Android RecyclerView in Kotlin with Example

In this tutorial, we will learn how to use Recycler View in Android using Kotlin. A RecyclerView is an advanced version of a ListView that performs better.
Android RecyclerView allows you to create a horizontal, vertical, or Expandable List. It’s most useful when dealing with data sets whose elements can change in runtime as a result of user actions or network events.

Note: When you need to show a large number of things and the number is changing, you should use RecyclerView. ListView should only be used when the number of items is constant and the screen size is limited.

Preview: Android RecyclerView

<–RecyclerView Example

RecyclerView code:

    <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/recyclerView"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
       />

dependency for recyclerView

–> Add the given below code to your file build.gradle.(app)

//recycler view 
    implementation "androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.2.1"

File: activity_main.xml

–> Add the given below code to your file activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout 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/recyclerView"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        tools:listitem="@layout/item_list"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

File: Item_list.xml

–> Create a new Layout Resource File and Add the given below code to your file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
    android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
    android:background="@color/teal_200"
    android:padding="16dp">

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/image"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="200dp"
        android:scaleType="centerCrop"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher_foreground"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/firstname"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
        android:ellipsize="end"
        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:maxLines="2"
        android:text="Developers Dome"
        android:textAlignment="center"
        android:textColor="#212121"
        android:textSize="18sp"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/image" />

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

File: MainActivity.kt

–> Add the given below code to your file MainActivity.kt

package com.sagar.recyclerview

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.os.Bundle
import android.view.Window
import android.view.WindowManager
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
    private lateinit var mAdapter: RecyclerViewAdapter

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
        this.getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
        //Layout manager
        val recyclerView = findViewById<RecyclerView>(R.id.recyclerView)
        recyclerView.layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(this)

        val item = ArrayList<User>()
        //adding user
        item.add(User("Developers"))
        item.add(User("Dome"))
        item.add(User("Developers1"))
        item.add(User("Dome1"))
        item.add(User("Developers2"))
        item.add(User("Dome2"))
        item.add(User("Developers3"))
        item.add(User("Dome3"))
        //Adapter setting
        mAdapter = RecyclerViewAdapter(item)
        recyclerView.adapter = mAdapter
    }
}

File: User.kt

–> Create a New Kotlin Data Class and Add the given below code to your file .

package com.sagar.recyclerview

data class User(val Firstname: String)

File: RecyclerViewAdapter.kt

–> Create a New Kotlin Class and Add the given below code to your file.

package com.sagar.recyclerview

import android.view.LayoutInflater
import android.view.View
import android.view.ViewGroup
import android.widget.TextView
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView


class RecyclerViewAdapter(val userList: ArrayList<User>) : RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerViewAdapter.ViewHolder>() {

    override fun onCreateViewHolder(parent: ViewGroup, viewType: Int): RecyclerViewAdapter.ViewHolder {

        val view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.context).inflate(R.layout.item_list, parent, false)
        return ViewHolder(view)
    }

    override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: RecyclerViewAdapter.ViewHolder, position: Int) {
        holder.bind(userList[position])
    }

    override fun getItemCount(): Int {
        return userList.size
    }

    class ViewHolder(itemView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(itemView) {

        fun bind(user: User) {
            val textViewName = itemView.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.firstname)
            textViewName.text = user.Firstname
        }
    }
}

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