How to migrate to RecyclerView from an older API?

Learn how to migrate from older Android ListView or Adapter implementations to the modern RecyclerView. This guide will help you streamline your app's user interface, improve performance, and provide a better user experience.

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// Example code to migrate from ListView to RecyclerView // Step 1: Add RecyclerView to your layout XML <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView android:id="@+id/recycler_view" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"/> // Step 2: Create a ViewHolder class public class MyViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder { public TextView textView; public MyViewHolder(View view) { super(view); textView = view.findViewById(R.id.textView); } } // Step 3: Create an Adapter class public class MyAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter { private List dataList; public MyAdapter(List dataList) { this.dataList = dataList; } @Override public MyViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) { View itemView = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()) .inflate(R.layout.list_item, parent, false); return new MyViewHolder(itemView); } @Override public void onBindViewHolder(MyViewHolder holder, int position) { holder.textView.setText(dataList.get(position)); } @Override public int getItemCount() { return dataList.size(); } } // Step 4: Set up RecyclerView in your Activity/Fragment RecyclerView recyclerView = findViewById(R.id.recycler_view); MyAdapter adapter = new MyAdapter(myDataList); recyclerView.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this)); recyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);

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