Implementing Endless RecyclerView

Question

I want to implement an endless RecyclerView but so far all the implementations and tutorials I have come across describe loading data off a server then loading it or dynamically adding elements using a loop.

In my case, I already have a large ArrayList containing the data I want to display in the RecyclerView.

What I need is to say, display the first 10 items of the array, and on loading more, display the next batch of 10.

Answer 1

This could achieve your goal.

public abstract class EndlessRecyclerOnScrollListener extends RecyclerView.OnScrollListener {
    public static String TAG = EndlessRecyclerOnScrollListener.class.getSimpleName();

private int previousTotal = 0; // The total number of items in the dataset after the last load
private boolean loading = true; // True if we are still waiting for the last set of data to load.
private int visibleThreshold = 5; // The minimum amount of items to have below your current scroll position before loading more.
int firstVisibleItem, visibleItemCount, totalItemCount;

private int current_page = 1;

private LinearLayoutManager mLinearLayoutManager;

public EndlessRecyclerOnScrollListener(LinearLayoutManager linearLayoutManager) {
    this.mLinearLayoutManager = linearLayoutManager;
}

@Override
public void onScrolled(RecyclerView recyclerView, int dx, int dy) {
    super.onScrolled(recyclerView, dx, dy);

    visibleItemCount = recyclerView.getChildCount();
    totalItemCount = mLinearLayoutManager.getItemCount();
    firstVisibleItem = mLinearLayoutManager.findFirstVisibleItemPosition();

    if (loading) {
        if (totalItemCount > previousTotal) {
            loading = false;
            previousTotal = totalItemCount;
        }
    }
    if (!loading && (totalItemCount - visibleItemCount)
            <= (firstVisibleItem + visibleThreshold)) {
        // End has been reached

        // Do something
        current_page++;

        onLoadMore(current_page);

        loading = true;
    }
}

public abstract void onLoadMore(int current_page);
}

And sample activity

public class SampleActivity extends ActionBarActivity {

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

    RecyclerView recyclerView = (RecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.list);
    LinearLayoutManager linearLayoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(this);
    recyclerView.setLayoutManager(linearLayoutManager);
    recyclerView.setOnScrollListener(new EndlessRecyclerOnScrollListener(linearLayoutManager) {
        @Override
        public void onLoadMore(int current_page) {
            // do something...
        }
    });
}
}

Edit: See here: Endless Scrolling with AdapterViews