Scrolling a layout when the keyboard appears

Question

My screen resizing to top when keyboard appears and hiding toolbar (FrameLayout), i need just scroll chat items to top and hold my frame layout on the top. I try some examples from Google and SO, but nothing helps to me.

<activity
        android:name=".screen.workshiftscreen.WorkShiftActivity"
        android:launchMode="singleTop"
        android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"
        android:screenOrientation="portrait" />

My fragment layout after some edits:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="?attr/bg_second"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/title"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/space_large_s"
        android:background="?attr/bg_main"
        android:padding="@dimen/space_small_m">

        <TextView
            *params* />

        <ImageView
            *params* />
    </FrameLayout>

    <android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout
        android:id="@+id/swipe_refresh_chat"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_above="@id/edit_bar"
        android:layout_below="@+id/title">

            <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
                android:id="@+id/messages"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:paddingLeft="@dimen/space_medium_l"
                android:paddingRight="@dimen/space_medium_l"
                android:scrollbars="vertical" />
    </android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/edit_bar"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="60dp"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent">

        <View
            *params* />

        <LinearLayout
            *params*>

            <EditText
                android:id="@+id/message_input"
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="center"
                android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
                android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:background="@android:color/transparent"
                android:hint="@string/prompt_message"
                android:imeActionId="@+id/send"
                android:imeActionLabel="@string/action_send"
                android:imeOptions="actionSend"
                android:maxLines="6"
                tools:ignore="Autofill,InvalidImeActionId,TextFields" />

            <ImageButton
                android:id="@+id/send_button"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/space_small_l"
                android:background="@android:color/transparent"
                android:contentDescription="@string/action_send"
                android:src="@android:drawable/ic_menu_send" />

            <ImageButton
                android:id="@+id/bottom_buttom"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/space_small_l"
                android:background="@android:color/transparent"
                android:contentDescription="@string/action_send"
                android:src="@drawable/down_active" />
        </LinearLayout>
    </LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

Also some detailed pictures Screenshot:

How can i do it like that?

Answer 1

use android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize" in manifest for the activity
and put the content you want to scroll in Scrollview/NestedScrollView
and make the views(the ones you want to stick at the bottom) below scroll as alignedToBottom and specify scroll to be above those views.

Check the sample below, you can create a similar layout according to your requirements.
Try to understand how it is working, you can use any container view instead of RelativeLayout.

Sample: (for Activity/Fragment layout)

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:id="@+id/rlRoot"
   android:layout_width="match_parent"
   android:layout_height="match_parent">

<!--Scrollable view: RecyclerView, NestedScrollView, Webview etc-->
<ScrollView
    android:id="@+id/nsScroll"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_above="@+id/btnNext">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical">
        .
        .
        .
        <AutoCompleteTextView
            android:id="@+id/etDob"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:imeOptions="actionDone"
            android:inputType="date"
            android:maxLines="1" />
        .
        .
        .
    </LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>

<!--Sticks at the bottom-->
<Button
    android:id="@+id/btnNext"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:textColor="@android:color/white" />