Android Design Layout ListItem RecyclerView Horizontal

Question

I am using the tools:listitem attribute to show my views in the design layout with a recyclerview. Problem is, they always show up in a vertical list. Is there a way to have the Design Layout Editor display them horizontally?

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">

<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:listitem="@android:layout/simple_list_item_checked"/>

I want the above image, displayed horizontally. IN THE DESIGN VIEW. NOT in the application itself, I know how to do that.

Does this help: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28460300/how-to-build-a-horizontal-listview-with-recyclerview ? — Shaishav, Aug 04 '16 at 02:32
Shaishav no it doesn't, this question is not about creating a horizontal recyclerview it is about displaying it in the Design View of Android Studio. — easycheese, Aug 04 '16 at 02:38

score 28 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 03 '18 at 12:46

Complete example that works:

<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:orientation="horizontal"
    tools:layoutManager="androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager"
    tools:listitem="@layout/view_item" />

PS: you can replace androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager by android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager if you don't use AndroidX.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 22 '21 at 12:49

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For androidx version or this days after api 28 you should set this attribute

    tools:layoutManager="androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager"

answered Aug 22 '21 at 12:49

Khalid Mohammed

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 24 '23 at 18:17

apply these attributes for recyclerview:

 tools:layoutManager="androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager"
 android:orientation="horizontal"

Example:

<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/rvPokemonTeamPokemon"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        app:layoutManager="androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        tools:listitem="@layout/item_pokemon_image"
        tools:layoutManager="androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        tools:itemCount="6" />

Android Design Layout ListItem RecyclerView Horizontal

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