Guest list layout

<LinearLayout
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
    <TextView
        android:text="Guest List"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
 
    <TextView
        android:text="Kunal"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
 
</LinearLayout>

TextView

· What it is: A widget for displaying text.
· Purpose: Shows text on the screen (like labels, messages, titles).
· Analogy: A single picture frame that holds a photo (text).
· Example usage:

<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="Hello World!" />

LinearLayout

· What it is: A layout container for organizing other views.
· Purpose: Arranges child views in a single row (horizontal) or column (vertical).
· Analogy: A shelf that holds multiple picture frames (TextViews, Buttons, etc.) in a line.
· Example usage:

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical">
    
    <TextView android:text="First Item"/>
    <TextView android:text="Second Item"/>
    <Button android:text="Click Me"/>
    
</LinearLayout>

Key Differences

Aspect TextView LinearLayout
Type View (widget) ViewGroup (container)
Purpose Display text Arrange other views
Children Cannot have child views Can contain multiple child views
Common Use Labels, messages, titles Organizing UI elements linearly