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<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:text="Guest List"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:text="Kunal"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
@mamushshabe65-prog

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This comparison correctly highlights the fundamental distinction between TextView and LinearLayout in Android UI design. A TextView is a leaf widget used solely for displaying text and cannot host other views, whereas a LinearLayout is a container (ViewGroup) whose role is to organize and position multiple child views in a linear (horizontal or vertical) arrangement. Understanding this separation is essential for building well-structured and maintainable layouts.

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  1. linear layout
  2. two textview

@hamrawitberhanemeskel-sys

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it says that the parent is LinerLayout. and the children are text views. And also it says that the parent arranged it's children in a vertical column. it is also used in wrap_content that makes the box shrink and fits just right for the textsize. the two child are TestView. the orientation is vertical. each child is placed at the right spot as it says on the code.

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