How to make RatingBar to show five stars

Question

I am following the standard example of how to add a RatingBar. To control the number of stars I tried to use android:numStars=\"5\". The problem is

Answer 1

If you are wrapping the RatingBar inside a ConstraintLayout with match_constraint for its width, the editor preview is going to show a number of stars proportional to its actual width, no matter what if you set android:numStars property. Use wrap_content to get the correct preview: