Span multiple columns with RecyclerView

Question

So what I am trying to go for is having a staggered layout but the first item in the list needs to span two columns. The first two rows are also a fixed height. I have every

Answer 1

The solution proposed by ljmelgui works fine but can be mixed with mato answer for a minor optimization by trying to reuse the layoutParams in case they exist:

public final void onBindViewHolder(RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder, int position) {

    StaggeredGridLayoutManager.LayoutParams layoutParams = (StaggeredGridLayoutManager.LayoutParams) viewHolder.itemView.getLayoutParams();
    if ( layoutParams == null ) {
          layoutParams = new StaggeredGridLayoutManager.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT);
    }
    layoutParams.setFullSpan(true);
    viewHolder.itemView.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
}