
#Android studio recyclerview item layout manual#
Manual Data Source - ListView had adapters for different sources such as ArrayAdapter and CursorAdapter for arrays and database results respectively.In contrast, the RecyclerView has the RecyclerView.ItemAnimator class for handling item animations. Easy Item Animations - ListView contains no special provisions through which one can animate the addition or deletion of items.

In contrast, the RecyclerView has a RecyclerView.LayoutManager that allows any item layouts including horizontal lists or staggered grids.


Use the RecyclerView widget when you have data collections whose elements change at runtime based on user action or network events. One of the reasons is that RecyclerView has a more extensible framework, especially since it provides the ability to implement both horizontal and vertical layouts. It is supposed to be the successor of ListView and GridView. The RecyclerView is a ViewGroup that renders any adapter-based view in a similar way.
