The easiest way to use ViewDataBinding with RecyclerView.ViewHolder

BindingViewHolder.java

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 * Copyright 2017 Bartosz Lipinski
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 public class BindingViewHolder<BINDING extends ViewDataBinding> extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
    private final BINDING binding;

    public final BINDING binding() {
        return binding;
    }

    protected BindingViewHolder(BINDING binding) {
        super(binding.getRoot());
        this.binding = binding;
    }

    public static <T extends ViewDataBinding> BindingViewHolder<T> with(T binding) {
        return new BindingViewHolder<>(binding);
    }

    public static Inflater withLayout(@LayoutRes int layoutRes) {
        return new Inflater(layoutRes);
    }

    public static <T extends ViewDataBinding> T inflateBinding(@LayoutRes int layoutRes,
                                                               ViewGroup container) {
        return DataBindingUtil.inflate(LayoutInflater.from(container.getContext()),
                layoutRes, container, false);
    }

    public final static class Inflater {

        private final int layoutRes;

        Inflater(@LayoutRes int layoutRes) {
            this.layoutRes = layoutRes;
        }

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public final <T extends ViewDataBinding> BindingViewHolder<T> inflatedIn(ViewGroup container) {
            if (container == null) {
                throw new NullPointerException("container == null");
            }
            return (BindingViewHolder<T>) with(inflateBinding(layoutRes, container));
        }
    }
}