RecyclerView scroll to position when a new item is added

Question

I want my RecyclerView to scroll to the bottom when a new item is added to the list. Below is my code:

RecyclerView.LayoutManager layoutManager = new LinearL         


        

Answer 1

adapter.registerAdapterDataObserver(object : RecyclerView.AdapterDataObserver() {
    override fun onItemRangeInserted(positionStart: Int, itemCount: Int) {
        super.onItemRangeInserted(positionStart, itemCount)

        val msgCount = adapter.getItemCount()
        val lastVisiblePosition = 
            linearLayoutManager.findLastCompletelyVisibleItemPosition()

        if (lastVisiblePosition == -1 || positionStart >= msgCount - 1 && 
            lastVisiblePosition == positionStart - 1) {
            recyclerView.scrollToPosition(positionStart)
        } else {
            recyclerView.scrollToPosition(adapter.getItemCount() - 1);
        }
    }
})