Jetpack Compose: Lists
The two ways we can implement Lists in Jetpack Compose.
Note: I’m using Jetpack Compose version 0.1.0-dev08 at the time of writing this.
Using AdapterList
We can use AdapterList composable — it is equivalent to RecyclerViews + RecyclerViewAdapters — but with significantly less code 😍
AdapterList constructor takes in data, which is a list of items you want to display and passes individual items to a lambda. There you can define the list item.
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Currently it’s limited to vertical scrolling only. This might change in future releases.
Multiple Types
We can easily differentiate between different view types — by simply adding if conditions. Here’s an example if we want to show a heading at the start of the list:
Using Vertical and Horizontal Scrollers
Another way of implementing lists is using simple Scrollers — these won’t use recycled views. So not really ideal for large lists.
We can nest these scrollers to construct the layout using Columns & Rows.
Here’s the layout in action:
Disclaimer: As the Jetpack Compose is in development phase — any of these APIs can change at any time. So as the source of truth, please always refer to the official documentation.
Previously I also covered other composable layouts— be sure to check those out as well:
That’s it for now, thanks for reading — I’ll be covering more things related to Jetpack Compose soon so stay tuned. Happy coding!
