View instance from RemoteViews

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How can I get View instance from RemoteViews ? There are RemoteViews.reapply and RemoteViews.apply API functions , but I don't know how to use them.

Please describe where and how you are trying to "get View instance from RemoteViews". Are you writing your own home screen? — CommonsWare, Oct 10 '11 at 14:35
No, I am writing it in AppwidgetProvider. (actually class that extends AppwidgetProvider) — holtaf, Oct 10 '11 at 14:41

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 10 '11 at 14:47

If you are the one creating the RemoteViews to hand to something else -- as is the case with an AppWidgetProvider -- you cannot "get View instance from RemoteViews". The View hierarchy created from your RemoteViews is created in a different process than your own, and so you do not have direct access to it.

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 17 '11 at 21:06

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You can use something like:

remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.widget_anything, "Anytext");

answered Nov 17 '11 at 21:06

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