Let's Migrate an XML Project to Jetpack Compose!

In this video, I'll show you how you can take a full XML project and migrate it to Jetpack Compose step-by-step. You can apply this sequence of steps for any of your XML projects.

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[PhilippLackner]

As a little addition, in case you also want to migrate your XML theme to Compose:
1. All you really need to do for that is to create the theme-specific Compose files you already get in any new Compose project (Type.kt, Shapes.kt, Colors.kt, Theme.kt). You can just copy these over and adjust based on your theme.
2. Then, in every ComposeView in your project, you use YourAppTheme { ... } as the root wrapper.

That's it.

[saurabhyadav-szrx]

In my firm, we are now migrating our code from XML to Compose. This video is really helpful. Kudos!

[Camlon]

Thanks for the video. I have been working with migrating XML to compose views for some time, and I prefer to pass the findNavContoller() function to the composable. Then I can create a channel that will be consumed by a shared composable.

That means no callback functions to the fragment, it looks more similar to a pure compose screen and just a single line for each screen to allow navigation, toast, pop with arguments, etc.

Also, a simple way to add all compose dependencies is to right-click on the project and tap New -> Compose -> Empty Compose Activity.

[SachinKumar-nbpg]

Hey Philipp, Thank you so much for this great video. But you forgot to add inside the fragment which helps composeView to dispose its's composition when the view's lifecycleowner is destroyed.

[xCrawfly]

This is the only video tutorial from the jetpack compose series that I couldn't finish :(
I got tons of gradle errors just at the last step, I assume it's because the dependencies versions have changed (even tho I replaced those by the more recents).
I think I'll just try it with a newer video tut. Anyway, Thanks Philipp!

[aokruan]

Thank you for this video. The most important information.

[pumaelgatosiberian]

Hi Philipp, why you use lateinit var compose view? you can do like that View = { setContent {} } in onCreateView

[azamat]

could u please make tutorial about baseline profiles?))

[chrislagos]

Ok how can i compare the lioading time and performance of my xml views before and after migration

[samstoyroom]

Can you make a video about how to handle Lifecycle event in compose? Thanks!

[nipunkumarit]

I have a silly point but I think it's important, When you have to apply a sound on every button clicked in your app, what should the best approach to this.

[dealcart]

@Philipp can you help me understand this XML code?

[eogbqqn]

Hi Philipp, thank you for your content. Can you tell, what theme exactly do you use in your android studio?

[aymenebenguedouad]

Can you give us sources to learn Android compose

[josua_htp]

hi philipp, thanks for your tutorial videos because it really helps! if i may ask you one thing, please create one video on how to learn programming really fast. a short video is good too. thank you 🙏

[maximooze]

Another Like from me, even though I dont need this, because Im a "guru". 🤣 jk @Philipp, another good content!

[PandaTop.]

What kind of theme do you have in Android Studio?
P.S. Thank you!

[Rohan_is_discovering]

can I convert my whole JAVA android project to jetpack compose..?

[sebastianseno]

it's still painful to see UI preview in compose.

[atikurrahamanshakur]

I really don't like this declarative approach of building UI. When flutter came out with this approach I was really exited. But really didn't like it. I tried flutter multiple times but didn't really like it. Same thing is happening with compose. Anyone else can relate?