Android APIs
public class

SwipeRefreshLayout

extends ViewGroup
implements NestedScrollingParent NestedScrollingChild
java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.view.View
     ↳ android.view.ViewGroup
       ↳ android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout

Class Overview

The SwipeRefreshLayout should be used whenever the user can refresh the contents of a view via a vertical swipe gesture. The activity that instantiates this view should add an OnRefreshListener to be notified whenever the swipe to refresh gesture is completed. The SwipeRefreshLayout will notify the listener each and every time the gesture is completed again; the listener is responsible for correctly determining when to actually initiate a refresh of its content. If the listener determines there should not be a refresh, it must call setRefreshing(false) to cancel any visual indication of a refresh. If an activity wishes to show just the progress animation, it should call setRefreshing(true). To disable the gesture and progress animation, call setEnabled(false) on the view.

This layout should be made the parent of the view that will be refreshed as a result of the gesture and can only support one direct child. This view will also be made the target of the gesture and will be forced to match both the width and the height supplied in this layout. The SwipeRefreshLayout does not provide accessibility events; instead, a menu item must be provided to allow refresh of the content wherever this gesture is used.

Summary

Nested Classes
interface SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener Classes that wish to be notified when the swipe gesture correctly triggers a refresh should implement this interface. 
[Expand]
Inherited XML Attributes
From class android.view.ViewGroup
From class android.view.View
Constants
int DEFAULT
int LARGE
[Expand]
Inherited Constants
From class android.view.ViewGroup
From class android.view.View
Fields
protected int mFrom
protected int mOriginalOffsetTop
[Expand]
Inherited Fields
From class android.view.View
Public Constructors
SwipeRefreshLayout(Context context)
Simple constructor to use when creating a SwipeRefreshLayout from code.
SwipeRefreshLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs)
Constructor that is called when inflating SwipeRefreshLayout from XML.
Public Methods
boolean canChildScrollUp()
boolean dispatchNestedFling(float velocityX, float velocityY, boolean consumed)
Dispatch a fling to a nested scrolling parent.
boolean dispatchNestedPreFling(float velocityX, float velocityY)
Dispatch a fling to a nested scrolling parent before it is processed by this view.
boolean dispatchNestedPreScroll(int dx, int dy, int[] consumed, int[] offsetInWindow)
Dispatch one step of a nested scroll in progress before this view consumes any portion of it.
boolean dispatchNestedScroll(int dxConsumed, int dyConsumed, int dxUnconsumed, int dyUnconsumed, int[] offsetInWindow)
Dispatch one step of a nested scroll in progress.
int getNestedScrollAxes()
Return the current axes of nested scrolling for this ViewGroup.
int getProgressCircleDiameter()
Get the diameter of the progress circle that is displayed as part of the swipe to refresh layout.
boolean hasNestedScrollingParent()
Returns true if this view has a nested scrolling parent.
boolean isNestedScrollingEnabled()
Returns true if nested scrolling is enabled for this view.
boolean isRefreshing()
boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev)
Implement this method to intercept all touch screen motion events.
void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec)

Measure the view and its content to determine the measured width and the measured height.

