Example of setting a View ID programatically in Android.

some_activity.java

public class SomeActivity extends Activity {
 @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    setContentView(R.layout.some_layout);
    
    MyView myView = new MyView(this);
    myView.setId(R.id.desired_id);
    addView(myView);
}