public class MyAdapter extends BaseQuickAdapter<String, BaseViewHolder> { public MyAdapter(@Nullable List<String> data) { super(android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, data); } @Override protected void convert(BaseViewHolder helper, String item) { helper.setText(android.R.id.text1, item); } } RecyclerView recyclerView = findViewById(R.id.recyclerView); recyclerView.setItemAnimator(new MyItemAnimator()); View headerView = LayoutInflater.from(getContext()).inflate(R.layout.header_view, recyclerView, false); adapter.addHeaderView(headerView);