Can I use view pager with views (not with fragments)

Question

I am using ViewPager for swiping between Fragments, but can I use ViewPager to swipe between Views simple XML layout?

Answer 1

We have build a very simple subclass of the ViewPager that we use sometimes.

/**
 * View pager used for a finite, low number of pages, where there is no need for
 * optimization.
 */
public class StaticViewPager extends ViewPager {

    /**
     * Initialize the view.
     *
     * @param context
     *            The application context.
     */
    public StaticViewPager(final Context context) {
        super(context);
    }

    /**
     * Initialize the view.
     *
     * @param context
     *            The application context.
     * @param attrs
     *            The requested attributes.
     */
    public StaticViewPager(final Context context, final AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onAttachedToWindow() {
        super.onAttachedToWindow();

        // Make sure all are loaded at once
        final int childrenCount = getChildCount();
        setOffscreenPageLimit(childrenCount - 1);

        // Attach the adapter
        setAdapter(new PagerAdapter() {

            @Override
            public Object instantiateItem(final ViewGroup container, final int position) {
                return container.getChildAt(position);
            }

            @Override
            public boolean isViewFromObject(final View arg0, final Object arg1) {
                return arg0 == arg1;

            }

            @Override
            public int getCount() {
                return childrenCount;
            }

            @Override
            public void destroyItem(final View container, final int position, final Object object) {}
        });
    }

}

This class does not need a adapter as it will load the views from the layout. In order to use it your projects, just use it instead of the android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.

All the fancy stuff will still work, but you do not need to be bothered with the adapters.