How to create a generic Android XML layout for all activities

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Published on 2012-10-21T04:25:02Z Indexed on 2012/10/21 5:01 UTC
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I have an application that needs the same items [5 buttons acting as tabs] in every screen. Is it possible to create a "base XML layout" that has these 5 buttons and then have all the other XML files extend from the bas layout in some way so that I don't have to have multiple buttons that will ultimately have the same functionality.

Is there a better approach to this problem that can be supported by API 9

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