XML properties: match_parent and fill_parent. It seems that both are the same. Is there any difference between them?

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I have downgraded my API to 7 and cannot figure out the difference in padding or sizes in either length or width in regards to match_parent and fill_parent

Vincent · Answer 1 · 2017-07-03T07:14:04.083

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FILL_PARENT (renamed in favour of MATCH_PARENT in API Level 8+)
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ViewGroup.LayoutParams.html

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answered Jul 03 '17 at 06:09

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 03 '17 at 06:17

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FILL_PARENT has been renamed to MATCH_PARENT for API level above 8 to avoid the confusion in the developers

answered Jul 03 '17 at 06:17

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`... to avoid the confusion ...` Well, it seems the sentence should be `... to add confusion ...` – Phantômaxx Jul 03 '17 at 07:13

XML properties: match_parent and fill_parent. It seems that both are the same. Is there any difference between them?

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