Android Pull or Swipe Down to Refresh Using SwipeRefreshLayout Example

Here you will learn about android pull or swipe down to refresh using SwipeRefreshLayout example.

You may have seen the pull to refresh feature in apps like Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, etc. We can implement that in android using SwipeRefreshLayout widget.

How to Implement?

Add SwipeRefreshLayout widget in your layout xml file with only one child. The child can be listview, gridview, recyclerview, etc.

Implement SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener and override onRefresh() method. Whenever a pull or swipe down gesture is done the onRefresh() method is called. You have to do any update operation in this method. After completing update operation just call setRefreshing(false) method to remove the progress indicator.

Below I have shared one example in which I am updating the data of listview on swipe down gesture.

Android Pull or Swipe Down to Refresh Using SwipeRefreshLayout Example

Create an android studio project with package name com.swipetorefresh

Note: Make sure your project have dependency for android support library in build.gradle file.

Now add following code in respective files.

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context="com.swipetorefresh.MainActivity"
    android:id="@+id/str">

    <ListView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/list"/>
</android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout>

MainActivity.java

package com.swipetorefresh;

import android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Random;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    SwipeRefreshLayout str;
    ListView list;
    ArrayAdapter adapter;
    ArrayList al;
    Random random;
    String fruits[] = {"Apple",
            "Apricot",
            "Avocado",
            "Banana",
            "Bilberry",
            "Blackberry",
            "Blackcurrant",
            "Blueberry",
            "Boysenberry",
            "Currant"};

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        str = (SwipeRefreshLayout)findViewById(R.id.str);
        list = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.list);

        al = new ArrayList();
        random = new Random();

        //initially setting 5 items in listview
        for(int i = 0; i < 5; ++i){
            al.add(fruits[i]);
        }

        adapter = new ArrayAdapter(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, al);
        list.setAdapter(adapter);

        str.setOnRefreshListener(new SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener() {
            @Override
            public void onRefresh() {
                //calling updateData() method to do update operation
                updateData();
            }
        });
    }

    void updateData(){
        int index;
        al.clear();

        //picking 5 random fruits name from the list of fruits
        for(int i= 0; i < 5; ++i){
            index = random.nextInt(10);
            al.add(fruits[index]);
        }

        //notifying the adapter to update the listview data
        adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();

        //removing the progress indicator
        str.setRefreshing(false);
    }
}

Save and run your project.

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Comment below if you have any difficulty or found anything incorrect in above android pull to refresh tutorial.