Why to use Inflater in listview

Question

• I always had ambiguity on why we need to use inflater in android, Why are they used in ListView for custom layouts (like below)?
• What is an Inflater ?
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Answer 1

I always had ambiguity on why wee need to use inflater in android, Why are they used in android ListView for a custom layout ?
They are used to create the Views for each row.

What is an Inflater ?
A system service that creates a View out of an XML layout.

In the below code i am trying to understand why Inflator is used ?
The inflater is used to create the Views for the rows.

What is the advantage of using Inflater ?
Compared to what? How do you want to create the Views out of the XML layout?