Android XML Files

The Android platform uses XML files in projects for many purposes, from providing basic configuration of the application in the Manifest File, to using XML Layout Files to define the user interface.

Elements uses these standard files in the same way they are used when working with the Java language, so Elements developers have access to the same controls and UI capabilities as all other Android developers, fully natively.

There are two ways for working with XML Layout files in your Android projects:

• You can edit the files in XML format using the regular code editor in Fire and Visual Studio. This option is favored by many Android developers, and gives you full control about your UI design down to the most minute detail.

• You can ask Fire or Visual Studio to launch Android Studio to design these files using Google's official visual designer, by right-clicking the project node in the Solution tree and choosing "Edit User Interface Files in Android Studio" (Fire) or "Open in Android Studio" (Visual Studio).

Any changes you make to your XML Layouts in Android Studio will automatically sync back into your project, and elements defined in your layouts and the other XML files will be available via the static R class in your project's default namespace.

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• Editing Android XML Files in Android Studio (Fire)
• Editing Android XML Files in Android Studio (Visual Studio)