How do you implement a RecyclerView Adapter in Kotlin?

Implementing a RecyclerView Adapter in Kotlin involves extending the RecyclerView.Adapter class and providing implementations for its required methods. This approach is preferred because RecyclerView.Adapter is designed to work specifically with RecyclerViews, which are a powerful part of the Android framework for displaying large sets of data in a dynamic list format.

When you extend RecyclerView.Adapter, you need to implement at least three key methods:

1. onCreateViewHolder(): This method is responsible for inflating the item layout and creating ViewHolder instances. ViewHolders hold the view elements associated with each item of data.

2. onBindViewHolder(): This method binds data to the ViewHolder. It is called for each item in the dataset and is where you should set the data to the views in the ViewHolder.

3. getItemCount(): This method returns the total number of items in the dataset, allowing the RecyclerView to know how many items it has to display.

Using this structure not only provides a clear separation of concerns but also optimizes the performance of your Android app by enabling view recycling, which is essential for efficient rendering of large lists.

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