public class MyAppAdapter extends BaseAdapter         //has a class viewholder which holds
    {
        public class ViewHolder
        {
            TextView textName;
            ImageView imageView;
        }

        public List<ClassListItems> parkingList;

        public Context context;
        ArrayList<ClassListItems> arraylist;

        private MyAppAdapter(List<ClassListItems> apps, Context context)
        {
            this.parkingList = apps;
            this.context = context;
            arraylist = new ArrayList<ClassListItems>();
            arraylist.addAll(parkingList);
        }

        @Override
        public int getCount() {
            return parkingList.size();
        }

        @Override
        public Object getItem(int position) {
            return position;
        }

        @Override
        public long getItemId(int position) {
            return position;
        }

        @SuppressLint("SetTextI18n")
        @Override
        public View getView(final int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) // inflating the layout and initializing widgets
        {

            View rowView = convertView;
            ViewHolder viewHolder= null;
            if (rowView == null)
            {
                LayoutInflater inflater = getLayoutInflater();
                rowView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.list_content, parent, false);
                viewHolder = new ViewHolder();
                viewHolder.textName = (TextView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.textName);
                viewHolder.imageView = (ImageView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.imageView);
                rowView.setTag(viewHolder);
            }
            else
            {
                viewHolder = (ViewHolder) convertView.getTag();
            }
            // here setting up names and images
            viewHolder.textName.setText(parkingList.get(position).getName()+"");

            return rowView;
        }
    }