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Charlie Thomas
40,856 PointsHow to load a different screen/xml file in Java?
I have this app but I want to make it use a different xml view when a button is clicked. I'm new to android development so please help?
1 Answer
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse TeacherHi Charlie,
Each "screen" of your app is controlled by an Activity. The look of each Activity is defined by the XML layout file. So when you tap on the button, you want to load a new Activity, which will have a new XML layout associated with it.
We cover this in the Build a Blog Reader project, but you might also find this Quick Tip helpful: Start a New Activity in Android
Charlie Thomas
40,856 PointsCharlie Thomas
40,856 PointsThank You Ben. It was really useful I was able to configure my app to use two screens instead of just changing the visibility of my widgets. Thanks