
    card_view:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
    card_view:cardCornerRadius="3dp">
    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:id="@+id/llTextHolder">
        <TextView
            android:text="Title"
            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:textStyle="bold"
            android:textColor="#000000"
            android:id="@+id/tvCardHeader"
            android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
            android:layout_marginLeft="5dp" />
        <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
            android:id="@+id/takwimRecyclerViewList"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
    </LinearLayout>
</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>

And here is the screenshot.

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Any ideas why is the happening?

Try to given weight to RecycleView. – Haresh Chhelana May 15 '15 at 04:57 — Haresh Chhelana, May 15 '15 at 04:57
@HareshChhelana how eh? im not very clear. sorry. – user3057414 May 15 '15 at 07:09 — user3057414, May 15 '15 at 07:09

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 15 '15 at 05:04

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wrapcontent means it will wrap the content according to its size i.e it will shrink or expand according. matchparent will match the parent regardless of its size and will not look good.

answered May 15 '15 at 05:04

Jagjit Singh

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i know the meaning of the wrap_content and match_parent. but why the "framelayout" (the orange color) follow the size of the content? – user3057414 May 15 '15 at 06:47
Sorry i did not got your question.But you can change to fillparent or match parent. – Jagjit Singh May 15 '15 at 06:58
mmm. u see the framelayout, its already set to "match_parent" – user3057414 May 15 '15 at 07:07

Why my main background wrap content instead of match parent?

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