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public class MessageAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<MessageAdapter.MessageViewHolder> {

    // Edit your onCreateViewHolder method to use different layouts for each view type
    
    @Override
    public MessageViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {

        MessageType type = MessageType.values()[viewType];
        LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext());

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public class MessageAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<MessageAdapter.MessageViewHolder> {

    // ...
    
    @Override
    public int getItemViewType(int position) {
        return messages.get(position).type.ordinal();
    }

    // ...

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// As an enum
public enum MessageViewType {
    Text, Image, Location
}

// Or as a list of integers, if you prefer
public static final int MESSAGE_VIEW_TYPE_TEXT = 0;
public static final int MESSAGE_VIEW_TYPE_IMAGE = 1;
public static final int MESSAGE_VIEW_TYPE_LOCATION = 2;

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/**
 * An adapter to display a list of Messages.
 */
public class MessageAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<MessageAdapter.MessageViewHolder> {

    private List<Message> messages;

    @Override
    public MessageViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {

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/**
 * Example data structure for a simple message
 */
public class Message {

    public MessageType type;
    public String text;
    public Drawable image;
    public Location location;
    

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 // required to use RecyclerViews
 compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.2.1'
 // probably a good idea to have too
 compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.3.0'
 compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:23.2.1'

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<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView 
    android:id="@+id/recycler"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:clipToPadding="false" />

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package com.nathanrjones.messenger;

import android.location.Location;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;

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Verifying that +nathanjones is my Bitcoin username. You can send me #bitcoin here: https://onename.io/nathanjones

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{
  "configuration":{
    "idle_screen_app":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
  },
  
  "applications":[
    {
      "app_name":"TicTacToe",
      "url":"http://www.gstatic.com/eureka/sample/tictactoe/tictactoe.html",
      "use_channel":true,