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The library has been completely rebuilt, deeply optimized and classes refactored in order to have a multitude of functionalities inside an unique library, without the need to adapt the code among not compatible third libraries.

Thanks to the new concept of item interfaces, which internally hold some precious flags, the Adapter can distinguish the status of each item and performs actions on them keeping synchronized the main list.

The ViewHolders receive the events from the users and allow or disallow an action depending the current situation with the ActionMode and the item selection status.

Adapter and ViewHolders, have some configuration where the developer can customize the behaviors for the own use case.

Tutorial of the functionalities

The basics

• Library structure
  Classes and package organization

• Setting Up
  Short step-by-step for Adapter creation and initialization

• Setting Up Advanced
  More advanced configuration and how FlexibleAdapter can be extended and customized

• Item interfaces
  IFlexible IExpandable IHeader ISectionable IFilterable IHolder

• ViewHolders
  FlexibleViewHolder ExpandableViewHolder AnimatedViewHolder

• Callbacks
  Events generated from the Adapter and from the ViewHolders

• Migrations
  If you early adopted a beta version and want to upgrade to the most recent release

More deep into the functionalities

• Update Data Set
  How to update the data set when a new list is fetched

• Selection modes
  IDLE SINGLE MULTI

• Headers and Sections
  The most searched functionality
  Here 2 use cases are presented to create sections with clickable sticky headers

• Scrollable Headers and Footers
  Special items that lay at first and last positions, but scroll along with main items

• Expandable items
  Discover the functionalities around the expandable item that have been implemented

• Drag&Drop and Swipe*
  Pre-implemented ItemTouchHelperCallback

• Restore deleted items*
  A complex routine where the items are restored at the right positions, even if the data set is changed. UndoHelper is recommended

• EndlessScroll / On Load More
  How to automatically load more items on the top OR on the bottom of the list (with custom limits)

• Search Filter
  Asynchronous process with synchronization animations

• Adapter Animations
  Fully customizable entry and scrolling animations
  Coherent with scrolling animations

UI Extensions

• FastScroller
  Imported library, but improved a lot and modified to fit into FlexibleAdapter

• Smooth Layout Managers
  Layout Managers that support Smooth scrolling

• Thirds Layout Managers
  Allow thirds Layout Managers to work with FlexibleAdapter

• Flexible Item Decoration
  Advanced item decoration that can display the Section gaps, item offsets and custom dividers

• Utils
  Highlight text and Dynamic background colors with ripple

• ActionModeHelper
  It's now very easy to add the ActionMode and manage multiple selections with FlexibleAdapter

• UndoHelper*
  A new way to restore deleted items

• AnimatorHelper
  Simplify the way to add animators for scroll animations

• Payload
  Predefined events in an Enumeration

Adapter Extensions

• Databinding*
  Independent extension library for Databinding

Demo App

• MainActivity & Fragments
  How the demo app is organized

* = Under revision!

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