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setContentView is a method in the Android SDK used within an Activity to specify the user interface that will be displayed on the screen. When an Activity starts, it needs to know what layout to render. The setContentView method serves this purpose.

This method typically takes an integer resource ID as an argument. This ID corresponds to an XML file located in the project's res/layout directory. This XML file defines the structure and content of the user interface, including elements like buttons, text views, and image views. The Android framework inflates this XML file, creating the necessary View objects and arranging them according to the layout definition.

For example, a common usage in the onCreate method of an Activity is setContentView(R.layout.activity_main), where R.layout.activity_main refers to a layout file named activity_main.xml. In some cases, setContentView can also accept a View object directly, which can be useful for more dynamic UI construction. The call to setContentView should generally occur after the call to super.onCreate() and before any other UI operations. It is a fundamental part of setting up the visual presentation of an Android application's screens.