受到@dilettante answer的启发，下面是我在kotlin中作为扩展函数的解决方案:

/* sets a valid id that isn't in use */
fun View.findAndSetFirstValidId() {
    var i: Int
    do {
        i = Random.nextInt()
    } while (findViewById<View>(i) != null)
    id = i
}

这对我来说很管用:

static int id = 1;

// Returns a valid id that isn't in use
public int findId(){  
    View v = findViewById(id);  
    while (v != null){  
        v = findViewById(++id);  
    }  
    return id++;  
}

我的选择:

// Method that could us an unique id

    int getUniqueId(){
        return (int)    
                SystemClock.currentThreadTimeMillis();    
    }

只是对@phantomlimb的答案的补充，

而View.generateViewId()要求API级别>= 17， 该工具与所有API兼容。

根据现时的空气污染指数， 它决定天气是否使用系统API。

所以你可以使用ViewIdGenerator.generateViewId()和View.generateViewId() 同样的时间，不用担心得到相同的id

import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;

import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.os.Build;
import android.view.View;

/**
 * {@link View#generateViewId()}要求API Level >= 17,而本工具类可兼容所有API Level
 * <p>
 * 自动判断当前API Level,并优先调用{@link View#generateViewId()},即使本工具类与{@link View#generateViewId()}
 * 混用,也能保证生成的Id唯一
 * <p>
 * =============
 * <p>
 * while {@link View#generateViewId()} require API Level >= 17, this tool is compatibe with all API.
 * <p>
 * according to current API Level, it decide weather using system API or not.<br>
 * so you can use {@link ViewIdGenerator#generateViewId()} and {@link View#generateViewId()} in the
 * same time and don't worry about getting same id
 * 
 * @author fantouchx@gmail.com
 */
public class ViewIdGenerator {
    private static final AtomicInteger sNextGeneratedId = new AtomicInteger(1);

    @SuppressLint("NewApi")
    public static int generateViewId() {

        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 17) {
            for (;;) {
                final int result = sNextGeneratedId.get();
                // aapt-generated IDs have the high byte nonzero; clamp to the range under that.
                int newValue = result + 1;
                if (newValue > 0x00FFFFFF)
                    newValue = 1; // Roll over to 1, not 0.
                if (sNextGeneratedId.compareAndSet(result, newValue)) {
                    return result;
                }
            }
        } else {
            return View.generateViewId();
        }

    }
}

从API 17开始，View类有一个静态方法generateViewId()

生成适合setId(int)的值

你也可以在res/values中定义ids.xml。你可以在android的示例代码中看到一个确切的例子。

samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/RadioGroup1.java
samples/ApiDemp/res/values/ids.xml