Why doesn't RecyclerView have onItemClickListener()?

RecyclerView does not have an onItemClickListener() method because it is not directly responsible for displaying a list of items. Instead, it is a more advanced and flexible version of the ListView, which is designed to be used with a ViewHolder and an adapter.

To handle click events on the items in a RecyclerView, you can set an OnClickListener on each item view in your ViewHolder or you can use the RecyclerView.OnItemTouchListener to detect clicks and touches on the items.

Here's an example of how you can set an OnClickListener on each item view in your ViewHolder:

public class MyViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder implements View.OnClickListener {
  private TextView textView;

  public MyViewHolder(View itemView) {
    super(itemView);
    textView = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.text_view);
    itemView.setOnClickListener(this);
  }

  @Override
  public void onClick(View v) {
    int position = getAdapterPosition();
    // do something with the clicked item
  }
}

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.