Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.view.View; import android.view.ViewGroup; import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams; import android.widget.ListAdapter; import android.widget.ListView; public class Main { public static void setListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(ListView listView) { ListAdapter listAdapter = listView.getAdapter(); if (listAdapter == null) { // pre-condition return; } int totalHeight = listView.getPaddingTop() + listView.getPaddingBottom(); for (int i = 0; i < listAdapter.getCount(); i++) { View listItem = listAdapter.getView(i, null, listView); if (listItem instanceof ViewGroup) { listItem.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT)); } listItem.measure(0, 0); totalHeight += listItem.getMeasuredHeight(); } ViewGroup.LayoutParams params = listView.getLayoutParams(); params.height = totalHeight + (listView.getDividerHeight() * (listAdapter.getCount() - 1)); listView.setLayoutParams(params); } }