Difference between View and ViewGroup in Android

View

1. View objects are the basic building blocks of User Interface(UI) elements in Android.
2. View is a simple rectangle box which responds to the user's actions.
3. Examples are EditText, Button, CheckBox etc..
4. View refers to the android.view.View class, which is the base class of all UI classes.

ViewGroup

1. ViewGroup is the invisible container. It holds View and ViewGroup
2. For example, LinearLayout is the ViewGroup that contains Button(View), and other Layouts also.
3. ViewGroup is the base class for Layouts.

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1. A ViewGroup is a special view that can contain other views (called children.) The view group is the base class for layouts and views containers. This class also defines the ViewGroup.LayoutParams class which serves as the base class for layouts parameters.

   View class represents the basic building block for user interface components. A View occupies a rectangular area on the screen and isresponsible for drawing and event handling. View is the base classfor widgets, which are used to create interactive UI components(buttons, text fields, etc.).

2. Example : ViewGroup (LinearLayout), View (TextView)

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