Android View Components
Overview of Key Components for
Building User Interfaces
1. Text Components
• - TextView: Displays text to the user.
• - EditText: Input field for user-entered text.
• - AutoCompleteTextView: Shows suggestions
as the user types.
2. Button Components
• - Button: A basic clickable button.
• - ImageButton: Button with an image instead
of text.
• - ToggleButton: Switches between two states.
• - FloatingActionButton: Circular button for
primary actions.
3. Layout Containers
• - LinearLayout: Arranges views in a
row/column.
• - RelativeLayout: Positions views relative to
others.
• - ConstraintLayout: Flexible for complex UIs.
• - FrameLayout: Displays a single view or
overlays.
• - GridLayout: Arranges views in a grid.
4. Image and Media
• - ImageView: Displays an image.
• - VideoView: Plays video content.
• - SurfaceView: Custom graphics or video
playback.
5. Input Components
• - CheckBox: A box that can be checked or
unchecked.
• - RadioButton: Single option in a group.
• - RadioGroup: Groups multiple RadioButtons.
• - Switch: Toggle with on/off states.
• - SeekBar: Slider for selecting a value.
6. Progress and Feedback
• - ProgressBar: Loading/progress indicator.
• - RatingBar: Displays a rating using stars.
7. List and Grid Components
• - ListView: Vertically scrolling list of items.
• - GridView: Two-dimensional, scrollable grid.
• - RecyclerView: Flexible list/grid view with
high performance.
8. Navigation Components
• - NavigationView: Side menu for navigation.
• - BottomNavigationView: Bottom bar for app
sections.
• - TabLayout: Tabs for organizing content.
• - Toolbar: Customizable top bar.
9. Dialog and Popup
• - AlertDialog: Dialog box for notifications or
input.
• - PopupWindow: Floating window above the
activity.
• - Snackbar: Brief message at the bottom of the
screen.
10. Advanced and Customizable
Views
• - WebView: Displays web pages or HTML
content.
• - MapView: Interactive maps using Google
Maps.
• - Custom Views: Extend View class for custom
components.