I am trying to create a posting fragment. It basically has a LinearLayout containing a TextInputLayout for text input, posting buttons, etc., and a RecyclerView to display posts. At the top of the page, users can write text in a multi-line EditText with a maximum of six lines. The issue is that when I type in the EditText, I can't scroll within it, but I can scroll the entire page. I want to be able to scroll both the RecyclerView and the EditText separately. How can I achieve this?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView 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"
android:scrollbars="vertical"
android:overScrollMode="always"
>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="250dp"
android:background="@color/lightBlue"
android:padding="12dp"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="8"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<com.google.android.material.imageview.ShapeableImageView
android:layout_width="40dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_marginTop="6dp"
android:layout_marginRight="4dp"
app:shapeAppearance="@style/ShapeAppearance.Material3.Corner.Full"
android:background="@color/white"
android:src="@drawable/friends"
/>
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="@+id/til_postLayout"
style="@style/Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.FilledBox.Dense"
app:boxBackgroundColor="@android:color/transparent"
app:boxBackgroundMode="outline"
android:background="@android:color/transparent"
app:shapeAppearanceOverlay="@style/ShapeAppearance.Material3.Corner.Medium"
app:counterEnabled="true"
app:counterMaxLength="270"
app:counterTextAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Body1"
app:helperText="max 270 characters"
app:endIconMode="clear_text"
>
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="@+id/et_post"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="what do you think?"
android:inputType="textMultiLine"
android:minLines="6"
android:maxLines="6"
android:paddingTop="4dp"
android:gravity="top"
android:padding="14dp"
app:counterTextAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Body2"
android:scrollbars="vertical"
android:overScrollMode="ifContentScrolls"
/>
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:id="@+id/linearLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:gravity="end|start">
<com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
android:id="@+id/materialButtonAddImage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:icon="@drawable/baseline_add_photo_alternate_24"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
style="@style/Widget.Material3.Button.IconButton"
/>
<com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
android:id="@+id/materialButtonLink"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:icon="@drawable/baseline_add_link_24"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/materialButtonAddImage"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
style="@style/Widget.Material3.Button.IconButton"
/>
<com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
android:id="@+id/materialButtonShareOpportunity"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
tools:text="herkes"
android:textSize="10sp"
app:icon="@drawable/baseline_public_24"
app:iconGravity="textStart"
app:iconPadding="4dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/materialShareButton"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
style="@style/Widget.Material3.Button.OutlinedButton"/>
<com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
android:id="@+id/materialShareButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="10sp"
android:text="share"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="@+id/rv_post"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1000dp"
android:nestedScrollingEnabled="true"
app:layoutManager="androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager"
tools:itemCount="10"
tools:listitem="@layout/row_post" />
</LinearLayout>
</androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>