LayoutInflater is a class used to instantiate layout XML file into its corresponding view objects which can be used in Java programs. In simple terms, there are two ways to create UI in android. One is a static way and another is dynamic or programmatically.

What is Android Inflater?

What is an Inflater ? To summarize what the LayoutInflater Documentation says… A LayoutInflater is one of the Android System Services that is responsible for taking your XML files that define a layout, and converting them into View objects. The OS then uses these view objects to draw the screen.

What does inflated view mean?

“Inflating” a view means taking the layout XML and parsing it to create the view and viewgroup objects from the elements and their attributes specified within, and then adding the hierarchy of those views and viewgroups to the parent ViewGroup.