How to use RecyclerView and CardView

Question

I don't have much experience in android development and try to implement RecyclerView in my application. The version of android studio does not have Android L neither there is option to install. Everytime it says android.support.widget.v7.RecyclerView in not used and disabled it from import packages. I give refrences in layout file also in Gradle.build but my problem is still there anyone help please?

Answer 1

Follow this line

• CardView and RecyclerView in Material Design

http://icetea09.com/blog/2014/12/19/android-cardview-and-recyclerview-in-material-design/

add these into the dependencies:

    compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:22.2.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:22.2.0'

and update the gradle in module's build.gradle

• Example for each one:

CardView

<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    card_view:contentPadding="16dp"
    card_view:cardElevation="2dp"
    card_view:cardCornerRadius="5dp">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical">

        <TextView
            style="@style/Base.TextAppearance.AppCompat.Headline"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Title" />

        <TextView
            style="@style/Base.TextAppearance.AppCompat.Body1"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Content here" />

    </LinearLayout>

</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>

RecyclerView:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/recycler_view"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"/>

</LinearLayout>