Swipe-to-Refresh
Pulling down a list to indicate a manual refresh is known as the Swipe-to-Refresh gesture. It's such a common feature that this functionality has been encapsulated in a single widget called SwipeRefreshLayout.
This recipe will show how to use the widget to add Swipe-to-Refresh functionality with a ListView. The following screenshot shows the refresh in action:
Getting ready
Create a new project in Android Studio and call it: SwipeToRefresh. Use the default Phone & Tablet options and select Empty Activity when prompted for the Activity Type.
How to do it...
First, we need to add the SwipeRefreshLayout widget and ListView to the activity ...
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