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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Basic Android Programming Accessing Views in Code

Kyouhyung Kim
Kyouhyung Kim
13,136 Points
Posted by Kyouhyung Kim
Kyouhyung Kim
13,136 Points

Do I have to refer a variable from R?

Getting down all the way to the R file seems a little unintuitive and complicated to my uneducated eyes. Is it a recommended and standard-compliant way to refer to the R file to point to a variable, or is it a practice actually done by developers for any other reason?

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Wesley Seago
Wesley Seago
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Wesley Seago
Wesley Seago
10,424 Points

The R class is created during the build process. It contains the dynamic ID's for all resources. You use it to point to resources.