android - notifyDataSetChanged not working on RecyclerView

Question

I am getting data from server and then parsing it and storing it in a List. I am using this list for the RecyclerView's adapter. I am using Fragments.

I am using a Nexus 5 with KitKat. I am using support library for this. Will this make a difference?

Here is my code: (Using dummy data for the question)

Member Variables:

List<Business> mBusinesses = new ArrayList<Business>();

RecyclerView recyclerView;
RecyclerView.LayoutManager mLayoutManager;
BusinessAdapter mBusinessAdapter;

My onCreateView():

@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
        Bundle savedInstanceState) {

    // Getting data from server
    getBusinessesDataFromServer();

    View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_business_list,
            container, false);
    recyclerView = (RecyclerView) view
            .findViewById(R.id.business_recycler_view);
    recyclerView.setHasFixedSize(true);

    mLayoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(getActivity());
    recyclerView.setLayoutManager(mLayoutManager);

    mBusinessAdapter = new BusinessAdapter(mBusinesses);
    recyclerView.setAdapter(mBusinessAdapter);

    return view;
}

After getting data from server, parseResponse() is called.

protected void parseResponse(JSONArray response, String url) {
    // insert dummy data for demo

    mBusinesses.clear();

    Business business;

    business = new Business();
    business.setName("Google");
    business.setDescription("Google HeadQuaters");
    mBusinesses.add(business);

    business = new Business();
    business.setName("Yahoo");
    business.setDescription("Yahoo HeadQuaters");
    mBusinesses.add(business);

    business = new Business();
    business.setName("Microsoft");
    business.setDescription("Microsoft HeadQuaters");
    mBusinesses.add(business);

    Log.d(Const.DEBUG, "Dummy Data Inserted
Businesses Length: "
            + mBusinesses.size());

    mBusinessAdapter = new BusinessAdapter(mBusinesses);
    mBusinessAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
}

My BusinessAdapter:

public class BusinessAdapter extends
    RecyclerView.Adapter<BusinessAdapter.ViewHolder> {

    private List<Business> mBusinesses = new ArrayList<Business>();

    // Provide a reference to the type of views that you are using
    // (custom viewholder)
    public static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
        public TextView mTextViewName;
        public TextView mTextViewDescription;
        public ImageView mImageViewLogo;

        public ViewHolder(View v) {
            super(v);
            mTextViewName = (TextView) v
                    .findViewById(R.id.textView_company_name);
            mTextViewDescription = (TextView) v
                    .findViewById(R.id.textView_company_description);
            mImageViewLogo = (ImageView) v
                    .findViewById(R.id.imageView_company_logo);
        }
    }

    // Provide a suitable constructor (depends on the kind of dataset)
    public BusinessAdapter(List<Business> myBusinesses) {

        Log.d(Const.DEBUG, "BusinessAdapter -> constructor");

        mBusinesses = myBusinesses;
    }

    // Create new views (invoked by the layout manager)
    @Override
    public BusinessAdapter.ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent,
            int viewType) {

        Log.d(Const.DEBUG, "BusinessAdapter -> onCreateViewHolder()");

        // create a new view
        View v = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(
                R.layout.item_business_list, parent, false);

        ViewHolder vh = new ViewHolder(v);
        return vh;
    }

    // Replace the contents of a view (invoked by the layout manager)
    @Override
    public void onBindViewHolder(ViewHolder holder, int position) {
        // - get element from your dataset at this position
        // - replace the contents of the view with that element

        Log.d(Const.DEBUG, "BusinessAdapter -> onBindViewHolder()");

        Business item = mBusinesses.get(position);
        holder.mTextViewName.setText(item.getName());
        holder.mTextViewDescription.setText(item.getDescription());
        holder.mImageViewLogo.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_launcher);

    }

    // Return the size of your dataset (invoked by the layout manager)
    @Override
    public int getItemCount() {

        Log.d(Const.DEBUG, "BusinessAdapter -> getItemCount()");

        if (mBusinesses != null) {
            Log.d(Const.DEBUG, "mBusinesses Count: " + mBusinesses.size());
            return mBusinesses.size();
        }
        return 0;
    }
}

But I don't get the data displayed in the view. What am I doing wrong?

Here is my log,

07-14 21:15:35.669: D/xxx(2259): Dummy Data Inserted
07-14 21:15:35.669: D/xxx(2259): Businesses Length: 3
07-14 21:26:26.969: D/xxx(2732): BusinessAdapter -> constructor

I don't get any logs after this. Shouldn't getItemCount() in adapter should be called again?

Answer 1

In your parseResponse() you are creating a new instance of the BusinessAdapter class, but you aren't actually using it anywhere, so your RecyclerView doesn't know the new instance exists.

You either need to:

• Call recyclerView.setAdapter(mBusinessAdapter) again to update the RecyclerView's adapter reference to point to your new one
• Or just remove mBusinessAdapter = new BusinessAdapter(mBusinesses); to continue using the existing adapter. Since you haven't changed the mBusinesses reference, the adapter will still use that array list and should update correctly when you call notifyDataSetChanged().