# RecyclerView.SmoothScroller.ScrollVectorProvider

added in [version 25.1.0](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions)   
belongs to Maven artifact com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:28.0.0-alpha1  
Summary: [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.SmoothScroller.ScrollVectorProvider#pubmethods) \| [\[Expand All\]](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.SmoothScroller.ScrollVectorProvider#)  

# RecyclerView.SmoothScroller.ScrollVectorProvider

| This package is part of the Android [support library](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library) which is no longer maintained. The support library has been superseded by [AndroidX](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx) which is part of [Jetpack](https://developer.android.com/jetpack). We recommend using the AndroidX libraries in all new projects. You should also consider [migrating](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate) existing projects to AndroidX. To find the AndroidX class that maps to this deprecated class, see the AndroidX support library [class
| mappings](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate/class-mappings).


`
public
static


interface
RecyclerView.SmoothScroller.ScrollVectorProvider
`


`


`

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView.SmoothScroller.ScrollVectorProvider |

|---|---|
| [![](https://developer.android.com/static/assets/images/styles/disclosure_down.png)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.SmoothScroller.ScrollVectorProvider#)Known Indirect Subclasses [GridLayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/GridLayoutManager),[LinearLayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/LinearLayoutManager),[StaggeredGridLayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/StaggeredGridLayoutManager),[WearableLinearLayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/wear/widget/WearableLinearLayoutManager) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [GridLayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/GridLayoutManager)                       | A [RecyclerView.LayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.LayoutManager) implementations that lays out items in a grid.                                                                                           | | [LinearLayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/LinearLayoutManager)                   | A [RecyclerView.LayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.LayoutManager) implementation which provides similar functionality to [ListView](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/ListView.html). | | [StaggeredGridLayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/StaggeredGridLayoutManager)     | A LayoutManager that lays out children in a staggered grid formation.                                                                                                                                                                                                 | | [WearableLinearLayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/wear/widget/WearableLinearLayoutManager) | This wear-specific implementation of [LinearLayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/LinearLayoutManager) provides basic offsetting logic for updating child layout.                                                          | ||

<br />

*** ** * ** ***

An interface which is optionally implemented by custom [RecyclerView.LayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.LayoutManager)
to provide a hint to a [RecyclerView.SmoothScroller](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.SmoothScroller) about the location of the target position.

## Summary

|                                                                                                                                                                                               ### Public methods                                                                                                                                                                                                ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` abstract `[PointF](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/PointF.html) | ` `[computeScrollVectorForPosition](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.SmoothScroller.ScrollVectorProvider#computeScrollVectorForPosition(int))`(int targetPosition) ` Should calculate the vector that points to the direction where the target position can be found. |

## Public methods

### computeScrollVectorForPosition

added in [version 25.1.0](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions)  

```
PointF computeScrollVectorForPosition (int targetPosition)
```

Should calculate the vector that points to the direction where the target position
can be found.


This method is used by the [LinearSmoothScroller](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/LinearSmoothScroller) to initiate a scroll towards
the target position.


The magnitude of the vector is not important. It is always normalized before being
used by the [LinearSmoothScroller](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/LinearSmoothScroller).


LayoutManager should not check whether the position exists in the adapter or not.

<br />

|                                          Parameters                                           ||
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `targetPosition` | `int`: the target position to which the returned vector should point <br /> |

|                                                            Returns                                                             ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| [PointF](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/PointF.html) | the scroll vector for a given position. <br /> |

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  ## Annotations

  - [RecyclerView.EdgeEffectFactory.EdgeDirection](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.EdgeEffectFactory.EdgeDirection)
  - [RecyclerView.ItemAnimator.AdapterChanges](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.ItemAnimator.AdapterChanges)
-

  ## Interfaces

  - [ActionMenuView.OnMenuItemClickListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/ActionMenuView.OnMenuItemClickListener)
  - [PopupMenu.OnDismissListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/PopupMenu.OnDismissListener)
  - [PopupMenu.OnMenuItemClickListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/PopupMenu.OnMenuItemClickListener)
  - [RecyclerView.ChildDrawingOrderCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.ChildDrawingOrderCallback)
  - [RecyclerView.ItemAnimator.ItemAnimatorFinishedListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.ItemAnimator.ItemAnimatorFinishedListener)
  - [RecyclerView.LayoutManager.LayoutPrefetchRegistry](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.LayoutManager.LayoutPrefetchRegistry)
  - [RecyclerView.OnChildAttachStateChangeListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.OnChildAttachStateChangeListener)
  - [RecyclerView.OnItemTouchListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.OnItemTouchListener)
  - [RecyclerView.RecyclerListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.RecyclerListener)
  - [RecyclerView.SmoothScroller.ScrollVectorProvider](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.SmoothScroller.ScrollVectorProvider)
  - [SearchView.OnCloseListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/SearchView.OnCloseListener)
  - [SearchView.OnQueryTextListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/SearchView.OnQueryTextListener)
  - [SearchView.OnSuggestionListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/SearchView.OnSuggestionListener)
  - [ShareActionProvider.OnShareTargetSelectedListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/ShareActionProvider.OnShareTargetSelectedListener)
  - [ThemedSpinnerAdapter](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/ThemedSpinnerAdapter)
  - [Toolbar.OnMenuItemClickListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/Toolbar.OnMenuItemClickListener)
-

