Embedding ads within Recyclerview

Question

I am trying to upgrade my app from listview to recyclerview. When I was using listview I had embedded ads within the listview using this tutorial.

I am not able to add it within recyclerview similarly. Any views on how this is to be done in a Recyclerview?

Currently in my listview the code is as below for loading ads:

    if ((position % k) == 0) {       if (convertView instanceof AdView) {         return convertView;       } else {         // Create a new AdView         AdView adView = new AdView(activity, AdSize.BANNER,                                    ADMOB_ID);          float density = activity.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;         int height = Math.round(AdSize.BANNER.getHeight() * density);         AbsListView.LayoutParams params = new AbsListView.LayoutParams(             AbsListView.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,             height);         adView.setLayoutParams(params);          adView.loadAd(new AdRequest());         return adView;       }     } else {       return delegate.getView(position - (int) Math.ceil(position / k) - 1,           convertView, parent);     } 

This is how it should look:

Update: Refer this video from google, it gives the complete explanation

Answer 1

In your adapter, you first need to override getItemViewType, for example:

@Override public int getItemViewType(int position)  {     if (position % 5 == 0)         return AD_TYPE;      return CONTENT_TYPE; } 

Then in onCreateViewHolder, inflate a different view according to the type. Something like this:

@Override public RecyclerView.ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup viewGroup, int viewType)  {     View v = null;      if (viewType == AD_TYPE)     {         v = new AdView(activity, AdSize.BANNER, ADMOB_ID);         float density = activity.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;         int height = Math.round(AdSize.BANNER.getHeight() * density);         AbsListView.LayoutParams params = new AbsListView.LayoutParams(AbsListView.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,height);         v.setLayoutParams(params);       AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();         if (adRequest != null && v != null){             v.loadAd(adRequest);          }     }     else          v = LayoutInflater.from(viewGroup.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.list_item_layout, viewGroup, false);      RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder = new RecyclerView.ViewHolder(v);     return viewHolder; } 

Answer 2

How to add AD list items and don't skip content items and don't insert null items to content list?

private static final int LIST_AD_DELTA = 3; private static final int CONTENT = 0; private static final int AD = 1;  @Override public int getItemViewType(int position) {     if (position > 0 && position % LIST_AD_DELTA == 0) {         return AD;     }     return CONTENT; }  @Override public BaseRecyclerHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {     if (viewType == CONTENT) {         return new ContentRecyclerHolder(parent, layoutId) {             @Override             protected void onCardClick(CardView card) {                 fragmentManager.showPagerFragmentWithTransition(card.getContext(), getRealPosition(getAdapterPosition()));             }         };     } else {         return new AdRecyclerHolder(LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.list_item_ad, parent, false));     } }  @Override public int getItemCount() {     int additionalContent = 0;     if (data.size() > 0 && LIST_AD_DELTA > 0 && data.size() > LIST_AD_DELTA) {         additionalContent = data.size() / LIST_AD_DELTA;     }     return data.size() + additionalContent; }  @Override public void onBindViewHolder(BaseRecyclerHolder baseHolder, int position) {     if (getItemViewType(position) == CONTENT) {         ContentRecyclerHolder holder = (ContentRecyclerHolder) baseHolder;         Content content = data.get(getRealPosition(position));     } else {         AdRecyclerHolder holder = (AdRecyclerHolder) baseHolder;             AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();             if (adRequest != null && holder.adView != null){                 holder.adView.loadAd(adRequest);              }     } }  private int getRealPosition(int position) {     if (LIST_AD_DELTA == 0) {         return position;     } else {         return position - position / LIST_AD_DELTA;     } }