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Sam Morris
5,422 PointsWhy was the ViewHolder created as a nested class instead of its own class?
I am trying to understand, why was the ViewHolder created as a nested class instead of its own class?
In the future, when would I use nested class vs a non nested class?
1 Answer
Enrique Munguía
14,311 PointsIn this case you can choose both options, however, the ViewHolder is declared as a nested class because its use is limited to the enclosing class, you are not going to use it outside, so it does not add much value create another file and declare it separately.
When you need a class a it will be used by used at different places you can create it as non nested, when its use is narrowed to one file or class you can create it as nested.