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Russell Zornes
Russell Zornes

Reputation: 706

Is there any sort of import for Android layout files?

Normally in an Android layout file if you want to create a custom view you have to fully qualify the path of the class.

<com.blah.blah.blah.Widget>
    ....
</com.blah.blah.blah.Widget>

Is there anyway to import a class in the XML so you don't have to repeat package names? Some of my package names are quite long and its just a huge pain in the butt when some layouts have many custom views.

The ability to do...

<import path="com.blah.blah.blah.MyWidget"/>

<MyWidget>
    ...
</MyWidget>

Would make my life much easier.

Obviously that import tag doesn't currently exist but is there a way to extend the inflator to add it?

If not is there another way to do this?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 171

Answers (2)

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1006799

Is there anyway to import a class in the XML so you don't have to repeat package names?

No, sorry.

Obviously that import tag doesn't currently exist but is there a way to extend the inflator to add it?

In theory, you can set a factory on LayoutInflater, which gets control during the inflation process, and might be usable to accomplish this. However, that would only work for a LayoutInflater you use directly, not for any used by the system (e.g., setContentView(), default Adapter inflation).

Upvotes: 1

ChristopheCVB
ChristopheCVB

Reputation: 7315

There is no possibility to do that, unfortunately.

Upvotes: 0

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