[android help] Android View and ViewGroup

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	In Android ViewGroup inherits from View. A ViewGroup is a container which holds Views. ViewGroup (LinearLayout) View (TextView) Why did folks at Android defined this relationship as Inheritance instead of composition. As the ViewGroup contains Views shouldn't it be composition ? edited Dec 23 '11 at 6:32 asked Dec 23 '11 at 6:05

I think you're getting too hung up on the wording. A "ViewGroup" has every bit as much reason to inherit from a "View" as a "TextView", and "ImageView" or ... more to the point ... a "ScrollView" or a "SurfaceView" (the latter two both "contain things"). Perhaps "View" wasn't necessarily the best choice of terms ... but the class heirarchy makes complete sense. Regardless of what it's subclasses are named :) IMHO ... answered Dec 23 '11 at 6:12

	Viewgroup inherits properties of views and does more with other views and viewgroup answered Dec 23 '11 at 6:53

	I think this is a great example of the Composite design pattern: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_pattern Even though the naming might not be the best... answered 6 mins ago

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