Why ShimmerContactsView?
- It is the superfast view to display contacts in RecyclerView with rich material design UI.
- This view can be used as a contact picker using bottom sheet dialog and activity.
| Demo I | Demo II |
|---|---|
Attributes and Methods
Following are the attributes and methods to initialise the demo views.
| XML Attributes | Java Methods | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
app:demo_child_count | setDemoChildCount(int) | Integer value that sets the number of demo views should be present in shimmer adapter |
app:demo_layout | setDemoLayoutReference(int) | Layout reference to your demo view. Define your my_demo_view.xml and refer the layout reference here. |
app:demo_layout_manager_type | setDemoLayoutManager(LayoutManagerType) | Layout manager of demo view. Can be one among linear_veritical or linear_horizontal or grid. |
Usage
Define your xml as:
<com.takeoffandroid.shimmercontactsview.views.shimmer.ShimmerRecyclerView
android:id="@+id/recycler_view_contacts"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:scrollbars="vertical"
app:demo_child_count="10"
app:demo_layout="@layout/shimmer_sample_view"
app:demo_layout_manager_type="linear_vertical"
/> where @layout/layout_demo_grid refers to your sample layout that should be shown during loading spinner. Now on your activity onCreate, initialize the shimmer as below:
ShimmerRecyclerView shimmerRecycler = (ShimmerRecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.recycler_view_contacts);
shimmerRecycler.showShimmerAdapter();
Benchmark Test
Acknowledgements
- Facebook for Shimmer Android
- Thanks to ShimmerRecyclerView
- TextDrawable