Is calling super always necessary when extending a View?

Question

Is it always a must for extending the View?

public class MyNewView extends View{
    public MyNewView(Context context) {
        super(context);
    }
}

Answer 1

Yes. Since View does not have a no-arg constructor *, derived classes must call superclass constructor explicitly.

^{* there is a package-private no-arg constructor you cannot and should not use}