How ListView's recycling mechanism works on Android?

This example demonstrates how ListView's recycling mechanism works on Android.

Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.

Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout 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"    tools:context=".MainActivity">    <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView       android:id="@+id/card_recycler_view"       android:scrollbars="vertical"       android:layout_width="match_parent"       android:layout_height="match_parent"/> </LinearLayout>

Step 3 − Add the following code to res/layout/card_row.xml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <androidx.cardview.widget.CardView    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"    android:orientation="vertical"    android:layout_width="match_parent"    android:layout_height="wrap_content"    android:id="@+id/card"    android:layout_marginTop="5dp"    android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"    android:layout_marginRight="5dp">    <TextView       android:id="@+id/tv_country"       android:layout_marginTop="10dp"       android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"       android:layout_gravity="center"       android:textSize="18sp"       android:layout_width="wrap_content"       android:layout_height="wrap_content"       android:textStyle="bold" /> </androidx.cardview.widget.CardView> 

Step 4 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.java

package com.app.sample; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.GestureDetector; import android.view.MotionEvent; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Toast; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager; import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView; import java.util.ArrayList; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    private ArrayList cities;    @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);       setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);       initViews();    }    private void initViews(){       RecyclerView recyclerView = (RecyclerView)findViewById(R.id.card_recycler_view);       recyclerView.setHasFixedSize(true);       RecyclerView.LayoutManager layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(getApplicationContext());       recyclerView.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);       cities = new ArrayList<>();       cities.add("Mumbai");       cities.add("Chennai");       cities.add("Kochin");       cities.add("Bangalore");       cities.add("Hyderabad");       cities.add("Amaravati");       cities.add("Goa");       cities.add("Trivandram");       cities.add("Coimbatore");       cities.add("Vellore");       cities.add("Salem");       cities.add("Bhubaneswar");       cities.add("");       cities.add("Cuttack");       cities.add("Mysore");       RecyclerView.Adapter adapter = new DataAdapter(cities);       recyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);       recyclerView.addOnItemTouchListener(new RecyclerView.OnItemTouchListener() {          GestureDetector gestureDetector = new GestureDetector(getApplicationContext(), new GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener(){             @Override public boolean onSingleTapUp(MotionEvent e) {                return true;             }          });          @Override          public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(RecyclerView rv, MotionEvent e) {             View child = rv.findChildViewUnder(e.getX(), e.getY());             if(child != null && gestureDetector.onTouchEvent(e)) {                int position = rv.getChildAdapterPosition(child);                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), (Integer) cities.get(position), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();             }             return false;          }          @Override          public void onTouchEvent(RecyclerView rv, MotionEvent e) {          }          @Override          public void onRequestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(boolean disallowIntercept) {          }       });    } }

Step 5 − Add the following code to src/DataAdapter.java

package com.app.sample; import android.view.LayoutInflater; import android.view.View; import android.view.ViewGroup; import android.widget.TextView; import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView; import java.util.ArrayList; public class DataAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<DataAdapter.ViewHolder>{       private ArrayList<String> cities;       public DataAdapter(ArrayList<String> countries) {          this.cities = countries;       }       @Override       public DataAdapter.ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup viewGroup, int i) {          View view = LayoutInflater.from(viewGroup.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.card_row, viewGroup, false);          return new ViewHolder(view);       }       @Override       public void onBindViewHolder(DataAdapter.ViewHolder viewHolder, int i) {          viewHolder.tv_country.setText(cities.get(i));       }       @Override       public int getItemCount() {          return cities.size();       }       public class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder{       private TextView tv_country;       public ViewHolder(View view) {          super(view);          tv_country = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.tv_country);       }    } }

Step 6 − Add the following code to Manifests/AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"    package="com.app.sample">    <application       android:allowBackup="true"       android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"       android:label="@string/app_name"       android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"       android:supportsRtl="true"       android:theme="@style/AppTheme">       <activity android:name=".MainActivity">          <intent-filter>             <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />             <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />          </intent-filter>       </activity>    </application> </manifest>

Let's try to run your application. I assume you have connected your actual Android Mobile device with your computer. To run the app from the android studio, open one of your project's activity files and click Run  icon from the toolbar. Select your mobile device as an option and then check your mobile device which will display your default screen −

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