Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.view.View; import android.view.ViewGroup; 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 = 0; int desiredWidth = View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(listView.getWidth(), View.MeasureSpec.AT_MOST); for (int i = 0; i < listAdapter.getCount(); i++) { View listItem = listAdapter.getView(i, null, listView); listItem.measure(desiredWidth, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED); totalHeight += listItem.getMeasuredHeight(); } ViewGroup.LayoutParams params = listView.getLayoutParams(); params.height = totalHeight + (listView.getDividerHeight() * (listAdapter.getCount() - 1)); listView.setLayoutParams(params); listView.requestLayout(); } }