ViewGroup. A ViewGroup is a special view that can contain other views. The ViewGroup is the base class for Layouts in android, like LinearLayout , RelativeLayout , FrameLayout etc. In other words, ViewGroup is generally used to define the layout in which views(widgets) will be set/arranged/listed on the android screen.
What is the main purpose of a ViewGroup?
What is the main purpose of a ViewGroup? It groups together the most common views that developers use in Android apps. It serves as a container for View objects, and is responsible for arranging the View objects within it. It is required to make a view interactive as a way to group TextViews on a screen.
What are the different ViewGroup in Android?
Eg: EditText, Button, CheckBox, etc. ViewGroup is an invisible container of other views (child views) and other ViewGroup.
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Difference Table.
| View | ViewGroup |
|---|---|
| View is a simple rectangle box that responds to the user’s actions. | ViewGroup is the invisible container. It holds View and ViewGroup |
