If data in a recycler view item is null don't display the view holder












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I want to check if data that comes from the server is null or not. If is not null then populate the recycler view item in my case being a CardView and if it is null don't display the CardView at all.



In my recycler view adapter i have this:



override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: ViewHolder, position: Int) {
var firstName = itemsList[position].firstName
var lastName = itemsList[position].lastName

if (firstName.isNullOrEmpty() && lastName.isNullOrEmpty()) {
//...what shoud i write here ?
} else {
holder.name?.text = firstName + " " + lastName
}
}

class ViewHolder(itemView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(itemView) {

val name = itemView.name
}









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  • I think this should be handled from getItemViewType method of RecyclerView.Adapter
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    Nov 20 at 13:27










  • Can you tell me how exactly can I do that? I am relatively new to this.
    – anMC
    Nov 20 at 13:33
















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I want to check if data that comes from the server is null or not. If is not null then populate the recycler view item in my case being a CardView and if it is null don't display the CardView at all.



In my recycler view adapter i have this:



override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: ViewHolder, position: Int) {
var firstName = itemsList[position].firstName
var lastName = itemsList[position].lastName

if (firstName.isNullOrEmpty() && lastName.isNullOrEmpty()) {
//...what shoud i write here ?
} else {
holder.name?.text = firstName + " " + lastName
}
}

class ViewHolder(itemView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(itemView) {

val name = itemView.name
}









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  • I think this should be handled from getItemViewType method of RecyclerView.Adapter
    – Ionut J. Bejan
    Nov 20 at 13:27










  • Can you tell me how exactly can I do that? I am relatively new to this.
    – anMC
    Nov 20 at 13:33














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I want to check if data that comes from the server is null or not. If is not null then populate the recycler view item in my case being a CardView and if it is null don't display the CardView at all.



In my recycler view adapter i have this:



override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: ViewHolder, position: Int) {
var firstName = itemsList[position].firstName
var lastName = itemsList[position].lastName

if (firstName.isNullOrEmpty() && lastName.isNullOrEmpty()) {
//...what shoud i write here ?
} else {
holder.name?.text = firstName + " " + lastName
}
}

class ViewHolder(itemView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(itemView) {

val name = itemView.name
}









share|improve this question













I want to check if data that comes from the server is null or not. If is not null then populate the recycler view item in my case being a CardView and if it is null don't display the CardView at all.



In my recycler view adapter i have this:



override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: ViewHolder, position: Int) {
var firstName = itemsList[position].firstName
var lastName = itemsList[position].lastName

if (firstName.isNullOrEmpty() && lastName.isNullOrEmpty()) {
//...what shoud i write here ?
} else {
holder.name?.text = firstName + " " + lastName
}
}

class ViewHolder(itemView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(itemView) {

val name = itemView.name
}






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  • I think this should be handled from getItemViewType method of RecyclerView.Adapter
    – Ionut J. Bejan
    Nov 20 at 13:27










  • Can you tell me how exactly can I do that? I am relatively new to this.
    – anMC
    Nov 20 at 13:33


















  • I think this should be handled from getItemViewType method of RecyclerView.Adapter
    – Ionut J. Bejan
    Nov 20 at 13:27










  • Can you tell me how exactly can I do that? I am relatively new to this.
    – anMC
    Nov 20 at 13:33
















I think this should be handled from getItemViewType method of RecyclerView.Adapter
– Ionut J. Bejan
Nov 20 at 13:27




I think this should be handled from getItemViewType method of RecyclerView.Adapter
– Ionut J. Bejan
Nov 20 at 13:27












Can you tell me how exactly can I do that? I am relatively new to this.
– anMC
Nov 20 at 13:33




Can you tell me how exactly can I do that? I am relatively new to this.
– anMC
Nov 20 at 13:33












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you should do something like this:



override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: ViewHolder, position: Int) {
var firstName = itemsList[position].firstName
var lastName = itemsList[position].lastName

if (firstName.isNullOrEmpty() && lastName.isNullOrEmpty()) {
yourCardView.visibility = View.INVISIBLE //or GONE if you do not want to keep its space
holder.name?.text = ""
} else {
yourCardView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
holder.name?.text = firstName + " " + lastName
}
}

class ViewHolder(itemView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(itemView) {

val name = itemView.name
}


but if cardview is your root item and you do not want to show the list item at all,you should change your main list with a code like this in your adapter constructor:



        filteredList = itemsList?.filter {
(it.firstname.isNullOrEmpty() || it.lastName.isNullOrEmpty()).not()
}





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  • Can I set my cardView visibility in another way? I can't access it in adapter.
    – anMC
    Nov 26 at 8:20










  • if cardview is in your list-item you should findViewById it in ViewHolder and access it same as holder.name (for example holder.cardView.visibility) but if cardview is in your activity you should hide it by passing an interface that implemented in your activity or pass it in adapter constructor
    – Reza.Abedini
    Nov 26 at 8:50










  • Thank you so much it works now. One more thing though...even if I set the visibility to View.GONE the space of the cardView is still showing in the list.
    – anMC
    Nov 26 at 8:59










  • set your item's height wrap_content and add this code in your activity : recyclerView.hasFixedSize = false it should works
    – Reza.Abedini
    Nov 26 at 9:20



















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Even if you change the visibility of the CardView the gap in the RecyclerView will be there.

