FaceBookNativeAdsInRecyclerViewAndoidJava

FB native ads in recycler view android java

in Main Activity,

//making the model list to pass to the adapter, you can follow the same below step for firebase projects also

    List<MainModel> modelList = new ArrayList<>();
    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
        modelList.add(new MainModel("This contains Native Ads ", "From Facebook Audience Network " ,"After every 5th item",
                "Current item "+ i));

        ///check if the current item is 5th, add a null object, so that we can inflate native ad in adapter
        if(adCounter%5==0)
        {


            //we will check this, later in get item vew type to add native ads to recycler view
            modelList.add(null);
        }
        //increase the counter after every model item
        adCounter++;

    }

    // create the adapter instance
    MyCustomAdapter adapter = new MyCustomAdapter(MainActivity.this, modelList );

    //set the adapter to reycler view
    rv.setAdapter(adapter);

//in your custom adapter, check for null object

@Override
public int getItemViewType(int position) {

    //her checking, if the list contains a null object,
    if (objectList.get(position) ==null) {

        //it conatins null, so we are returning the AD view
        return ADS_TYPE;
    } else {
        //here it doesn't contain null, so we are returning the regular item view type
        return ITEM_TYPE;
    }
}

// in your custom adpater, Oncreate method, check the view type to inflate various views

@NonNull
@Override
public RecyclerView.ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(@NonNull ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {

    //chec if it is a Ads types
    if (viewType == ADS_TYPE) {
        LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext());

        //this view will be displayed when there is not ad available.
        View adLayoutOutline = inflater
                .inflate(R.layout.item_facebook_native_ad_outline, parent, false);
        ViewGroup vg = adLayoutOutline.findViewById(R.id.ad_container);

        NativeAdLayout adLayoutContent = (NativeAdLayout) inflater
                .inflate(R.layout.facebook_native_ad_item, parent, false);
        vg.addView(adLayoutContent);
        return new AdViewHolder(adLayoutOutline);
        
    } else {

        //here it is the item, so return regular item layout
        return new MyViewHolder(LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.row_item, parent, false));
    }
}

//add these(below steps) in manifest file application tag

//step 1-> set android:largeHeap="true"
//step 2-> set android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
//step 3-> create application class, extends application, initialize facebook ads there
//android:name=".MyAppliation"


//this step is for version 24 or above, mine  phone's is  23,so i don't need it
//step 4->  create a xml file in RES
// android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config"

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <network-security-config>
  <domain-config cleartextTrafficPermitted="true">
    <domain includeSubdomains="true">127.0.0.1</domain>
  </domain-config>
 </network-security-config>