Is there another way to implement data into activity besides an adapter?

Question

So I started learning Android programming recently and was wondering if there another way to implement gson data using retrofit besides using an adapter and a list.

So basically I have to make a full-screen activity with a few TextViews and ImageViews (so I don't need a list). Do I have to make an adapter and a ListView for something as simple as that or is that the best way?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 18 '18 at 19:47

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Do I have to make an adapter and a ListView for something as simple as that

No. You use adapter-based widgets (typically RecyclerView right now) when:

The JSON is dominated by an array, and
You do not know up front the size of that array

If, instead, your JSON is a simple object, with a well-defined structure known at compile time, you are welcome to use that object to populate simple widgets in a simple layout.

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Thanks a lot, will try to do so. :) – aratata Nov 18 '18 at 19:52

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 18 '18 at 19:50

If you don't want to use ListView and RecyclerView then you can use LayoutInflator to have some of your limited Views Inflated to the LinearLayout or some other Layout.

Note: But for that views to get selected and do some operations or to apply animations will be vary difficult for you.

Check here about LayoutInflator here:

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/LayoutInflater

and here:

What does LayoutInflater class do? (in Android)

Is there another way to implement data into activity besides an adapter?

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