findFirstVisibleItemPositions doesn't work for recycleview android

Question

I have this code:

mRecycleView.setOnScrollListener(new RecyclerView.OnScrollListener() {
    @Override
    public void onScrolled(RecyclerView recyclerView, int dx, int dy) {
        super.onScrolled(recyclerView, dx, dy);
        int[] firstVisibleItemPositions = new int[getResources().getInteger(R.integer.news_numbers_column)]; 
        int pastVisiblesItems = ((StaggeredGridLayoutManager)getLayoutManager()).findFirstVisibleItemPositions(firstVisibleItemPositions)[0];
    }
});

When I scroll my recycleview I get this error:

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'int android.support.v7.widget.OrientationHelper.getStartAfterPadding()' on a null object reference
at android.support.v7.widget.StaggeredGridLayoutManager$Span.findOneVisibleChild(StaggeredGridLayoutManager.java:2177)
at android.support.v7.widget.StaggeredGridLayoutManager$Span.findFirstVisibleItemPosition(StaggeredGridLayoutManager.java:2153)
at android.support.v7.widget.StaggeredGridLayoutManager.findFirstVisibleItemPositions(StaggeredGridLayoutManager.java:806)
at info.lanouvelletribune.apps.android.ui.fragments.NewsFragment$1.onScrollStateChanged(NewsFragment.java:90)
at android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView.setScrollState(RecyclerView.java:751)
at android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView.onInterceptTouchEvent(RecyclerView.java:1535)
at com.github.ksoichiro.android.observablescrollview.ObservableRecyclerView.onInterceptTouchEvent(ObservableRecyclerView.java:188)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2060)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2431)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2173)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2431)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2173)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2431)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2173)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2431)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2173)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2431)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2173)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2431)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2173)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2431)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2173)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2431)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2173)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2431)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2173)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2431)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2173)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2431)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2173)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2431)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2173)
at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:2390)
at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1741)
at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:2826)
at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:2351)
at android.view.View.dispatchPointerEvent(View.java:8590)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewPostImeInputStage.processPointerEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:4098)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewPostImeInputStage.onProcess(ViewRootImpl.java:3964)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:3488)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.onDeliverToNext(ViewRootImpl.java:3541)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:3507)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:3515)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:3488)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.onDeliverToNext(ViewRootImpl.java:3541)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:3507)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl$AsyncInputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:3617)
at android

How can I do to handle this error and get the first visible item position?

Answer 1

I tested it with this code and it works fine with me

int positionView = ((LinearLayoutManager)recyclerView.getLayoutManager()).findFirstVisibleItemPosition();

I used the recycle view parameter.

Answer 2

Try this:

int position = layoutManager.findFirstVisibleItemPositions(null)[0];

where layoutManager is what you set in your recyclerview.

For example,

layoutManager = new StaggeredGridLayoutManager(2,StaggeredGridLayoutManager.VERTICAL);
mrecyclerView.setLayoutManager(layoutManager );

Answer 3

Use these two methods :

    /**
     * @return Last visible item position for staggeredGridLayoutManager
     */
    private int getLastVisibleItem(int[] lastVisibleItemPositions) {
        int maxSize = 0;
        for (int position : lastVisibleItemPositions) {
            if (position > maxSize) {
                maxSize = position;
            }
        }
        return maxSize;
    }

    /**
     * @return First visible item position for staggeredGridLayoutManager
     */
    private int getFirstVisibleItem(int[] firstVisibleItemPositions) {
        int minSize = 0;
        if (firstVisibleItemPositions.length > 0) {
            minSize = firstVisibleItemPositions[0];
            for (int position : firstVisibleItemPositions) {
                if (position < minSize) {
                    minSize = position;
                }
            }
        }
        return minSize;
    }

and getLastVisibleItem method as below:

                    int[] lastVisibleItemPositions = ((StaggeredGridLayoutManager) layoutManager).findLastVisibleItemPositions(null);
                    int[] firstVisibleItemPositions = ((StaggeredGridLayoutManager) layoutManager).findFirstVisibleItemPositions(null);
                    // get maximum element within the list
                    lastVisibleItem = getLastVisibleItem(lastVisibleItemPositions);
                    firstVisibleItem = getFirstVisibleItem(firstVisibleItemPositions);

Answer 4

You can use this :

int[] firstVisibleItemPositions = new int[yourNumberOfColumns];
int pastVisiblesItems = layoutManager.findFirstVisibleItemPositions(firstVisibleItem‌​Positions)[0];