Android Swipe To Delete RecyclerView Items With Undo UsingItemTouchHelper (No 3rd Party Library)

ItemTouchHelper is a Utility class added in Android Support Library V7 (android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView.ItemDecoration). This class helps to add swipe to dismiss and drag & drop support to RecyclerView . It has a SimpleCallback class which configures what type of interactions are enabled and also
 receives events when user performs these actions ( like swipe and drag ). In this post will we see how to delete items of recyclerView item on swipe and we will also implement the undo operation on swiped item .

XML Layout

Define XML Layout inside res/layout folder.

main xml layout containing recyclerView Widget.

file : fragment_main.xml

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context="com.tutorialsbuzz.recyclerviewitemleftswipe.MainActivityFragment"
    tools:showIn="@layout/activity_main">

    <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/recyclerView"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">

    </android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView>
</RelativeLayout>

file : row_item.xml

This xml layout represents the row items of recyclerView .

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">

    <!-- Swipe Layout-->
    <include layout="@layout/swipe_row_item" />

    <!-- Regular Layout-->
    <include layout="@layout/regular_row_item" />

</FrameLayout>

file : regular_row_item.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/regularLayout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:padding="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/list_item"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Regular Layout"
        android:textSize="28sp" />

</LinearLayout>

file : swipe_row_item.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/swipeLayout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="@color/swipebg"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:padding="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:visibility="visible"
    android:weightSum="3">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:text="@string/archived_label"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="24sp" />


    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/undo"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="2"
        android:gravity="end"
        android:paddingBottom="5dp"
        android:paddingLeft="16dp"
        android:paddingRight="16dp"
        android:paddingTop="5dp"
        android:text="@string/undo_label"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="22sp"
        android:textStyle="bold" />

</LinearLayout>

ItemTouchHelper

Create a class SwipeUtil and extend it to ItemTouchHelper.SimpleCallback and Override the method of "ItemTouchHelper.SimpleCallback" class , onChildDraw method contains the logic for drawing Canvas while swiping items of recyclerView , onSwipe Call is called on Item Swiped .

file : SwipeUtil.java

package com.tutorialsbuzz.recyclerviewitemleftswipe.SwipeUtil;

import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.support.v7.widget.helper.ItemTouchHelper;
import android.view.View;

import com.tutorialsbuzz.recyclerviewitemleftswipe.R;

public abstract class SwipeUtil extends ItemTouchHelper.SimpleCallback {

    private Drawable background;
    private Drawable deleteIcon;

    private int xMarkMargin;

    private boolean initiated;
    private Context context;

    private int leftcolorCode;
    private String leftSwipeLable;


    public SwipeUtil(int dragDirs, int swipeDirs, Context context) {
        super(dragDirs, swipeDirs);
        this.context = context;
    }


    private void init() {
        background = new ColorDrawable();
        xMarkMargin = (int) context.getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.ic_clear_margin);
        deleteIcon = ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, android.R.drawable.ic_menu_delete);
        deleteIcon.setColorFilter(Color.WHITE, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP);
        initiated = true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onMove(RecyclerView recyclerView, RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder, RecyclerView.ViewHolder target) {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public abstract void onSwiped(RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder, int direction);

    @Override
    public int getSwipeDirs(RecyclerView recyclerView, RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder) {

        return super.getSwipeDirs(recyclerView, viewHolder);
    }


    @Override
    public void onChildDraw(Canvas c, RecyclerView recyclerView, RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder,
                            float dX, float dY, int actionState, boolean isCurrentlyActive) {

        View itemView = viewHolder.itemView;
        if (!initiated) {
            init();
        }

        int itemHeight = itemView.getBottom() - itemView.getTop();

