Is the integer parameter passed to setContentView(int) a pointer?

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I've looked in the generated R file, and the values in there definitely look like memory addresses, but is that the case?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 11 '11 at 17:25

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No, they are not memory addresses. Its just a specially encoded IDs.

answered Jul 11 '11 at 17:25

inazaruk

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 11 '11 at 17:25

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No. It is a generated number that references the output of aapt.

answered Jul 11 '11 at 17:25

Femi

Kind of timely: see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6517151/how-does-the-mapping-between-android-resources-and-resources-id-work for a couple of longer discussions on this topic. – Femi Jul 11 '11 at 17:54

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 11 '11 at 17:25

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No they are not memory address. They are simply auto generated values that are reference by the compiler.

answered Jul 11 '11 at 17:25

Amir Raminfar

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