Android design documentation tells about "Data tables", which offer a lot of interesting features (https://material.google.com/components/data-tables.html). Unfortunately, in the latest version of Android studio as of 25:10:2016, "Data table" component is not implemented. I read the StackOverflow answer (2015) that says to use something else. But I would like to know if this implementation exists somewhere in android studio in a place I dont know, or if it is not quite ready and will exist soon, or if it will never exist. In that case it would be better to strip off that "Data table" from the design documentation.
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Android Studio is just an IDE designed to make working with these projects easier. Its not the same as the API itself. What Android SDK version does your app use? – trooper Oct 25 '16 at 15:21
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You mention this one ? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31130838/how-to-implement-data-tables-material-design-component-in-android – compte14031879 Oct 25 '16 at 15:21
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I use studio 2.2.2 and sdk 6.0 – malokran Oct 26 '16 at 08:57
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Yes I mentionned that link – malokran Oct 26 '16 at 08:58
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Not all components described in the Material design specifications are directly mapped to a View provided in the SDK. Most are just guidelines you should follow when creating the presentation layer of your app :-)
Providing a View makes sense for some of the components that are special or potentially memory heavy, such as CardView or the FloatingActionButton. But it also limits the user, so in most cases the platform provides less specific tools you can use to build exactly the thing you want :-)
As for "data tables", this can be easily implemented using a RecyclerView with a specific adapter.
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I understand your point. I will try if I can realize all the features "promised" by "Data table" with "RecyclerView". – malokran Oct 26 '16 at 09:02