Is XML file parsed automatically and inflated automatically?

Is XML file parsed automatically and inflated automatically?

References

Reference NO 1

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15194881/is-xml-file-parsed-automatically-and-inflated-automatically

Reference NO 2

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16213118/xml-parsing-with-asynctask-slower-than-parsing-in-main-thread

Reference NO 3

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/334859/Parsing-XML-in-Android-with-SAX

Reference NO 4

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?XmlSucks

Reference NO 5

http://lists.ipython.scipy.org/pipermail/ipython-dev/2012-May/009206.html

Reference NO 6

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B10501_01/appdev.920/a96621/adx04paj.htm

Reference NO 7

http://www.sitepoint.com/learning-to-parse-xml-data-in-your-android-app/

Reference NO 8

http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2011/01/android-quick-preferences-tutorial.html