It's better to remove the empty items from the list, prior to setting the adapter:



list.removeIf { it.firstName.isNullOrEmpty() && it.lastName.isNullOrEmpty() }





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    you should do something like this:



    override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: ViewHolder, position: Int) {
    var firstName = itemsList[position].firstName
    var lastName = itemsList[position].lastName

    if (firstName.isNullOrEmpty() && lastName.isNullOrEmpty()) {
    yourCardView.visibility = View.INVISIBLE //or GONE if you do not want to keep its space
    holder.name?.text = ""
    } else {
    yourCardView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
    holder.name?.text = firstName + " " + lastName
    }
    }

    class ViewHolder(itemView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(itemView) {

    val name = itemView.name
    }


    but if cardview is your root item and you do not want to show the list item at all,you should change your main list with a code like this in your adapter constructor:



            filteredList = itemsList?.filter {
    (it.firstname.isNullOrEmpty() || it.lastName.isNullOrEmpty()).not()
    }





    share|improve this answer























    • Can I set my cardView visibility in another way? I can't access it in adapter.
      – anMC
      Nov 26 at 8:20










    • if cardview is in your list-item you should findViewById it in ViewHolder and access it same as holder.name (for example holder.cardView.visibility) but if cardview is in your activity you should hide it by passing an interface that implemented in your activity or pass it in adapter constructor
      – Reza.Abedini
      Nov 26 at 8:50










    • Thank you so much it works now. One more thing though...even if I set the visibility to View.GONE the space of the cardView is still showing in the list.
      – anMC
      Nov 26 at 8:59










    • set your item's height wrap_content and add this code in your activity : recyclerView.hasFixedSize = false it should works
      – Reza.Abedini
      Nov 26 at 9:20
















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    you should do something like this:



    override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: ViewHolder, position: Int) {
    var firstName = itemsList[position].firstName
    var lastName = itemsList[position].lastName

    if (firstName.isNullOrEmpty() && lastName.isNullOrEmpty()) {
    yourCardView.visibility = View.INVISIBLE //or GONE if you do not want to keep its space
    holder.name?.text = ""
    } else {
    yourCardView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
    holder.name?.text = firstName + " " + lastName
    }
    }

    class ViewHolder(itemView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(itemView) {

    val name = itemView.name
    }


    but if cardview is your root item and you do not want to show the list item at all,you should change your main list with a code like this in your adapter constructor:



            filteredList = itemsList?.filter {
    (it.firstname.isNullOrEmpty() || it.lastName.isNullOrEmpty()).not()
    }





    share|improve this answer























    • Can I set my cardView visibility in another way? I can't access it in adapter.
      – anMC
      Nov 26 at 8:20










    • if cardview is in your list-item you should findViewById it in ViewHolder and access it same as holder.name (for example holder.cardView.visibility) but if cardview is in your activity you should hide it by passing an interface that implemented in your activity or pass it in adapter constructor
      – Reza.Abedini
      Nov 26 at 8:50










    • Thank you so much it works now. One more thing though...even if I set the visibility to View.GONE the space of the cardView is still showing in the list.
      – anMC
      Nov 26 at 8:59










    • set your item's height wrap_content and add this code in your activity : recyclerView.hasFixedSize = false it should works
      – Reza.Abedini
      Nov 26 at 9:20














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    you should do something like this:



    override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: ViewHolder, position: Int) {
    var firstName = itemsList[position].firstName
    var lastName = itemsList[position].lastName

    if (firstName.isNullOrEmpty() && lastName.isNullOrEmpty()) {
    yourCardView.visibility = View.INVISIBLE //or GONE if you do not want to keep its space
    holder.name?.text = ""
    } else {
    yourCardView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
    holder.name?.text = firstName + " " + lastName
    }
    }

    class ViewHolder(itemView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(itemView) {

    val name = itemView.name
    }


    but if cardview is your root item and you do not want to show the list item at all,you should change your main list with a code like this in your adapter constructor:



            filteredList = itemsList?.filter {
    (it.firstname.isNullOrEmpty() || it.lastName.isNullOrEmpty()).not()
    }





    share|improve this answer














    you should do something like this:



