What exactly does fitsSystemWindows do?

I’m struggling to understand the concept of fitsSystemWindows as depending on the view it does different things. According to the official documentation it’s a Boolean internal attribute to adjust view layout based on system windows such as the status bar. If true, adjusts the padding of this view to leave space for the system windows. … Read more

What is the difference between “px”, “dip”, “dp” and “sp”?

From the Android Developer Documentation: px> Pixels – corresponds to actual pixels on the screen. in> Inches – based on the physical size of the screen.> 1 Inch = 2.54 centimeters mm> Millimeters – based on the physical size of the screen. pt> Points – 1/72 of an inch based on the physical size of the screen. dp or dip> Density-independent Pixels – an abstract unit that … Read more

What are the differences between LinearLayout, RelativeLayout, and AbsoluteLayout?

LinearLayout means you can align views one by one (vertically/ horizontally). RelativeLayout means based on relation of views from its parents and other views. ConstraintLayout is similar to a RelativeLayout in that it uses relations to position and size widgets, but has additional flexibility and is easier to use in the Layout Editor. WebView to load html, static or … Read more

What’s “tools:context” in Android layout files?

This is the activity the tools UI editor uses to render your layout preview. It is documented here: This attribute declares which activity this layout is associated with by default. This enables features in the editor or layout preview that require knowledge of the activity, such as what the layout theme should be in the preview … Read more

What does ellipsize mean in android?

You can find documentation here. Based on your requirement you can try according option. to ellipsize, a neologism, means to shorten text using an ellipsis, i.e. three dots … or more commonly ligature …, to stand in for the omitted bits. Say original value pf text view is aaabbbccc and its fitting inside the view start‘s output will be : …bccc end‘s output will … Read more