  ## Classes

  - [ActionMenuView](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/ActionMenuView)
  - [ActionMenuView.LayoutParams](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/ActionMenuView.LayoutParams)
  - [AppCompatAutoCompleteTextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/AppCompatAutoCompleteTextView)
  - [AppCompatButton](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/AppCompatButton)
  - [AppCompatCheckBox](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/AppCompatCheckBox)
  - [AppCompatCheckedTextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/AppCompatCheckedTextView)
  - [AppCompatEditText](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/AppCompatEditText)
  - [AppCompatImageButton](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/AppCompatImageButton)
  - [AppCompatImageView](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/AppCompatImageView)
  - [AppCompatMultiAutoCompleteTextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/AppCompatMultiAutoCompleteTextView)
  - [AppCompatRadioButton](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/AppCompatRadioButton)
  - [AppCompatRatingBar](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/AppCompatRatingBar)
  - [AppCompatSeekBar](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/AppCompatSeekBar)
  - [AppCompatSpinner](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/AppCompatSpinner)
  - [AppCompatTextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/AppCompatTextView)
  - [CardView](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/CardView)
  - [DefaultItemAnimator](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/DefaultItemAnimator)
  - [DividerItemDecoration](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/DividerItemDecoration)
  - [GridLayout](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/GridLayout)
  - [GridLayout.Alignment](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/GridLayout.Alignment)
  - [GridLayout.LayoutParams](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/GridLayout.LayoutParams)
  - [GridLayout.Spec](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/GridLayout.Spec)
  - [GridLayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/GridLayoutManager)
  - [GridLayoutManager.DefaultSpanSizeLookup](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/GridLayoutManager.DefaultSpanSizeLookup)
  - [GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/GridLayoutManager.LayoutParams)
  - [GridLayoutManager.SpanSizeLookup](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/GridLayoutManager.SpanSizeLookup)
  - [LinearLayoutCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/LinearLayoutCompat)
  - [LinearLayoutCompat.LayoutParams](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/LinearLayoutCompat.LayoutParams)
  - [LinearLayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/LinearLayoutManager)
  - [LinearLayoutManager.LayoutChunkResult](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/LinearLayoutManager.LayoutChunkResult)
  - [LinearSmoothScroller](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/LinearSmoothScroller)
  - [LinearSnapHelper](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/LinearSnapHelper)
  - [ListPopupWindow](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/ListPopupWindow)
  - [OrientationHelper](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/OrientationHelper)
  - [PagerSnapHelper](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/PagerSnapHelper)
  - [PopupMenu](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/PopupMenu)
  - [RecyclerView](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView)
  - [RecyclerView.Adapter](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.Adapter)
  - [RecyclerView.AdapterDataObserver](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.AdapterDataObserver)
  - [RecyclerView.EdgeEffectFactory](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.EdgeEffectFactory)
  - [RecyclerView.ItemAnimator](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.ItemAnimator)
  - [RecyclerView.ItemAnimator.ItemHolderInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.ItemAnimator.ItemHolderInfo)
  - [RecyclerView.ItemDecoration](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.ItemDecoration)
  - [RecyclerView.LayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.LayoutManager)
  - [RecyclerView.LayoutManager.Properties](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.LayoutManager.Properties)
  - [RecyclerView.LayoutParams](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.LayoutParams)
  - [RecyclerView.OnFlingListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.OnFlingListener)
  - [RecyclerView.OnScrollListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.OnScrollListener)
  - [RecyclerView.RecycledViewPool](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.RecycledViewPool)
  - [RecyclerView.Recycler](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.Recycler)
  - [RecyclerView.SimpleOnItemTouchListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.SimpleOnItemTouchListener)
  - [RecyclerView.SmoothScroller](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.SmoothScroller)
  - [RecyclerView.SmoothScroller.Action](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.SmoothScroller.Action)
  - [RecyclerView.State](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.State)
  - [RecyclerView.ViewCacheExtension](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.ViewCacheExtension)
  - [RecyclerView.ViewHolder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerView.ViewHolder)
  - [RecyclerViewAccessibilityDelegate](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerViewAccessibilityDelegate)
  - [RecyclerViewAccessibilityDelegate.ItemDelegate](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/RecyclerViewAccessibilityDelegate.ItemDelegate)
  - [SearchView](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/SearchView)
  - [ShareActionProvider](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/ShareActionProvider)
  - [SimpleItemAnimator](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/SimpleItemAnimator)
  - [SnapHelper](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/SnapHelper)
  - [StaggeredGridLayoutManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/StaggeredGridLayoutManager)
  - [StaggeredGridLayoutManager.LayoutParams](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/StaggeredGridLayoutManager.LayoutParams)
  - [SwitchCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/SwitchCompat)
  - [ThemedSpinnerAdapter.Helper](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/ThemedSpinnerAdapter.Helper)
  - [Toolbar](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/Toolbar)
  - [Toolbar.LayoutParams](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/Toolbar.LayoutParams)
  - [Toolbar.SavedState](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/Toolbar.SavedState)
  - [TooltipCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v7/widget/TooltipCompat)