Try to edit your XML layout like this
```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:animateLayoutChanges="true">
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="@+id/recycler_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scrollbars="vertical" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/text_view"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Will show while Scroll"
android:textSize="30sp"
/>
</LinearLayout>
```
Then simply hide/show the `TextView` in your `OnScrollListener`:
```
recyclerView.addOnScrollListener(new RecyclerView.OnScrollListener()
{
@Override
public void onScrolled(RecyclerView recyclerView, int dx, int dy) {
super.onScrolled(recyclerView, dx, dy);
if (dy > 0) {
if (text_view.visibility != View.VISIBLE) {
text_view.visibility = View.VISIBLE
}
} else {
if (text_view.visibility != View.GONE) {
text_view.visibility = View.GONE
}
}
}
...
}
```
On the same layout where is defined the `RecyclerView`, add the `TextView`:
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="@+id/recycler_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:scrollbars="vertical" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/empty_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:visibility="gone"
android:text="@string/no_data_available" />
At the `onCreate` or the appropriate callback you check if the dataset that feeds your `RecyclerView` is empty.
If the dataset is empty, the `RecyclerView` is empty too. In that case, the message appears on the screen.
If not, change its visibility:
private RecyclerView recyclerView;
private TextView emptyView;
// ...
recyclerView = (RecyclerView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.recycler_view);
emptyView = (TextView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.empty_view);
// ...
if (dataset.isEmpty()) {
recyclerView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
emptyView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
else {
recyclerView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
emptyView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
}