boolean onNestedFling(View target, float velocityX, float velocityY, boolean consumed)
Request a fling from a nested scroll.
boolean onNestedPreFling(View target, float velocityX, float velocityY)
React to a nested fling before the target view consumes it.
void onNestedPreScroll(View target, int dx, int dy, int[] consumed)
React to a nested scroll in progress before the target view consumes a portion of the scroll.
void onNestedScroll(View target, int dxConsumed, int dyConsumed, int dxUnconsumed, int dyUnconsumed)
React to a nested scroll in progress.
void onNestedScrollAccepted(View child, View target, int axes)
React to the successful claiming of a nested scroll operation.
boolean onStartNestedScroll(View child, View target, int nestedScrollAxes)
React to a descendant view initiating a nestable scroll operation, claiming the nested scroll operation if appropriate.
void onStopNestedScroll(View target)
React to a nested scroll operation ending.
boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev)
Implement this method to handle touch screen motion events.
void requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(boolean b)
Called when a child does not want this parent and its ancestors to intercept touch events with onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent).
void setColorScheme(int... colors)
This method is deprecated. Use setColorSchemeResources(int)
void setColorSchemeColors(int... colors)
Set the colors used in the progress animation.
void setColorSchemeResources(int... colorResIds)
Set the color resources used in the progress animation from color resources.
void setDistanceToTriggerSync(int distance)
Set the distance to trigger a sync in dips
void setNestedScrollingEnabled(boolean enabled)
Enable or disable nested scrolling for this view.
void setOnRefreshListener(SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener listener)
Set the listener to be notified when a refresh is triggered via the swipe gesture.
void setProgressBackgroundColor(int colorRes)
This method is deprecated. Use setProgressBackgroundColorSchemeResource(int)
void setProgressBackgroundColorSchemeColor(int color)
Set the background color of the progress spinner disc.
void setProgressBackgroundColorSchemeResource(int colorRes)
Set the background color of the progress spinner disc.
void setProgressViewEndTarget(boolean scale, int end)
The refresh indicator resting position is always positioned near the top of the refreshing content.
void setProgressViewOffset(boolean scale, int start, int end)
The refresh indicator starting and resting position is always positioned near the top of the refreshing content.
void setRefreshing(boolean refreshing)
Notify the widget that refresh state has changed.
void setSize(int size)
One of DEFAULT, or LARGE.
boolean startNestedScroll(int axes)
Begin a nestable scroll operation along the given axes.
void stopNestedScroll()
Stop a nested scroll in progress.
Protected Methods
int getChildDrawingOrder(int childCount, int i)
Returns the index of the child to draw for this iteration.
void onLayout(boolean changed, int left, int top, int right, int bottom)
Called from layout when this view should assign a size and position to each of its children.
[Expand]
Inherited Methods
From class android.view.ViewGroup
From class android.view.View
From class java.lang.Object
From interface android.view.ViewParent
From interface android.view.ViewManager
From interface android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.Callback
From interface android.view.KeyEvent.Callback
From interface android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEventSource
From interface android.support.v4.view.NestedScrollingParent
From interface android.support.v4.view.NestedScrollingChild

Constants

public static final int DEFAULT

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

public static final int LARGE

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

Fields

protected int mFrom

protected int mOriginalOffsetTop

Public Constructors

public SwipeRefreshLayout (Context context)

Simple constructor to use when creating a SwipeRefreshLayout from code.

public SwipeRefreshLayout (Context context, AttributeSet attrs)

Constructor that is called when inflating SwipeRefreshLayout from XML.

Public Methods

public boolean canChildScrollUp ()

Returns
  • Whether it is possible for the child view of this layout to scroll up. Override this if the child view is a custom view.

public boolean dispatchNestedFling (float velocityX, float velocityY, boolean consumed)

Dispatch a fling to a nested scrolling parent.

This method should be used to indicate that a nested scrolling child has detected suitable conditions for a fling. Generally this means that a touch scroll has ended with a velocity in the direction of scrolling that meets or exceeds the minimum fling velocity along a scrollable axis.

If a nested scrolling child view would normally fling but it is at the edge of its own content, it can use this method to delegate the fling to its nested scrolling parent instead. The parent may optionally consume the fling or observe a child fling.

Parameters
velocityX Horizontal fling velocity in pixels per second
velocityY Vertical fling velocity in pixels per second
consumed true if the child consumed the fling, false otherwise
Returns
  • true if the nested scrolling parent consumed or otherwise reacted to the fling

public boolean dispatchNestedPreFling (float velocityX, float velocityY)

Dispatch a fling to a nested scrolling parent before it is processed by this view.

Nested pre-fling events are to nested fling events what touch intercept is to touch and what nested pre-scroll is to nested scroll. dispatchNestedPreFling offsets an opportunity for the parent view in a nested fling to fully consume the fling before the child view consumes it. If this method returns true, a nested parent view consumed the fling and this view should not scroll as a result.

For a better user experience, only one view in a nested scrolling chain should consume the fling at a time. If a parent view consumed the fling this method will return false. Custom view implementations should account for this in two ways:

  • If a custom view is paged and needs to settle to a fixed page-point, do not call dispatchNestedPreFling; consume the fling and settle to a valid position regardless.
  • If a nested parent does consume the fling, this view should not scroll at all, even to settle back to a valid idle position.

Views should also not offer fling velocities to nested parent views along an axis where scrolling is not currently supported; a ScrollView should not offer a horizontal fling velocity to its parents since scrolling along that axis is not permitted and carrying velocity along that motion does not make sense.

Parameters
velocityX Horizontal fling velocity in pixels per second
velocityY Vertical fling velocity in pixels per second
Returns
  • true if a nested scrolling parent consumed the fling

public boolean dispatchNestedPreScroll (int dx, int dy, int[] consumed, int[] offsetInWindow)

Dispatch one step of a nested scroll in progress before this view consumes any portion of it.

Nested pre-scroll events are to nested scroll events what touch intercept is to touch. dispatchNestedPreScroll offers an opportunity for the parent view in a nested scrolling operation to consume some or all of the scroll operation before the child view consumes it.

