MinimalArrayAdapter.java

public class MinimalArrayAdapter<T> extends BaseAdapter {

    LayoutInflater inflater = null;
    ArrayList<T> mObjects = null;
    public MinimalArrayAdapter(Context ctx, ArrayList<T> list) {
        mObjects = list;
        inflater = LayoutInflater.from(ctx);
    }

    @Override
    public int getCount() {
        return mObjects.size();
    }

    @Override
    public T getItem(int position) {
        return mObjects.get(position);
    }

    @Override
    public long getItemId(int position) {
        return position; //or ((T)getItem(position)).getId(); if we had ... but then you should also override hasStableIds
    }

    @Override
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        if(convertView == null)
            convertView = inflater.inflate(android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, parent, false);
        T item = getItem(position); // why getItem not direct access ... if you add filtering someday you shouldn't wory about this ...
        /* setup view based on item*/
        return convertView;
    }
}