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android recyclerview layout Java

I've been banging my head against this for hours. I'm updating my dependencies and I just started working with I'm encountering a problem with my `RecyclerView` where the item heights are not adjusting correctly when I use `wrap_content` for a custom layout. I am currently using `RecyclerView` with a vertical `LinearLayoutManager`, and each item contains a `TextView` and an `ImageView`. The images are set to a fixed size, but the text can vary in length. I expected the height of each item to adjust based on the content of the `TextView`, but instead, I often see that items have inconsistent heights, sometimes overlapping or leaving large gaps. Here’s a snippet of my item layout file (item_layout.xml): ```xml <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="vertical" android:padding="8dp"> <ImageView android:id="@+id/item_image" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="150dp" android:scaleType="centerCrop" /> <TextView android:id="@+id/item_text" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:textSize="16sp" android:layout_marginTop="4dp" /> </LinearLayout> ``` In my adapter, I'm inflating this layout like this: ```java @Override public RecyclerView.ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) { View view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.item_layout, parent, false); return new MyViewHolder(view); } ``` And in my `onBindViewHolder` method, I set the text like this: ```java @Override public void onBindViewHolder(MyViewHolder holder, int position) { holder.textView.setText(myDataList.get(position).getText()); holder.imageView.setImageResource(myDataList.get(position).getImageResId()); } ``` I've tried setting fixed heights for the `TextView` and playing around with padding and margins, but nothing seems to fix the issue. Sometimes the `TextView` text gets cut off or the `RecyclerView` stutters as it tries to calculate the height of each item. I'm running this on Android API level 30, and my `RecyclerView` is set up in a Fragment. Any suggestions on how to make the item heights consistent based on the `TextView` content? Is there something I might be missing in my layout configuration or adapter implementation? Could this be a known issue? I'm developing on Debian with Java. Is this even possible? This issue appeared after updating to Java latest. Hoping someone can shed some light on this.