How to disable RecyclerView scrolling?

Question

I cannot disable scrolling in the RecyclerView. I tried calling rv.setEnabled(false) but I can still scroll.

How can I disable scrolling?

Answer 1

Create class which extend RecyclerView class

    public class NonscrollRecylerview extends RecyclerView {

public NonscrollRecylerview(Context context) {
    super(context);
}

public NonscrollRecylerview(Context context, @Nullable AttributeSet attrs) {
    super(context, attrs);
}

public NonscrollRecylerview(Context context, @Nullable AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
    super(context, attrs, defStyle);
}

@Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
    int heightMeasureSpec_custom = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(
            Integer.MAX_VALUE >> 2, MeasureSpec.AT_MOST);
    super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec_custom);
    ViewGroup.LayoutParams params = getLayoutParams();
    params.height = getMeasuredHeight();
}
}

This will disable the scroll event, but not the click events

Use this in your XML do the following:

  <com.yourpackage.xyx.NonscrollRecylerview 
 ...
 ... >

 ...
 ...

</com.yourpackage.xyz.NonscrollRecylerview >

Answer 2

I have been struggling in this issue for some hour, So I would like to share my experience, For the layoutManager solution it is fine but if u want to reEnable scrolling the recycler will back to top.

The best solution so far (for me at least) is using @Zsolt Safrany methode but adding getter and setter so you don't have to remove or add the OnItemTouchListener.

As follow

public class RecyclerViewDisabler implements RecyclerView.OnItemTouchListener {

    boolean isEnable = true;

    public RecyclerViewDisabler(boolean isEnable) {
        this.isEnable = isEnable;
    }

    public boolean isEnable() {
        return isEnable;
    }

    public void setEnable(boolean enable) {
        isEnable = enable;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(RecyclerView rv, MotionEvent e) {
        return !isEnable;
    }

    @Override
    public void onTouchEvent(RecyclerView rv, MotionEvent e) {}

   @Override
   public void onRequestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(boolean disallowIntercept){}
 }

Usage

RecyclerViewDisabler disabler = new RecyclerViewDisabler(true);
feedsRecycler.addOnItemTouchListener(disabler);

// TO ENABLE/DISABLE JUST USE THIS
disabler.setEnable(enable);

Answer 3

You can add this line after setting your adapter

ViewCompat.setNestedScrollingEnabled(recyclerView, false);

Now your recyclerview will work with smooth scrolling

Answer 4

This works for me:

  recyclerView.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() {
      @Override
      public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
          return true;
      }
  });

Answer 5

For API 21 and higher:

No java code needed. You can set android:nestedScrollingEnabled="false" in xml:

<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
     android:id="@+id/recycler"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:clipToPadding="true"
     android:nestedScrollingEnabled="false"
     tools:listitem="@layout/adapter_favorite_place">

Answer 6

Here is how I did it with data binding:

            <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
                android:id="@+id/recycler_view"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:clipChildren="false"
                android:onTouch="@{(v,e) -> true}"/>

In place of the "true" I used a boolean variable that changed based on a condition so that the recycler view would switch between being disabled and enabled.