RecyclerView vs. ListView

RecyclerView was created as a ListView improvement, so yes, you can create an attached list with ListView control, but using RecyclerView is easier as it: Reuses cells while scrolling up/down – this is possible with implementing View Holder in the ListView adapter, but it was an optional thing, while in the RecycleView it’s the default way of writing adapter. Decouples list from its container – so you can … Read more

RecyclerView vs. ListView

RecyclerView was created as a ListView improvement, so yes, you can create an attached list with ListView control, but using RecyclerView is easier as it: Reuses cells while scrolling up/down – this is possible with implementing View Holder in the ListView adapter, but it was an optional thing, while in the RecycleView it’s the default way of writing adapter. Decouples list from its container – so you can … Read more

Simple Android RecyclerView example

The following is a minimal example that will look like the following image. Start with an empty activity. You will perform the following tasks to add the RecyclerView. All you need to do is copy and paste the code in each section. Later you can customize it to fit your needs. Add dependencies to gradle … Read more

recyclerview No adapter attached; skipping layout

Can you make sure that you are calling these statements from the “main” thread outside of a delayed asynchronous callback (for example inside the onCreate() method). As soon as I call the same statements from a “delayed” method. In my case a ResultCallback, I get the same message. In my Fragment, calling the code below from inside a ResultCallback method produces … Read more

recyclerview No adapter attached; skipping layout

Can you make sure that you are calling these statements from the “main” thread outside of a delayed asynchronous callback (for example inside the onCreate() method). As soon as I call the same statements from a “delayed” method. In my case a ResultCallback, I get the same message. In my Fragment, calling the code below from inside a ResultCallback method produces … Read more