How to update/refresh specific item in RecyclerView

Question

You can use the notifyItemChanged(int position) method from the RecyclerView.Adapter class. From the documentation:

Notify any registered observers that the item at position has changed. Equivalent to calling notifyItemChanged(position, null);.

This is an item change event, not a structural change event. It indicates that any reflection of the data at position is out of date and should be updated. The item at position retains the same identity.

As you already have the position, it should work for you.

Update single item

1. Update the data item
2. Notify the adapter of the change with notifyItemChanged(updateIndex)

Example

Change the "Sheep" item so that it says "I like sheep."

String newValue = "I like sheep.";
int updateIndex = 3;
data.set(updateIndex, newValue);
adapter.notifyItemChanged(updateIndex);

My full answer with more examples is here.

Add the changed text to your model data list

mdata.get(position).setSuborderStatusId("5");
mdata.get(position).setSuborderStatus("cancelled");
notifyItemChanged(position);

I think I have an Idea on how to deal with this. Updating is the same as deleting and replacing at the exact position. So I first remove the item from that position using the code below:

public void removeItem(int position){
    mData.remove(position);
    notifyItemRemoved(position);
    notifyItemRangeChanged(position, mData.size());
}

and then I would add the item at that particular position as shown below:

public void addItem(int position, Landscape landscape){
    mData.add(position, landscape);
    notifyItemInserted(position);
    notifyItemRangeChanged(position, mData.size());
}

I'm trying to implement this now. I would give you a feedback when I'm through!

I got to solve this issue by catching the position of the item that needed to be modified and then in the adapter call

public void refreshBlockOverlay(int position) {
    notifyItemChanged(position);
}

, this will call onBindViewHolder(ViewHolder holder, int position) for this specific item at this specific position.