MainActivity.java

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 * Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
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package com.example.android.recyclerview;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    private static final int NUM_LIST_ITEMS = 100;

    /*
     * References to RecyclerView and Adapter to reset the list to its
     * "pretty" state when the reset menu item is clicked.
     */
    private GreenAdapter mAdapter;
    private RecyclerView mNumbersList;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        /*
         * Using findViewById, we get a reference to our RecyclerView from xml. This allows us to
         * do things like set the adapter of the RecyclerView and toggle the visibility.
         */
        mNumbersList = (RecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.rv_numbers);

        /*
         * A LinearLayoutManager is responsible for measuring and positioning item views within a
         * RecyclerView into a linear list. This means that it can produce either a horizontal or
         * vertical list depending on which parameter you pass in to the LinearLayoutManager
         * constructor. By default, if you don't specify an orientation, you get a vertical list.
         * In our case, we want a vertical list, so we don't need to pass in an orientation flag to
         * the LinearLayoutManager constructor.
         *
         * There are other LayoutManagers available to display your data in uniform grids,
         * staggered grids, and more! See the developer documentation for more details.
         */
        LinearLayoutManager layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(this);
        mNumbersList.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);

        /*
         * Use this setting to improve performance if you know that changes in content do not
         * change the child layout size in the RecyclerView
         */
        mNumbersList.setHasFixedSize(true);

        /*
         * The GreenAdapter is responsible for displaying each item in the list.
         */
        mAdapter = new GreenAdapter(NUM_LIST_ITEMS);
        mNumbersList.setAdapter(mAdapter);
    }

    // COMPLETED (7) Override onCreateOptionsMenu
    // COMPLETED (8) Use getMenuInflater().inflate to inflate the menu
    // COMPLETED (9) Return true to display this menu
    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
        return true;
    }

    // COMPLETED (10) Override onOptionsItemSelected
    // COMPLETED (11) Within this method, get the ID from the MenuItem
    // COMPLETED (12) If the ID equals R.id.action_refresh, create and set a new adapter on the RecyclerView and return true
    // COMPLETED (13) For now, for all other IDs, return super.onOptionsItemSelected
    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

        int itemId = item.getItemId();

        switch (itemId) {
            /*
             * When you click the reset menu item, we want to start all over
             * and display the pretty gradient again. There are a few similar
             * ways of doing this, with this one being the simplest of those
             * ways. (in our humble opinion)
             */
            case R.id.action_refresh:
                mAdapter = new GreenAdapter(NUM_LIST_ITEMS);
                mNumbersList.setAdapter(mAdapter);
                return true;
        }

        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
}