Howdy,

I have a complex view that I would like to define in an XML layout resource and use as a template for dynamic creation. Something like 'createViewFromId(int)'. The Activity method findViewById(int) returns a (presumably static) object--I would like something to return a new object instance. Does anyone know how this might be achieved?

The only way I have seen to create dynamic views is to do it entirely programmatically, but I'd like the flexibility of using XML layout resources. Any ideas?

Regards,
Simon.

I found this (from samples/app/IncomingMessage), which does the trick:

private View inflateView(int resource) {
ViewInflate vi = (ViewInflate)getSystemService(Context.INFLATE_SERVICE);
return vi.inflate(resource, null, null);
}

Hope this helps!
Simon.