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# [A Subtle Memory Leak - Fragment, RecyclerView and its Adapter](https://charlesmuchene.com/a-subtle-memory-leak-fragment-recyclerview-and-its-adapter?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Oh the Fragment Fragments are amazing: modular, reusable, own view layout, swappable, you name them. However, you need to be extra careful when it comes to dealing with their lifecycle. I mean the lifecycle diagram clearly depicts the number of callb...

Mar 20, 2020 · charlesmuchene.com  
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[Kennedy Odife](https://hashnode.com/@odifek)

[Apr 4, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-subtle-memory-leak-fragment-recyclerview-and-its-adapter/5e74b6b6bc8844135ba516cd/comment/5e88ba122fcec10052c10124)

Nice article. What if you create the adapter locally inside onViewCreated? I think that will be good also

[Charles Muchene](https://hashnode.com/@charlesmuchene)

[Apr 26, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-subtle-memory-leak-fragment-recyclerview-and-its-adapter/5e74b6b6bc8844135ba516cd/comment/5e88ba122fcec10052c10124#reply-5ea50a400135fc417662f582)

That's all good if you have static data and all of it is available when `onViewCreated` finishes. I guess that should work.