布局文件是如何被解析的？

原理

通过layoutId,装换成xml对象，XmlResourceParser，将XmlResourceParser转成AttributeSet对象，根据XmlResourceParser的name得到view对象的类型，最后根据Constructor实例化view对象

几个概念

XmlResourceParser

• 将xml转换成java对象，就是XmlResourceParser
• Rescources class 中，根据resourceid，获得XmlResourceParser对象

@NonNull
    XmlResourceParser loadXmlResourceParser(@AnyRes int id, @NonNull String type)
            throws NotFoundException {
        final TypedValue value = obtainTempTypedValue();
        try {
            final ResourcesImpl impl = mResourcesImpl;
            impl.getValue(id, value, true);
            if (value.type == TypedValue.TYPE_STRING) {
                return impl.loadXmlResourceParser(value.string.toString(), id,
                        value.assetCookie, type);
            }
            throw new NotFoundException("Resource ID #0x" + Integer.toHexString(id)
                    + " type #0x" + Integer.toHexString(value.type) + " is not valid");
        } finally {
            releaseTempTypedValue(value);
        }
    }

AttributeSet

• xml中标签对应的java对象，如layout_width等
• 利用Xml class中的方法，生成AttributeSet对象

public static AttributeSet asAttributeSet(XmlPullParser parser) {
        return (parser instanceof AttributeSet)
                ? (AttributeSet) parser
                : new XmlPullAttributes(parser);
    }

Constructor

• 属于反射的一种方式，通过constructor可以获取某个具体的类。 提供有关类的单个构造函数的访问和访问的信息。
• 在xml解析成XmlPullParser时，将XmlPullParser解析成AttributeSet，获取AttributeSet的name，Constructor根据有包名的name，实例化一个view。

final View view = constructor.newInstance(args);

源码

layoutInflater

public View inflate(@LayoutRes int resource, @Nullable ViewGroup root, boolean attachToRoot) {
        final Resources res = getContext().getResources();
        if (DEBUG) {
            Log.d(TAG, "INFLATING from resource: \"" + res.getResourceName(resource) + "\" ("
                    + Integer.toHexString(resource) + ")");
        }

        final XmlResourceParser parser = res.getLayout(resource);//画重点
        try {
            return inflate(parser, root, attachToRoot);
        } finally {
            parser.close();
        }
    }

View createViewFromTag(View parent, String name, Context context, AttributeSet attrs,
            boolean ignoreThemeAttr) {
        if (name.equals("view")) {
            name = attrs.getAttributeValue(null, "class");
        }

        // Apply a theme wrapper, if allowed and one is specified.
        if (!ignoreThemeAttr) {
            final TypedArray ta = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, ATTRS_THEME);
            final int themeResId = ta.getResourceId(0, 0);
            if (themeResId != 0) {
                context = new ContextThemeWrapper(context, themeResId);
            }
            ta.recycle();
        }

        if (name.equals(TAG_1995)) {
            // Let's party like it's 1995!
            return new BlinkLayout(context, attrs);
        }

        try {
            View view;
            //重点，通过设置Factory，可以达到将系统view替换成自定义view的目的
            if (mFactory2 != null) {
                view = mFactory2.onCreateView(parent, name, context, attrs);
            } else if (mFactory != null) {
                view = mFactory.onCreateView(name, context, attrs);
            } else {
                view = null;
            }

            if (view == null && mPrivateFactory != null) {
                view = mPrivateFactory.onCreateView(parent, name, context, attrs);
            }

            if (view == null) {
                final Object lastContext = mConstructorArgs[0];
                mConstructorArgs[0] = context;
                try {//重点，如果是系统控件，则会在name前面加上"android.view."
                    if (-1 == name.indexOf('.')) {
                        view = onCreateView(parent, name, attrs);
                    } else {
                        view = createView(name, null, attrs);
                    }
                } finally {
                    mConstructorArgs[0] = lastContext;
                }
            }

            return view;
        }
        ...
    }

public final View createView(String name, String prefix, AttributeSet attrs)
            throws ClassNotFoundException, InflateException {
        Constructor<? extends View> constructor = sConstructorMap.get(name);
        if (constructor != null && !verifyClassLoader(constructor)) {
            constructor = null;
            sConstructorMap.remove(name);
        }
        Class<? extends View> clazz = null;

        try {
            Trace.traceBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW, name);

            if (constructor == null) {
                // Class not found in the cache, see if it's real, and try to add it
                clazz = mContext.getClassLoader().loadClass(
                        prefix != null ? (prefix + name) : name).asSubclass(View.class);
                
                if (mFilter != null && clazz != null) {
                    boolean allowed = mFilter.onLoadClass(clazz);
                    if (!allowed) {
                        failNotAllowed(name, prefix, attrs);
                    }
                }
                constructor = clazz.getConstructor(mConstructorSignature);
                constructor.setAccessible(true);
                sConstructorMap.put(name, constructor);
            } else {
                // If we have a filter, apply it to cached constructor
                if (mFilter != null) {
                    // Have we seen this name before?
                    Boolean allowedState = mFilterMap.get(name);
                    if (allowedState == null) {
                        // New class -- remember whether it is allowed
                        clazz = mContext.getClassLoader().loadClass(
                                prefix != null ? (prefix + name) : name).asSubclass(View.class);//重点，如果是
                        
                        boolean allowed = clazz != null && mFilter.onLoadClass(clazz);
                        mFilterMap.put(name, allowed);
                        if (!allowed) {
                            failNotAllowed(name, prefix, attrs);
                        }
                    } else if (allowedState.equals(Boolean.FALSE)) {
                        failNotAllowed(name, prefix, attrs);
                    }
                }
            }

            Object[] args = mConstructorArgs;
            args[1] = attrs;

            final View view = constructor.newInstance(args);//重点
            if (view instanceof ViewStub) {
                // Use the same context when inflating ViewStub later.
                final ViewStub viewStub = (ViewStub) view;
                viewStub.setLayoutInflater(cloneInContext((Context) args[0]));
            }
            return view;

        } 
        ...
    }

Resources

public XmlResourceParser getLayout(@LayoutRes int id) throws NotFoundException {
        return loadXmlResourceParser(id, "layout");
    }

@NonNull
    XmlResourceParser loadXmlResourceParser(@AnyRes int id, @NonNull String type)
            throws NotFoundException {
        final TypedValue value = obtainTempTypedValue();
        try {
            final ResourcesImpl impl = mResourcesImpl;
            impl.getValue(id, value, true);
            if (value.type == TypedValue.TYPE_STRING) {
                return impl.loadXmlResourceParser(value.string.toString(), id,
                        value.assetCookie, type);//重点
            }
            throw new NotFoundException("Resource ID #0x" + Integer.toHexString(id)
                    + " type #0x" + Integer.toHexString(value.type) + " is not valid");
        } finally {
            releaseTempTypedValue(value);
        }
    }