How do I get the position selected in a RecyclerView?

Question

I am experimenting with the support library\'s recyclerview and cards. I have a recyclerview of cards. Each card has an \'x\' icon at the top right corner to remove it:

Answer 1

Get focused child, and use it to get position in adapter.

mRecyclerView.getChildAdapterPosition(mRecyclerView.getFocusedChild())