        //Setting Swipe Background
        ((ColorDrawable) background).setColor(getLeftcolorCode());
        background.setBounds(itemView.getRight() + (int) dX, itemView.getTop(), itemView.getRight(), itemView.getBottom());
        background.draw(c);

        int intrinsicWidth = deleteIcon.getIntrinsicWidth();
        int intrinsicHeight = deleteIcon.getIntrinsicWidth();

        int xMarkLeft = itemView.getRight() - xMarkMargin - intrinsicWidth;
        int xMarkRight = itemView.getRight() - xMarkMargin;
        int xMarkTop = itemView.getTop() + (itemHeight - intrinsicHeight) / 2;
        int xMarkBottom = xMarkTop + intrinsicHeight;


        //Setting Swipe Icon
        deleteIcon.setBounds(xMarkLeft, xMarkTop + 16, xMarkRight, xMarkBottom);
        deleteIcon.draw(c);

        //Setting Swipe Text
        Paint paint = new Paint();
        paint.setColor(Color.WHITE);
        paint.setTextSize(48);
        paint.setTextAlign(Paint.Align.CENTER);
        c.drawText(getLeftSwipeLable(), xMarkLeft + 40, xMarkTop + 10, paint);


        super.onChildDraw(c, recyclerView, viewHolder, dX, dY, actionState, isCurrentlyActive);
    }

    public String getLeftSwipeLable() {
        return leftSwipeLable;
    }

    public void setLeftSwipeLable(String leftSwipeLable) {
        this.leftSwipeLable = leftSwipeLable;
    }

    public int getLeftcolorCode() {
        return leftcolorCode;
    }

    public void setLeftcolorCode(int leftcolorCode) {
        this.leftcolorCode = leftcolorCode;
    }
}

RecyclerView Adapter

Create a class RVAdapter and extend it RecyclerView.Adapter and override the all necessary methods requires to inflate items of recyclerView .

To Keep track of swiped Items create arraylist "itemsPendingRemoval"

• on Swipe add to item to itemsPendingRemoval  list.


• on Undo Remove item from itemsPendingRemoval list.

file : RVAdapter.java

package com.tutorialsbuzz.recyclerviewitemleftswipe.Adapter;

import android.os.Handler;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;

import com.tutorialsbuzz.recyclerviewitemleftswipe.R;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;

public class RVAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<ItemViewHolder> {

    private List<String> dataList;
    private List<String> itemsPendingRemoval;

    private static final int PENDING_REMOVAL_TIMEOUT = 3000; // 3sec
    private Handler handler = new Handler(); // hanlder for running delayed runnables
    HashMap<String, Runnable> pendingRunnables = new HashMap<>(); // map of items to pending runnables, so we can cancel a removal if need be


    public RVAdapter(List<String> dataList) {
        this.dataList = dataList;
        itemsPendingRemoval = new ArrayList<>();
    }

    @Override
    public ItemViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
        View itemView = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.row_item, parent, false);
        return new ItemViewHolder(itemView);
    }

    @Override
    public void onBindViewHolder(ItemViewHolder holder, int position) {

        final String data = dataList.get(position);

        if (itemsPendingRemoval.contains(data)) {
            /** {show swipe layout} and {hide regular layout} */
            holder.regularLayout.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            holder.swipeLayout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            holder.undo.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View v) {
                    undoOpt(data);
                }
            });
        } else {
            /** {show regular layout} and {hide swipe layout} */
            holder.regularLayout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            holder.swipeLayout.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            holder.listItem.setText(data);
        }
    }

    private void undoOpt(String customer) {
        Runnable pendingRemovalRunnable = pendingRunnables.get(customer);
        pendingRunnables.remove(customer);
        if (pendingRemovalRunnable != null)
            handler.removeCallbacks(pendingRemovalRunnable);
        itemsPendingRemoval.remove(customer);
        // this will rebind the row in "normal" state
        notifyItemChanged(dataList.indexOf(customer));
    }


