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Android

Posted by Ralph Khreish
Ralph Khreish
10,087 Points

Problem getting the dimens.xml file

I updated my android studio to the latest, it uses a constraint layout instead of a relative layout, the display is all crumbled up in the left corner if i use the tutorial, and there is no dimens.xml file that is created. Am i missing something ?

1 Answer

Tyler Combs
Tyler Combs
15,525 Points
Tyler Combs
Tyler Combs
15,525 Points

I see this question was never answered (three years since posting), so for future reference for anyone that comes across this question - In older versions of Android Studio, the default root layout used to be a RelativeLayout that referenced the dimens.xml file found in res/values/. Android Studio now uses a default ConstraintLayout that does not reference this dimens.xml file, therefore it is not created. You can still create a dimens.xml file to reference/use in your app for yourself.

I came across this question as I was researching default margins and padding. Based on what I've seen so far, defaults are are now applied from the Theme defined in styles.xml or AndroidManifest.xml.