RecyclerView GridLayoutManager: how to auto-detect span count?

Question

Using the new GridLayoutManager: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/GridLayoutManager.html

It takes an explicit span count, so the pro

Answer 1

1. Set minimal fixed width of imageView (144dp x 144dp for example)

2. When you create GridLayoutManager, you need to know how much columns will be with minimal size of imageView:

   WindowManager wm = (WindowManager) this.getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE); //Получаем размер экрана
   Display display = wm.getDefaultDisplay();
   
   Point point = new Point();
   display.getSize(point);
   int screenWidth = point.x; //Ширина экрана
   
   int photoWidth = (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, 144, this.getResources().getDisplayMetrics()); //Переводим в точки
   
   int columnsCount = screenWidth/photoWidth; //Число столбцов
   
   GridLayoutManager gridLayoutManager = new GridLayoutManager(this, columnsCount);
   recyclerView.setLayoutManager(gridLayoutManager);
   

3. After that you need to resize imageView in adapter if you have space in column. You may send newImageViewSize then inisilize adapter from activity there you calculate screen and column count:

   @Override //Заполнение нашей плитки
   public void onBindViewHolder(PhotoHolder holder, int position) {
      ...
      ViewGroup.LayoutParams photoParams = holder.photo.getLayoutParams(); //Параметры нашей фотографии
   
      int newImageViewSize = screenWidth/columnsCount; //Новый размер фотографии
   
      photoParams.width = newImageViewSize; //Установка нового размера
      photoParams.height = newImageViewSize;
      holder.photo.setLayoutParams(photoParams); //Установка параметров
      ...
   }
   

It works in both orientations. In vertical I have 2 columns and in horizontal - 4 columns. The result: https://i.stack.imgur.com/WHvyD.jpg