43.9 Adding the Transition File

All of the transition effects for this project will be implemented within a single transition XML resource file. As outlined in the chapter entitled “Animating User Interfaces with the Android Transitions Framework”, transition resource files must be placed in the app -> res -> transition folder of the project. Begin, therefore, by right-clicking on the res folder in the Project tool window and selecting the New -> Directory menu option. In the resulting dialog, name the new folder transition and click on the OK button. Right-click on the new transition folder, this time selecting the New -> Transition Resource File option and name the new file transition.xml.

With the newly created transition.xml file selected and loaded into the editing panel, add the following XML content to add a transition set that enables the change bounds transition animation with a duration attribute setting:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding...