'ListView tools:listitem not working in android studio 2.2 stable channel

Steps to Reproduce:

Open Layout editor
Add a ListItem
Specify tools:listitem property with a valid row_layout

What should happen:

It should use the layout from tools:listitem to render list items.

Actual result:

Nothing changes, it still shows the default list with generic views

Bug Report

I could see this bug was already filed on Jul 5, 2016 Bug Report Link

Are there any work around available to render list?

Solution 1:^[1]

One thing to notice: it's tools:listitem not tools:listItem which is somewhat confusing. Took me some time to figure that out, since Android Studio currently doesn't provide autocompletion for that.

Solution 2:^[2]

You must define an id i.e. android:id="@+id/list_view" to your list

Solution 3:^[3]

Another reason why tools:listItem doesn't work is when you're using the AndroidX's RecyclerView when using an older Android Studio. Update to 3.2 or higher and it will work.

Solution 4:^[4]

This is fixed in Android Studio 2.3 beta 1

Solution 5:^[5]

File -> Invalidate Caches and Restart

fixed the issue for me

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Solution	Source
Solution 1
Solution 2	Nagaraj Wadakannavar
Solution 3	Cristan
Solution 4	Cristan
Solution 5	Ibramazin

'ListView tools:listitem not working in android studio 2.2 stable channel

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