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Asked: 2026-05-27T20:06:32+00:00

I would prefer to do most UI layout and set view properties in XML

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I would prefer to do most UI layout and set view properties in XML but have run into times when I need to override these values in code before rendering the view.

I can continue to do this after the layout/viewgroup has been constructed from the processed XML files but am wondering if there is a better way.

I know which property values need to be overwritten before the UI is constructed. Is there an event / pipeline I can extent that would allow me to inject a new value for a property while it is being constructed by the system?

Not sure if this more efficient – just thinking about alternative solutions.

Thanks.

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  1. Editorial Team

    If such a pipeline exists (I don’t think it does) it will probably not gain you more in terms of efficiency.

    When you compile your application, each XML layout file is compiled into a View resource, which are loaded from your application code (mostly in the onCreate() method of Activity).

    This basically means after compiling, there’s no XML to be edited/injected.

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