What is xmlns:android

[SANdroid66]

What does the string http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android represents? This address does not exists on web. What is a namespace & why it looks like a web address?

I tried to change the string to say http://schemas.android.com/apk/res1/android in all the places, but then the projects does not compile.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Leonard Lamber]

Namespaces uniquely identify code/libraries. If I write an api that uses all the same names and such as the android api the only way to distinguish between my api and android api is to use the android namespace, or mine.

 

[alostpacket]

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