How do you implement the ViewHolder pattern in RecyclerView?

The ViewHolder pattern is an important technique used to optimize RecyclerView performance by minimizing the number of times views are created and inflated during scrolling.

Implementing this pattern typically involves creating a static inner class within the adapter that holds references to the views for each item in the RecyclerView. This static inner class serves as a container for the view elements in the layout of an individual list item, allowing for quicker access to these views. When the RecyclerView binds data to its items, it can reuse the existing ViewHolder instances rather than creating new ones each time, leading to more efficient memory usage and smoother scrolling.

This approach effectively reduces the need for repeated calls to findViewById, which can be a costly operation in terms of performance. When the RecyclerView is scrolled, the adapter can recycle the ViewHolder instances, updating the displayed data without the overhead of inflating new views repeatedly.

Using a layout inflater to create new views relates to option B, but it does not effectively leverage the performance benefits of the ViewHolder pattern, as new views would still need to be inflated every time, leading to inefficiency.

Creating a new adapter with every data change (option A) is unnecessary and would lead to poor performance because the RecyclerView would continuously