How do I add two view types in a Recycler adapter? I want to make a Android Chatting App

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I'm using retrofit for data fetching
How do use different xml for both of sender and receiver.

create two rows . eg . right.xml left.xml inflate them according to receiver or sender — akshay_shahane, Aug 16 '17 at 12:40
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26245139/how-to-create-recyclerview-with-multiple-view-type — XH6 user, Aug 16 '17 at 12:40

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 16 '17 at 12:39

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You should use getItemViewType() of the RecyclerView.Adapter. Return different values for different views in that callback. You will receive that value in viewType of onCreateViewHolder callback. Inflate different layouts based on the viewType.

answered Aug 16 '17 at 12:39

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 16 '17 at 12:43

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Create 2 views LEFT and RIGHT based on message type(Send or Received) Visible/Invisible LEFT/RIGHT view

answered Aug 16 '17 at 12:43

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How do I add two view types in a Recycler adapter? I want to make a Android Chatting App

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