How to share common layout between activities without fragment

Question

Is there any possible way to share layout(part) between activities? For example, in my app, all activities have similar layout, the top part is long operation indicator (a progr

Answer 1

You could use include in XML to, well.. include the re-useable part of your layout code.

As an example, here's my layout file for the Toolbar I used in my app:

// /res/layout/component_toolbar.xml

Now, say if I want to use that Toolbar again in a different Activity, this is all I'd have to write:

// /res/layout/whatever_layout_this_might_be.xml

Bear in mind that this would only copy the layout - not the actual behavior of said widget/component.

If you want to actually copy all of the aspects (layout, behaviour) I'm afraid Fragment is the only way to go.