Scrollview can host only one direct child [duplicate]

Question

I have multiple LinearLayouts with a combined height that easily exceeds a device's screen height. So in order to make my layout scrollable, I tried adding in a ScrollView, but unfortunately I get the following error:

Scrollview can host only one direct child

I did some research, but couldn't really make sense of how to solve it, even after reading a couple of solutions. I tried a few changes, but nothing worked for me so far. Any help?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  <ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:orientation="vertical" >      <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal"     android:paddingTop="20dip">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 1"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q1_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 2"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q2_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 3"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q3_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 4"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q4_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 5"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q5_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>     <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 6"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q6_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>        <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 7"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q7_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>         <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 8"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q8_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>         <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 9"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q9_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>         <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 10"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q10_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>         <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 11"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q11_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>         <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 12"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q12_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>         <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 13"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q13_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>         <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 14"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q14_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>         <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 15"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q15_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>         <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 16"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q16_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>         <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 17"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q17_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>         <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 18"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q18_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>         <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 19"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q19_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>         <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Question 20"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/q20_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text=""         android:gravity="center"/>  <LinearLayout      android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="horizontal">     <TextView         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="Score:"         android:paddingBottom="20dip"         android:gravity="center" />     <TextView         android:id="@+id/final_score"         android:layout_width="0dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_weight="1"         android:text="0/5"         android:gravity="center"/> </LinearLayout>     </LinearLayout>         </ScrollView> 

Answer 1

Wrap all the children inside of another LinearLayout with wrap_content for both the width and the height as well as the vertical orientation.