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

When using data binding and you need to know a RecyclerView click position from inside of an item's click listener:

Kotlin

    val recyclerView = view.parent as RecyclerView
    val position = recyclerView.getChildAdapterPosition(view)