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<TextView
 android:id="@+id/textView"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:orientation="vertical"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent">
</LinearLayout>  

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on the screen, for example, in menus or dialog boxes, also appear in the text like this. For example: "If not, click on the Logcat tab"