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Android

Posted by ERTHEO SISWADI
ERTHEO SISWADI
Courses Plus Student 2,621 Points

What is the difference between a parent view vs a viewgroup (constraint or relative)

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1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

The difference is between abstract and concrete. A ViewGroup "is a special view that can contain other views (called children.)" It's the superclass for all of the Layout classes. Parent view refers to a specific parent-child relationship (This RelativeLayout is the parent of this ImageView).