Why findViewByID?

[prcGit]

santa-tracker-android/cityquiz/src/main/java/com/google/android/apps/santatracker/cityquiz/CityQuizActivity.kt

Line 93 in d773d54

cityImageView = findViewById(R.id.cityQuizImageView)

Kotlin allows you to access directly to view id, why do you use .findViewById() ?

[samtstern]

This code was converted from a Java codebase and I don't think an effort was made to go through and use the Kotlin extensions to simplify view access, but you're right that would be more concise!

[prcGit]

I was just curious because maybe there was some other hidden reason :) thanks!!

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On Mon, 4 Feb 2019 at 21:18, Sam Stern ***@***.***> wrote: This code was converted from a Java codebase and I don't think an effort was made to go through and use the Kotlin extensions to simplify view access, but you're right that would be more concise! — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#24 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AP20a7NM7EbibE6ID7cMU0X1FJb5dm_Pks5vKJWMgaJpZM4ah8Bt> .

[pfmaggi]

Kotlin Extensions with synthetic views is not at this moment the “recommended” way. That shouldn’t be taken as a recommendation to not use them.
Read more about this topic on this reddit thread.

[prcGit]

Thanks for sharing Pietro. El mar., 5 feb. 2019 a las 12:23, Pietro F. Maggi (<[email protected]>) escribió:

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Kotlin Extensions with synthetic views is not at this moment the “recommended” way. That shouldn’t be taken as a recommendation to not use them. Read more about this topic on this reddit thread <https://old.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/ala9p2/why_kotlinx_synthetic_is_no_longer_a_recommended/efdvpkg/> . — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#24 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AP20a_X9EQ9GVjABKdXMqkAUgS3LLupgks5vKWmygaJpZM4ah8Bt> .