verticalScroll wraps the height of the content, and can be stretched to very long, so the scope has Constraints.Infinity for maxHeight constraint.
From fillMaxHeight documentation
If the incoming maximum height is Constraints.Infinity this modifier will have no effect.
That’s why you need to set height explicitly.
Consider switching to LazyColumn(which has fillParentMaxHeight() for this exact purpose) or to Pager(which is made explicitly for such cases).
Also, as @AdrianK pointer out, with regular scrollable you can wrap your view with BoxWithConstraints, and use maxHeight to set height of your view.
BoxWithConstraints {
Box(
modifier = Modifier
.fillMaxSize()
.border(2.dp, Color.Green)
.verticalScroll(rememberScrollState())
) {
Column {
repeat(2) {
Column(
modifier = Modifier
// fillMaxWidth instead of fillMaxSize
.fillMaxWidth()
// explicit height modifier
.height([email protected])
.padding(2.dp)
.border(2.dp, Color.Red)
) {
//some content
}
}
}
}
}
Result:
