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Is it possible to use View components inside Jetpack Compose to create a user interface?

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Answer from AI

Yes, in Jetpack Compose, you can use View components through the interop mechanism — the AndroidView function. This allows integrating existing Views into Compose UI, for example, if there is a complex custom View or a third-party library that does not support Compose.

Example of using a View inside Compose:

@Composable
fun LegacyViewWrapper() {
    AndroidView(factory = { context ->
        TextView(context).apply {
            text = "This is a TextView inside Compose"
            setTextColor(Color.RED)
        }
    })
}

However, it is recommended to gradually migrate the interface to Compose, using Views only where necessary.