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Jetpack Compose: How to put a LazyVerticalGrid inside a scrollable Column?

When trying to put a LazyVerticalGrid inside a scrollable Column I get the following error:

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Nesting scrollable in the same direction layouts like LazyColumn and Column(Modifier.verticalScroll()) is not allowed. If you want to add a header before the list of items please take a look on LazyColumn component which has a DSL api which allows to first add a header via item() function and then the list of items via items().

I am not making a traditional list, I just have alot of elements that are too big to fit on the screen. Therefore I want the column to scroll so I can see all the elements. Here is my code:

@ExperimentalFoundationApi
@Composable
fun ProfileComposable(id: String?) {
    val viewModel: ProfileViewModel = viewModel()
    if (id != null) {
        viewModel.getProfile(id)
        val profile = viewModel.profile.value
        val scrollState = rememberScrollState()
        if (profile != null) {
            Column(modifier = Modifier
                .fillMaxWidth()
                .fillMaxHeight()
                .verticalScroll(scrollState)) {
                Row() {
                    ProfilePic(profile.getImgUrl(), profile.name)
                    Column(Modifier.padding(16.dp)) {
                        ProfileName(profile.name)
                        Stats(profile.stats) //      <--------------- the offending composable
                    }
                }
                Sprites(sprites = profile.sprites)
                TextStat(profile.id.toString(), "Pokemon Number")
                TextStat(profile.species.name, "Species")
                TextStat(profile.types.joinToString { it.type.name }, "Types")
                TextStat(profile.weight.toString(), "Weight")
                TextStat(profile.forms.joinToString { it.name }, "Forms")
            }
        } else {
            Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
                CircularProgressIndicator()
            }
        }
    } else {
        Text("Error")
    }
} 

The Stats() composable contains the LazyVerticalGrid which causes the error:

@ExperimentalFoundationApi
@Composable
fun Stats(stats: List<Stat>) {
    LazyVerticalGrid(cells = GridCells.Fixed(2)) {
        itemsIndexed(stats) { index, item ->
            StatBox(stat = item)
        }
    }
}

I do not want the grid to scroll, I just want to display a grid within a scrollable column.

over 4 years ago · Hanz Gallego
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I just ran into this problem myself. As @gaohomway said, your best bet is to use the experimental FlowRow() from Google's Accompanist library.

Here is a working code snippet as an example:

@Composable
fun ProfileScreen2() {
    LazyColumn(
        modifier = Modifier
            .fillMaxSize()
    ) {
        item {
            Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().height(200.dp).background(color = Red))
        }

        item {
            Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().height(200.dp).background(color = Gray))
        }

        item {
            FlowRow() {
                SampleContent()
            }
        }
    }
}

@Composable
internal fun SampleContent() {
    repeat(60) {
        Box(
            modifier = Modifier
                .size(64.dp)
                .background(Blue)
                .border(width = 1.dp, color = DarkGray),
            contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
        ) {
            Text(it.toString())
        }
    }
}

Displays this scrollable page (don't mind the nav bar at the bottom):

over 4 years ago · Hanz Gallego Report

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Reason

Nesting scrollable in the same direction layouts like LazyColumn and Column(Modifier.verticalScroll()) is not allowed.

Can't find LazyVerticalGrid forbidden scrolling temporarily

Alternatives

Alternative library from Android official Jetpack Compose Flow Layouts

FlowRow {
    // row contents
}

FlowColumn {
    // column contents
}

over 4 years ago · Hanz Gallego Report

0

I had a similar use-case, the goal was to design a profile screen that has a bunch of information and statistics on top, and then comes to the posts as a Grid in the bottom of the screen.

I ended up using the LazyVerticalGrid for the whole list and setting full span for the items that need to fill the entire screen:

LazyVerticalGrid(cells = GridCells.Fixed(3)) {
    item(span = { GridItemSpan(3) }) { TopInfo() }
    item(span = { GridItemSpan(3) }) { SomeOtherInfo() }
    item(span = { GridItemSpan(3) }) { BottomInfo() }
    items(gridItems) { GridItemView(it) }
}
over 4 years ago · Hanz Gallego Report
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