Implementing Android RecyclerView with Multiple ViewTypes in Java

RecyclerView is an essential component for any Android app that requires displaying a list of items from a large data set or dynamically changing data. It's a more refined and efficient version of ListView, offering advanced performance and multiple benefits. In this article, we'll explore how to use the Android RecyclerView, including implementing multiple view types.

To begin with, let's take a look at the basic structure of our project. Our activity_main.xml file contains a CoordinatorLayout as the root element, with the RecyclerView acting as its child view. Each item in the RecyclerView will have its own implementation specified in the adapter class.

We'll be implementing three view types - text, image, and audio - that are inflated by three different layouts. To achieve this, we'll need to create a custom adapter class that extends RecyclerView.Adapter. Inside this adapter class, we'll define three view types using the getItemViewType() method.

Here's an example of how you can implement multiple view types in your RecyclerView:

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public class CustomAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter {

private List

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