View Subclass

public class ViewA {
  protected ImageView mImageView;
  
  public void ViewA() {
    initView();
  }
  
  public void initView() {
    inflateView(R.layout.my_view);
    mImageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.image);
    Timber.d("image is null" + mImageView == null); // false
  }
  
  public void getImage() {
    return mImageView;
  }
}

public class ViewB extends ViewA {
  
  public void ViewB() {
    super();
  }
  
  public void initView() {
    super.initView()
    Timber.d("image is null" + mImageView == null); // true
    Timber.d("image through getter" + getImage == null); // false
  }
}