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Casebash
Casebash

Reputation: 118822

BaseAdapter or ArrayAdaptor - Android

I am going to make a grid of images and I am trying to figure out whether to use an array adaptor or a baseadaptor. While the GridView example, stores the data in an array, it uses a BaseAdapter rather than a ArrayAdaptor. I am curious why this is. One thing I noticed about an ArrayAdapter, is that its constructor takes a textViewResourceId for some unknown reason - although the documentation say the getView can be used to make it work with other kinds of views as well. So, if I want a fixed grid of images for a menu, which class would you recommend choosing?

Upvotes: 18

Views: 9533

Answers (1)

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1006869

You typically choose your adapter class based on what the model data is. If you have an ArrayList of objects, use ArrayAdapter. If you have a Cursor from a database query, use a CursorAdapter. BaseAdapter can be used for anything, but it requires more coding, since it has no innate knowledge of how to iterate over the data.

Upvotes: 48

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