    @Override
    public int getItemCount() {
        return dataList.size();
    }

    public void pendingRemoval(int position) {

        final String data = dataList.get(position);
        if (!itemsPendingRemoval.contains(data)) {
            itemsPendingRemoval.add(data);
            // this will redraw row in "undo" state
            notifyItemChanged(position);
            // let's create, store and post a runnable to remove the data
            Runnable pendingRemovalRunnable = new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    remove(dataList.indexOf(data));
                }
            };
            handler.postDelayed(pendingRemovalRunnable, PENDING_REMOVAL_TIMEOUT);
            pendingRunnables.put(data, pendingRemovalRunnable);
        }
    }

    public void remove(int position) {
        String data = dataList.get(position);
        if (itemsPendingRemoval.contains(data)) {
            itemsPendingRemoval.remove(data);
        }
        if (dataList.contains(data)) {
            dataList.remove(position);
            notifyItemRemoved(position);
        }
    }

    public boolean isPendingRemoval(int position) {
        String data = dataList.get(position);
        return itemsPendingRemoval.contains(data);
    }
}

View Holder

file : ItemViewHolder.java

package com.tutorialsbuzz.recyclerviewitemleftswipe.Adapter;

import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.TextView;

import com.tutorialsbuzz.recyclerviewitemleftswipe.R;

public class ItemViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {

    public LinearLayout regularLayout;
    public LinearLayout swipeLayout;
    public TextView listItem;
    public TextView undo;

    public ItemViewHolder(View view) {
        super(view);

        regularLayout = (LinearLayout) view.findViewById(R.id.regularLayout);
        listItem = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.list_item);
        swipeLayout = (LinearLayout) view.findViewById(R.id.swipeLayout);
        undo = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.undo);

    }
}

Fragment

Create a class MainActivityFragment inside this class set the above define adapter and swipeUtil to recyclerView .

file : MainActivityFragment.java

package com.tutorialsbuzz.recyclerviewitemleftswipe;

import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.support.v7.widget.helper.ItemTouchHelper;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;

import com.tutorialsbuzz.recyclerviewitemleftswipe.Adapter.RVAdapter;
import com.tutorialsbuzz.recyclerviewitemleftswipe.SwipeUtil.SwipeUtil;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * A placeholder fragment containing a simple view.
 */
public class MainActivityFragment extends Fragment {

    private RecyclerView mRecyclerView;

    public MainActivityFragment() {
    }

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View mView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_main, container, false);
        mRecyclerView = (RecyclerView) mView.findViewById(R.id.recyclerView);
        return mView;
    }


    @Override
    public void onResume() {
        super.onResume();
        LinearLayoutManager linearLayoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(getActivity());
        linearLayoutManager.setOrientation(LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL);
        mRecyclerView.setLayoutManager(linearLayoutManager);

        RVAdapter rvAdapter = new RVAdapter(getData());
        mRecyclerView.setAdapter(rvAdapter);

        setSwipeForRecyclerView();
    }

    private List<String> getData() {
        List<String> modelList = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
            modelList.add("data item : " + i);
        }
        return modelList;
    }

    private void setSwipeForRecyclerView() {

        SwipeUtil swipeHelper = new SwipeUtil(0, ItemTouchHelper.LEFT, getActivity()) {
            @Override
            public void onSwiped(RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder, int direction) {
                int swipedPosition = viewHolder.getAdapterPosition();
                RVAdapter adapter = (RVAdapter) mRecyclerView.getAdapter();
                adapter.pendingRemoval(swipedPosition);
            }

            @Override
            public int getSwipeDirs(RecyclerView recyclerView, RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder) {
                int position = viewHolder.getAdapterPosition();
                RVAdapter adapter = (RVAdapter) mRecyclerView.getAdapter();
                if (adapter.isPendingRemoval(position)) {
                    return 0;
                }
                return super.getSwipeDirs(recyclerView, viewHolder);
            }
        };

        ItemTouchHelper mItemTouchHelper = new ItemTouchHelper(swipeHelper);
        mItemTouchHelper.attachToRecyclerView(mRecyclerView);

        //set swipe label
        swipeHelper.setLeftSwipeLable("Archive");
        //set swipe background-Color
        swipeHelper.setLeftcolorCode(ContextCompat.getColor(getActivity(), R.color.swipebg));

    }
}

GitHub :   https://github.com/hdpavan/RecyclerViewItemTouchHelperSwipe