java - Activities loading xml layout dynamically in android

Question

Is it possible to load an activity's xml layout file from a resource stored in the device (in a db or part of the resources) and load it dynamically when that activity is started ? The idea is to send it to the device from a web service. Thanks.

Answer 1

If you are trying to inflate a XML file that was not included during the build process I don't think it is currently possible. This is from the java-docs of the LayoutInflater class:

View android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(XmlPullParser parser, ViewGroup root, boolean attachToRoot)

Inflate a new view hierarchy from the specified XML node. Throws InflateException if there is an error.

Important For performance reasons, view inflation relies heavily on pre-processing of XML files that is done at build time. Therefore, it is not currently possible to use LayoutInflater with an XmlPullParser over a plain XML file at runtime.