why absolutelayout is deprecated?

android absolutelayout
Dhruv Mevada picture Dhruv Mevada · Sep 13, 2011 · Viewed 12.1k times · Source

why absolutelayout is deprecated? I know that it may cause problems in supporting multiple screens but was better for showing view at particular position.

Answer

Pointer Null picture Pointer Null · Sep 13, 2011

Because absolute positioning is not too much useful in world of various screen resolutions and aspect ratios. You'd usually leave element positioning to be computed by more flexible layouts.

From docs: Absolute layouts are less flexible and harder to maintain than other types of layouts without absolute positioning.

However, if it fits your special purpose, just use it.

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