diff --git a/circleindicator/src/main/java/me/relex/circleindicator/CircleIndicator.java b/circleindicator/src/main/java/me/relex/circleindicator/CircleIndicator.java
index a030eff..acbcc06 100644
--- a/circleindicator/src/main/java/me/relex/circleindicator/CircleIndicator.java
+++ b/circleindicator/src/main/java/me/relex/circleindicator/CircleIndicator.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import android.database.DataSetObserver;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.view.View;
+
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.viewpager.widget.PagerAdapter;
 import androidx.viewpager.widget.ViewPager;
@@ -44,15 +46,20 @@ public void setViewPager(@Nullable ViewPager viewPager) {
         }
     }
 
+    protected int getCount(ViewPager viewPager) {
+        return viewPager.getAdapter() != null ? viewPager.getAdapter().getCount() : 0;
+    }
+
+    protected int initialPosition(ViewPager viewPager) {
+        return viewPager.getCurrentItem();
+    }
+
     private void createIndicators() {
-        PagerAdapter adapter = mViewpager.getAdapter();
-        int count;
-        if (adapter == null) {
-            count = 0;
-        } else {
-            count = adapter.getCount();
-        }
-        createIndicators(count, mViewpager.getCurrentItem());
+        createIndicators(getCount(mViewpager), initialPosition(mViewpager));
+    }
+
+    protected int getCurrentPosition(ViewPager viewPager, int position) {
+        return position;
     }
 
     private final ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener mInternalPageChangeListener =
@@ -63,12 +70,11 @@ private void createIndicators() {
                 }
 
                 @Override public void onPageSelected(int position) {
-
                     if (mViewpager.getAdapter() == null
                             || mViewpager.getAdapter().getCount() <= 0) {
                         return;
                     }
-                    animatePageSelected(position);
+                    animatePageSelected(getCurrentPosition(mViewpager, position));
                 }
 
                 @Override public void onPageScrollStateChanged(int state) {