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abstract class SwipeToDeleteCallback(context: Context) : ItemTouchHelper.SimpleCallback(0, ItemTouchHelper.LEFT) {

    private val deleteIcon = ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.ic_delete_white_24)
    private val intrinsicWidth = deleteIcon.intrinsicWidth
    private val intrinsicHeight = deleteIcon.intrinsicHeight
    private val background = ColorDrawable()
    private val backgroundColor = Color.parseColor("#f44336")
    private val clearPaint = Paint().apply { xfermode = PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.CLEAR) }


    override fun getMovementFlags(recyclerView: RecyclerView?, viewHolder: RecyclerView.ViewHolder?): Int {
        /**
         * To disable "swipe" for specific item return 0 here.
         * For example:
         * if (viewHolder?.itemViewType == YourAdapter.SOME_TYPE) return 0
         * if (viewHolder?.adapterPosition == 0) return 0
         */
        if (viewHolder?.adapterPosition == 10) return 0
        return super.getMovementFlags(recyclerView, viewHolder)
    }

    override fun onMove(recyclerView: RecyclerView?, viewHolder: RecyclerView.ViewHolder?, target: RecyclerView.ViewHolder?): Boolean {
        return false
    }

    override fun onChildDraw(
            c: Canvas?, recyclerView: RecyclerView?, viewHolder: RecyclerView.ViewHolder,
            dX: Float, dY: Float, actionState: Int, isCurrentlyActive: Boolean
    ) {

        val itemView = viewHolder.itemView
        val itemHeight = itemView.bottom - itemView.top
        val isCanceled = dX == 0f && !isCurrentlyActive

        if (isCanceled) {
            clearCanvas(c, itemView.right + dX, itemView.top.toFloat(), itemView.right.toFloat(), itemView.bottom.toFloat())
            super.onChildDraw(c, recyclerView, viewHolder, dX, dY, actionState, isCurrentlyActive)
            return
        }

        // Draw the red delete background
        background.color = backgroundColor
        background.setBounds(itemView.right + dX.toInt(), itemView.top, itemView.right, itemView.bottom)
        background.draw(c)

        // Calculate position of delete icon
        val deleteIconTop = itemView.top + (itemHeight - intrinsicHeight) / 2
        val deleteIconMargin = (itemHeight - intrinsicHeight) / 2
        val deleteIconLeft = itemView.right - deleteIconMargin - intrinsicWidth
        val deleteIconRight = itemView.right - deleteIconMargin
        val deleteIconBottom = deleteIconTop + intrinsicHeight

        // Draw the delete icon
        deleteIcon.setBounds(deleteIconLeft, deleteIconTop, deleteIconRight, deleteIconBottom)
        deleteIcon.draw(c)

        super.onChildDraw(c, recyclerView, viewHolder, dX, dY, actionState, isCurrentlyActive)
    }

    private fun clearCanvas(c: Canvas?, left: Float, top: Float, right: Float, bottom: Float) {
        c?.drawRect(left, top, right, bottom, clearPaint)
    }
}

recyclerView.layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(context)
recyclerView.adapter = SimpleAdapter()

val swipeHandler = object : SwipeToDeleteCallback(context) {
    override fun onSwiped(...) {
        val adapter = recyclerView.adapter as SimpleAdapter
        adapter.removeAt(viewHolder.adapterPosition)
    }
}
val itemTouchHelper = ItemTouchHelper(swipeHandler)
itemTouchHelper.attachToRecyclerView(recyclerView)

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class SimpleAdapter : RecyclerView.Adapter<SimpleAdapter.VH>() {

    // ...
    
    fun removeAt(position: Int) {
        items.removeAt(position)
        notifyItemRemoved(position)
    }
}