what does the int position parameter do in the getView method in android?
<p>i have used a hashmap to store data in a custom adapter i have made by extending the <code>BaseAdapter</code> class in android. 
in the 'getCount' method i am returning the no.of keys in the hashmap that i have populated before.
now when i come to the <code>getView</code> method , it has a parameter called int position. 
i don't understand the funcitonality of this parameter...</p>

<p>everytime <code>getView</code> is called isn't this integer incremented by one?</p>

<p>thank you in advance.</p>
