The closest thing to a DTD is the following: http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/frameworks/base.git;a=blob;f=core/res/res/values/attrs.xml;h=bcd12388157843f6022294a92548d3b2b87a4d13;hb=master
On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Mark Murphy<mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > >> I'm still confused by the XML Layout syntax/semantics. I've asked >> before but never got a good response. >> >> Does anyone know where the specification for the XML Layout exists? > > There is no specification per se. Each widget documents its attributes as > part of its Javadocs. However, since you can have your own widgets > (subclasses of android.view.View) with your own attributes, there cannot > be a schema or DTD for the layout XML. > >> I'd like some simple examples, but not like the ones on the android >> site. They are too dismissive of the specifics of each attribute. >> Perhaps with a specification I could read the details about the >> examples. > > Your best bet is the Javadocs. For example, here are the Javadocs for > TextView: > > http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView.html > > The second table in the Summary section lists the XML attributes available > for TextView (and subclasses, like EditText and Button), with details > available for most of them. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com > Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html > > > > > > -- Romain Guy Android framework engineer romain...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
