Android: Custom view based on layout: how?

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I am building a Android app and I am a bit struggling with custom Views.

I would like to have a reusable View that consist of a few standard layout elements. Let's say a relativelayout with some buttons in it.

How should I proceed. Should I create a custom view class that extends RelativeLayout and programmaticly add those buttons? I would think that's a bit overkill?

What's the way to do it properly in Android?

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