    override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: ViewHolder, position: Int) {
    var firstName = itemsList[position].firstName
    var lastName = itemsList[position].lastName

    if (firstName.isNullOrEmpty() && lastName.isNullOrEmpty()) {
    yourCardView.visibility = View.INVISIBLE //or GONE if you do not want to keep its space
    holder.name?.text = ""
    } else {
    yourCardView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
    holder.name?.text = firstName + " " + lastName
    }
    }

    class ViewHolder(itemView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(itemView) {

    val name = itemView.name
    }


    but if cardview is your root item and you do not want to show the list item at all,you should change your main list with a code like this in your adapter constructor:



            filteredList = itemsList?.filter {
    (it.firstname.isNullOrEmpty() || it.lastName.isNullOrEmpty()).not()
    }






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    • Can I set my cardView visibility in another way? I can't access it in adapter.
      – anMC
      Nov 26 at 8:20










    • if cardview is in your list-item you should findViewById it in ViewHolder and access it same as holder.name (for example holder.cardView.visibility) but if cardview is in your activity you should hide it by passing an interface that implemented in your activity or pass it in adapter constructor
      – Reza.Abedini
      Nov 26 at 8:50










    • Thank you so much it works now. One more thing though...even if I set the visibility to View.GONE the space of the cardView is still showing in the list.
      – anMC
      Nov 26 at 8:59










    • set your item's height wrap_content and add this code in your activity : recyclerView.hasFixedSize = false it should works
      – Reza.Abedini
      Nov 26 at 9:20


















    • Can I set my cardView visibility in another way? I can't access it in adapter.
      – anMC
      Nov 26 at 8:20










    • if cardview is in your list-item you should findViewById it in ViewHolder and access it same as holder.name (for example holder.cardView.visibility) but if cardview is in your activity you should hide it by passing an interface that implemented in your activity or pass it in adapter constructor
      – Reza.Abedini
      Nov 26 at 8:50










    • Thank you so much it works now. One more thing though...even if I set the visibility to View.GONE the space of the cardView is still showing in the list.
      – anMC
      Nov 26 at 8:59










    • set your item's height wrap_content and add this code in your activity : recyclerView.hasFixedSize = false it should works
      – Reza.Abedini
      Nov 26 at 9:20
















    Can I set my cardView visibility in another way? I can't access it in adapter.
    – anMC
    Nov 26 at 8:20




    Can I set my cardView visibility in another way? I can't access it in adapter.
    – anMC
    Nov 26 at 8:20












    if cardview is in your list-item you should findViewById it in ViewHolder and access it same as holder.name (for example holder.cardView.visibility) but if cardview is in your activity you should hide it by passing an interface that implemented in your activity or pass it in adapter constructor
    – Reza.Abedini
    Nov 26 at 8:50




    if cardview is in your list-item you should findViewById it in ViewHolder and access it same as holder.name (for example holder.cardView.visibility) but if cardview is in your activity you should hide it by passing an interface that implemented in your activity or pass it in adapter constructor
    – Reza.Abedini
    Nov 26 at 8:50












    Thank you so much it works now. One more thing though...even if I set the visibility to View.GONE the space of the cardView is still showing in the list.
    – anMC
    Nov 26 at 8:59




    Thank you so much it works now. One more thing though...even if I set the visibility to View.GONE the space of the cardView is still showing in the list.
    – anMC
    Nov 26 at 8:59












    set your item's height wrap_content and add this code in your activity : recyclerView.hasFixedSize = false it should works
    – Reza.Abedini
    Nov 26 at 9:20




    set your item's height wrap_content and add this code in your activity : recyclerView.hasFixedSize = false it should works
    – Reza.Abedini
    Nov 26 at 9:20













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    Even if you change the visibility of the CardView the gap in the RecyclerView will be there.

    It's better to remove the empty items from the list, prior to setting the adapter:



    list.removeIf { it.firstName.isNullOrEmpty() && it.lastName.isNullOrEmpty() }





    share|improve this answer


























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      Even if you change the visibility of the CardView the gap in the RecyclerView will be there.

      It's better to remove the empty items from the list, prior to setting the adapter:



      list.removeIf { it.firstName.isNullOrEmpty() && it.lastName.isNullOrEmpty() }





      share|improve this answer
























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        Even if you change the visibility of the CardView the gap in the RecyclerView will be there.

        It's better to remove the empty items from the list, prior to setting the adapter:



        list.removeIf { it.firstName.isNullOrEmpty() && it.lastName.isNullOrEmpty() }





        share|improve this answer












        Even if you change the visibility of the CardView the gap in the RecyclerView will be there.

        It's better to remove the empty items from the list, prior to setting the adapter:



        list.removeIf { it.firstName.isNullOrEmpty() && it.lastName.isNullOrEmpty() }






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