Question

I am using an AbsoluteLayout for a Activity and have it defined in a xml file.

I added this line of code because I am trying to add a list of buttons dynamically and I get the following warning.

private AbsoluteLayout layout = (AbsoluteLayout) findViewById(R.id.viewsaved); 

The type AbsoluteLayout is deprecated

The code still appears to work properly, but I was just curious to see if anyone knows why this warning appears?

Thanks for any help!

Answer 1

In computer software or authoring
programs standards and documentation,
the term deprecation is applied to
software features that are superseded
and should be avoided. Although
deprecated features remain in the
current version, their use may raise
warning messages recommending
alternative practices, and deprecation
may indicate that the feature will be
removed in the future. Features are
deprecated—rather than being
removed—in order to provide backward
compatibility and give programmers who
have used the feature time to bring
their code into compliance with the
new standard.

From Wikipedia – Deprecation

In short, the function will work for now but will likely be removed in future versions. You’ll want to find something to replace it with.

AbsoluteLayout suggests you use FrameLayout, RelativeLayout or a custom layout instead.