Why did match_parent replace fill_parent?

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What is the difference between match_parent and fill_parent?

Is deprecated word the only difference between fill_parent and match_parent

fill_parent become deprecated. match_parent should be used instead. They are functionally equivalent, the only difference is name. What was wrong with fill_parent? I liked it.

This should be closed, as it is a duplicate. I'm surprised high rep users are answering this when @SamirMangroliya linked to the same question. — kevlar1818, Jun 01 '12 at 17:23
@kevlar1818: Assuming that's for me, if you see my answer was posted a minute before Samir's duplicated comment. Will vote to close. — K-ballo, Jun 01 '12 at 17:25
@K-ballo Fair enough. Hope no harm is done, and glad we agree. — kevlar1818, Jun 01 '12 at 17:26

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 01 '12 at 17:20

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What was wrong is that it does not fill the parent, but instead make it have the same dimension as the parent, or in other words match the parent dimension. The only case in which it does fill the parent is when the view is the single one in the layout.

answered Jun 01 '12 at 17:20

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@kevlar181: See the timings, _3 mins ago_ is before _2 mins ago_ – K-ballo Jun 01 '12 at 17:25

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 01 '12 at 17:23

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match_parent means that the child wants to be as big as the parent...maybe they wanted to make it sound more realistic?

answered Jun 01 '12 at 17:23

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Why did match_parent replace fill_parent?

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