Create the user interface by inflating a layout resource.
package app.test; import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.widget.TextView; public class Test extends Activity { @Override public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) { super.onCreate(icicle); // Inflate the layout resource to use as the UI setContentView(R.layout.main); // Extract a reference to the TextView used in the layout TextView myTextView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.myTextView); } } //main.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"> <TextView android:id="@+id/myTextView" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/hello" /> </LinearLayout>