<@U6ECJCVAL> Thanks for your reply and suggestions...

# android

[trubesv]

@rkeazor Thanks for your reply and suggestions! I thought about implementing what you propose first but with databinding:
- the list_fragment.xml RecyclerView layout with android:visibility="@{adapter.itemCount > 0}
- a list_empty.xml layout with android:visibility="@{adapter.itemCount == 0}
The issue is that I have trouble linking the adapter variable to the xmls 😕

[aidanvii]

I think you should keep all logic out of xml

[aidanvii]

what I’ve done in the past when experimenting with RecyclerView and data binding, is keep a bindable collection in a view-model

[aidanvii]

then create an abstract adapter, what I aimed for was

[aidanvii]

something that can bind a List, ObservableList, ObservableArrayMap, and SortedList. The solution was very complex under the hood, I never managed to get it out there, fully tested with example code, but plan to

[aidanvii]

current repo, not updated it in ages, but working on unit tests just now: https://github.com/Aidanvii7/Toolbox/

[aidanvii]

also changed a lot and not pushed… so not final

[aidanvii]

it’s mostly Java, with a think kotlin layer over certain parts

[aidanvii]

anyway, that aside, in xml, I aimed for syntax like this: app:bind_collection="@{viewModel.observableList}"

[trubesv]

I just saw your replies, thanks a lot for sharing this!
I'll look into it tomorrow K