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6,222 PointsRole of Adapter in Android
What does an adapter do in most of the cases? Why do we need to use an adapter?
Do I need to write costumed adapter or to use these provided by system in most cases?
1 Answer
Seth Kroger
56,413 PointsThe Adapter pattern is a software design pattern where you change the interface of a class into the interface of a different class. In Android ListAdapters are the most recognizable because there solve a common problem: You have a list of data objects you want to display but the ListView excepts a list of View objects.
https://teamtreehouse.com/library/introduction-to-design-patterns specifically the video https://teamtreehouse.com/library/what-makes-a-pattern talks about the Adapter pattern