Working with the old code of XML layouts

The best thing about Anko layouts is the flexibility to be able to work with our XML layouts as well. Also, Anko makes things easier by providing us view properties. In this recipe, we will see how to use XML layouts and still be able to improve things using Anko Layouts.

Getting ready

I'll be using Android Studio 3 to write code. You can get started by creating a new project in Kotlin with a blank activity in Android Studio 3+ as we won't be using any code from other recipes. You also need an intermediate understanding of Android development. Ensure that you have added Anko layouts dependencies to your project (follow the recipe Setting up Anko library for Anko layouts...