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Implementing own components in pre built-in components with extending subclass with own defined class Android offers a great list of pre-built widgets like Button, TextView, EditText, ListView, CheckBox, RadioButton, Gallery, Spinner, AutoCompleteTextView etc. which you can use directly in your Android application development, but there may be a situation when you are not satisfied with existing functionality of any of the available widgets. Android provides you with means of creating your own custom components which you can customized to suit your needs. If you only need to make small adjustments to an existing widget or layout, you can simply subclass the widget or layout and override its methods which will give you precise control over the appearance and function of a screen element. This tutorial explains you how to create custom Views and use them in your application using simple and easy steps. EXAMPLE OF CUSTOM COMPONENTS IN CUSTOM VIEW HIERARCHY Creating a Simple...