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When creating a recyclerview with a gridlayout layout manager you have to specify the span count in the constructor. Span count refers to the number of columns. This is fairly clunky and doesn't take into account larger screen sizes or screen orientation. One approach is to create multiple layouts f...

To add a header to a recyclerview with a gridlayout, first the adapter needs to be told that the header view is the first position - rather than the standard cell used for the content. Next, the layout manager must be told that the first position should have a span equal to the *span count of the e...

This example adds a list of places with image and name by using an ArrayList of custom Place objects as dataset. Activity layout The layout of the activity / fragment or where the RecyclerView is used only has to contain the RecyclerView. There is no ScrollView or a specific layout needed. <?x...

Create your RecyclerView in your layout xml file: <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView android:id="@+id/recycleView" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" /> Create your Model...