Remove extra spaces around Android textfield (EditText)

To remove extra spaces (Margins) around TextView wrapped in LinearLayout add the following in the tag properties    android:background="@null"

           <EditText
                android:id="@+id/textView"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_margin="0px"
                android:background="@null"
                android:layout_weight="1" >
            </EditText>

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