allprojects {
    repositories {
        maven {
            url 'https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/releases/'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation('com.gitee.chinasoft_ohos:socialview:1.0.0')
    implementation('com.gitee.chinasoft_ohos:socialview_commons:1.0.0')
    ......  
}

ArrayAdapter< Hashtag > hashtagAdapter =  new  HashtagAdapter (getContext());
hashtagAdapter.add(new Hashtag("follow"));
hashtagAdapter.add(new Hashtag("followme", 1000));
hashtagAdapter.add(new Hashtag("followmeorillkillyou", 500));
listContainer.setItemProvider(hashtagAdapter);

ArrayAdapter<Mention> mentionAdapter = new MentionAdapter(getContext());
mentionAdapter.add(new Mention("dirtyhobo"));
mentionAdapter.add(new Mention("hobo", "Regular Hobo", R.mipmap.ic_launcher));
listContainer.setItemProvider(mentionAdapter);

public class Person {
    public final String name;

    public Person(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }
}

public class PersonAdapter extends SocialArrayAdapter<Person> {

    public PersonAdapter(@NonNull Context context) {
        super(context, R.layout.item_person, R.id.textview_person);
    }

    @Override
    public String convertToString(Person $receiver) {
        return $receiver.name;
    }

    @Override
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, @NonNull ViewGroup parent) {
        ...
    }
}

// this works too
public class PersonAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Person> {
    // your own adapter layout, view holder, data binding
    // and of course, filtering logic
}

ArrayAdapter<Person> adapter = new PersonAdapter(getContext());
adapter.add(personA);
adapter.add(personB);
listContainer.setItemProvider(adapter);