Why EditText in a custom compound view is re-using the text entered in another compound view instance?

Question

I\'m trying to write a custom compound view composed by a TextView and an EditText, _compound_view.xml_:

Answer 1

I got the same annoying problem and solved it with another solution than the ones suggested. When the custom view is inflated, I don't find them with IDs or tags, I get them using the getChildAt method. I did not have to save the instance state.

Here is an example:

Custom XML to inflate (custom_view.xml):

You then just get the views this way during the view initialization:

private void initView(Context context) {
    LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) context.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
    inflater.inflate(R.layout.custom_view, this, true);

    setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
    setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);

    TextView mTitleTV = (TextView) getChildAt(0);
    EditText mContentET = (EditText) getChildAt(1);
}

IMPORTANT: you must remove all IDs from the XML