What is android R layout simple list item 1

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I ve started learning Android development and am following a todolist example from a book      Create the array list of to do items final ArrayList lt String gt  todoItems   new ArrayList lt String gt         Create the array adapter to bind the array to the listView final ArrayAdapter lt String gt  aa  aa   new ArrayAdapter lt String gt    this                                   android R layout simple list item 1                                  todoItems                                myListView setAdapter aa     I can t understand exactly this code especially this line   android R layout simple list item 1

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As mentioned by Klap  android R layout simple list item 1 is a reference to an built-in XML layout document that is part of the Android OS  All the layouts are located in  sdk platforms android-xx data res layout To view the XML of layout   Eclipse  Simply type android R layout simple list item 1 somewhere in code  hold Ctrl  hover over simple list item 1  and from the dropdown that appears select  Open declaration in layout simple list item 1 xml   It ll direct you to the contents of the XML  Android Studio  Project Window -  External Libraries -  Android X Platform -  res -  layout  and here you will see a list of available layouts

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Per Arvand  Eclipse  Simply type android R layout simple list item 1 somewhere in code  hold Ctrl  hover over simple list item 1  and from the dropdown that appears select Open declaration in layout simple list item 1 xml  It ll direct you to the contents of the XML   From there  if you then hover over the resulting simple list item 1 xml tab in the Editor  you ll see the file is located at C  Data applications Android android-sdk platforms android-19 data res layout simple list item 1 xml  or equivalent location for your installation

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as answered above by  kcoppock and Joril  go here   https   github com android platform frameworks base tree master core res res layout  just right click the layout file you want  then select  Save As   save somewhere  then copy it in  layout  folder in your android project eclipse      you can see how the layout looks like     way to go

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android R layout simple list item 1  this is row layout file in your res layout folder which contains the corresponding design for your row in listview  Now we just bind the array list items to the row layout by using mylistview setadapter aa

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Zakaria  that is a reference to an built-in XML layout document that is part of the Android OS  rather than one of your own XML layouts   Here is a further list of layouts that you can use   http   developer android com reference android R layout html  Updated link thanks  Estel  https   github com android platform frameworks base tree master core res res layout    You can actually view the code for the layouts

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No need to go to external links  everything you need is located on your computer already   Android android-sdk platforms android-x data res layout   Source code for all android layouts are located here

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This is a part of the android OS  Here is the actual version of the defined XML file   simple list item 1    lt TextView xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android id   android id text1      style   android attr listItemFirstLineStyle      android paddingTop  2dip      android paddingBottom  3dip      android layout width  fill parent      android layout height  wrap content    gt    simple list item 2    lt TwoLineListItem xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android paddingTop  2dip      android paddingBottom  2dip      android layout width  fill parent      android layout height  wrap content  gt        lt TextView android id   android id text1          android layout width  fill parent          android layout height  wrap content          style   android attr listItemFirstLineStyle   gt        lt TextView android id   android id text2          android layout width  fill parent          android layout height  wrap content          android layout below   android id text1          style   android attr listItemSecondLineStyle    gt    lt  TwoLineListItem gt

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