Android: Why Is There No Maxheight for a View

Why doesn't Linear Layout maxHeight work?

As your parent view is ConstraintLayout.

I have also implemented the max and min and for me

Replace these lines

android:maxHeight="400dp"
android:minHeight="400dp"

with

app:layout_constraintHeight_max="400dp"
app:layout_constraintHeight_min="400dp"
app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"

This code working fine. I hope it also works for you.

How to set max height to scrollView?

Because you're using ConstraintLayout you need to add 2 constraints to your CardView

app:layout_constraintTop 

app:layout_constraintBotttom

And you also need to add the following lines

app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"

app:layout_constraintHeight_max="300dp" // Change this to your maximum height

It should look something like this

<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView 
    android:layout_width="0dp" 
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
    app:cardCornerRadius="@dimen/card_radius_10"
    app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"
    app:layout_constraintHeight_max="300dp" // Change this to your maximum height
    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent" 
    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" //Change based on your layout
    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"> //Change based on your layout

maxHeight does not work on RecyclerView

You can achieve this using only XML as long as your parent layout is ConstraintLayout, which yours seems to be. Make these changes to your RecyclerView tag:

<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
    android:id="@+id/recycler_view"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="0dp"
    app:layout_constraintHeight_default="wrap"
    app:layout_constraintHeight_max="280dp"
    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/line/>

The key attributes are these three:

android:layout_height="0dp"
app:layout_constraintHeight_default="wrap"
app:layout_constraintHeight_max="280dp"

Normally you only use a 0dp dimension when you constrain both sides of the view, but really all you have to do is provide enough constraints to define the view size (and constraining both sides is just the easiest way to do that). Once you have the height set to "match constraints", you can combine a default height constraint with a maximum height constraint to get exactly what you're looking for.

Note you must be using a 1.1 version of the constraint layout library for this. Make sure your app's build.gradle file has something like:

implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.0-beta5'

Does LinearLayout have a max height?

The "implicit" max height of the layout is the height of its parent. Since you're using wrap_content on both layouts, that means the parent is effectively the screen area, minus whatever other views you're using (such as the TextView). Unless you place it in a scrolling container, such as a ScrollView, it won't ever exceed the size of the screen.

The reason your ImageView isn't showing up "full width and huge" when you remove the crop is because the default scaleType for an ImageView is fitCenter. This particular view is bounded by the layout's width, so it shrinks the image while maintaining aspect ratio.

Setting max height for only one ConstraintLayout chain view

That behavior of layout_constraintHeight_max is counter-intuitive. Try the following layout that should simulate a chain without the annoying layout_constraintHeight_max behavior. It uses a barrier to mark the top of the bottom view.

<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout 
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/topView"
        android:layout_width="200dp"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:background="@android:color/holo_blue_light"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/barrier"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintHeight_max="200dp"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        tools:text="This is the top view." />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/bottomView"
        android:layout_width="200dp"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:background="@android:color/holo_red_light"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintHeight_min="100dp"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/topView"
        tools:text="This is the bottom view." />

    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Barrier
        android:id="@+id/barrier"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        app:barrierDirection="top"
        app:constraint_referenced_ids="bottomView" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

You say that the top view can shrink down to 0dp. If you mean zero height, then the foregoing may not go that far by itself.

How to set the max height of a list view

here you go

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context="com.transport.ScreenDelivery">

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/bottom_layout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:orientation="vertical">

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/textView_expectedSum"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:paddingBottom="5dp"
                android:paddingTop="5dp"
                android:text="Очаквана сума"
                android:textSize="16sp"
                tools:text="Очаквана сума" />

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/textView_expectedSumNum"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="0.5"
                android:paddingBottom="5dp"
                android:paddingTop="5dp"
                android:text="-"
                android:textSize="16sp"
                tools:text="-" />

        </LinearLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/textView_signature"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:paddingBottom="5dp"
                android:paddingTop="5dp"
                android:text="Подпис"
                android:textSize="16sp"
                tools:text="Подпис" />

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/textView_signatureField"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="0.5"
                android:paddingBottom="5dp"
                android:paddingTop="5dp"
                android:textSize="16sp" />

        </LinearLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/textView_returnSum"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:paddingBottom="5dp"
                android:paddingTop="5dp"
                android:text="Сума за връщане"
                android:textSize="16sp"
                tools:text="Сума за връщане" />

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/_returnSumField"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="0.5"
                android:paddingBottom="5dp"
                android:paddingTop="5dp"
                android:textSize="16sp" />

        </LinearLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

                <TextView
                    android:id="@+id/textView_remarks"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:paddingBottom="5dp"
                    android:paddingTop="5dp"
                    android:text="Бележка"
                    android:textSize="16sp"
                    tools:text="Бележка" />
            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight="0.5"
                android:orientation="vertical">

                <Spinner
                    android:id="@+id/spinner_note"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:background="@android:drawable/btn_dropdown"
                    android:spinnerMode="dropdown" />

                <EditText
                    android:id="@+id/editText_note"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:hint=""
                    android:inputType="text"
                    android:visibility="gone" />
            </LinearLayout>

        </LinearLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:baselineAligned="false"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

                <TextView
                    android:id="@+id/textView_image"
                    android:layout_width="269dp"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_weight="1"
                    android:paddingBottom="5dp"
                    android:paddingTop="5dp"
                    android:text="Снимка"
                    android:textSize="16sp"
                    tools:text="Снимка" />

            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight="0.5"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

                <Button
                    android:id="@+id/button_takePhoto"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_marginRight="150dp"
                    android:onClick="takePhoto"
                    android:text="Снимай"
                    tools:text="Снимай" />

                <ImageView
                    android:id="@+id/imageView_deliveryPhoto"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:contentDescription="Снимка на доставката"
                    android:maxHeight="200dp"
                    android:maxWidth="200dp"
                    android:minHeight="50dp"
                    android:minWidth="50dp"
                    app:srcCompat="?android:attr/alertDialogIcon" />
            </LinearLayout>

        </LinearLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:gravity="center_horizontal"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

            <Button
                android:id="@+id/button_save"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Запази"
                tools:text="Запази" />

        </LinearLayout>
    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/top_layout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/textView_customer"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="Клиент"
            android:textSize="20sp"
            tools:text="Клиент" />

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/textView_palletCount"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="Брой палета"
            android:textSize="20sp"
            tools:text="Брой палета" />

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/textView_palletCountNum"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="-"
            android:textSize="20sp"
            tools:text="-" />

    </LinearLayout>

    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/listView_pallets"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_above="@id/bottom_layout"
        android:layout_below="@id/top_layout" />

</RelativeLayout>

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