Parameters
dx Horizontal scroll distance in pixels
dy Vertical scroll distance in pixels
consumed Output. If not null, consumed[0] will contain the consumed component of dx and consumed[1] the consumed dy.
offsetInWindow Optional. If not null, on return this will contain the offset in local view coordinates of this view from before this operation to after it completes. View implementations may use this to adjust expected input coordinate tracking.
Returns
  • true if the parent consumed some or all of the scroll delta

public boolean dispatchNestedScroll (int dxConsumed, int dyConsumed, int dxUnconsumed, int dyUnconsumed, int[] offsetInWindow)

Dispatch one step of a nested scroll in progress.

Implementations of views that support nested scrolling should call this to report info about a scroll in progress to the current nested scrolling parent. If a nested scroll is not currently in progress or nested scrolling is not enabled for this view this method does nothing.

Compatible View implementations should also call dispatchNestedPreScroll before consuming a component of the scroll event themselves.

Parameters
dxConsumed Horizontal distance in pixels consumed by this view during this scroll step
dyConsumed Vertical distance in pixels consumed by this view during this scroll step
dxUnconsumed Horizontal scroll distance in pixels not consumed by this view
dyUnconsumed Horizontal scroll distance in pixels not consumed by this view
offsetInWindow Optional. If not null, on return this will contain the offset in local view coordinates of this view from before this operation to after it completes. View implementations may use this to adjust expected input coordinate tracking.
Returns
  • true if the event was dispatched, false if it could not be dispatched.

public int getNestedScrollAxes ()

Return the current axes of nested scrolling for this ViewGroup.

A ViewGroup returning something other than SCROLL_AXIS_NONE is currently acting as a nested scrolling parent for one or more descendant views in the hierarchy.

Returns
  • Flags indicating the current axes of nested scrolling

public int getProgressCircleDiameter ()

Get the diameter of the progress circle that is displayed as part of the swipe to refresh layout. This is not valid until a measure pass has completed.

Returns
  • Diameter in pixels of the progress circle view.

public boolean hasNestedScrollingParent ()

Returns true if this view has a nested scrolling parent.

The presence of a nested scrolling parent indicates that this view has initiated a nested scroll and it was accepted by an ancestor view further up the view hierarchy.

Returns
  • whether this view has a nested scrolling parent

public boolean isNestedScrollingEnabled ()

Returns true if nested scrolling is enabled for this view.

If nested scrolling is enabled and this View class implementation supports it, this view will act as a nested scrolling child view when applicable, forwarding data about the scroll operation in progress to a compatible and cooperating nested scrolling parent.

Returns
  • true if nested scrolling is enabled

public boolean isRefreshing ()

Returns
  • Whether the SwipeRefreshWidget is actively showing refresh progress.

public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent (MotionEvent ev)

Implement this method to intercept all touch screen motion events. This allows you to watch events as they are dispatched to your children, and take ownership of the current gesture at any point.

Using this function takes some care, as it has a fairly complicated interaction with View.onTouchEvent(MotionEvent), and using it requires implementing that method as well as this one in the correct way. Events will be received in the following order:

  1. You will receive the down event here.
  2. The down event will be handled either by a child of this view group, or given to your own onTouchEvent() method to handle; this means you should implement onTouchEvent() to return true, so you will continue to see the rest of the gesture (instead of looking for a parent view to handle it). Also, by returning true from onTouchEvent(), you will not receive any following events in onInterceptTouchEvent() and all touch processing must happen in onTouchEvent() like normal.
  3. For as long as you return false from this function, each following event (up to and including the final up) will be delivered first here and then to the target's onTouchEvent().
  4. If you return true from here, you will not receive any following events: the target view will receive the same event but with the action ACTION_CANCEL, and all further events will be delivered to your onTouchEvent() method and no longer appear here.

Parameters
ev The motion event being dispatched down the hierarchy.
Returns
  • Return true to steal motion events from the children and have them dispatched to this ViewGroup through onTouchEvent(). The current target will receive an ACTION_CANCEL event, and no further messages will be delivered here.

public void onMeasure (int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec)

Measure the view and its content to determine the measured width and the measured height. This method is invoked by measure(int, int) and should be overridden by subclasses to provide accurate and efficient measurement of their contents.

CONTRACT: When overriding this method, you must call setMeasuredDimension(int, int) to store the measured width and height of this view. Failure to do so will trigger an IllegalStateException, thrown by measure(int, int). Calling the superclass' onMeasure(int, int) is a valid use.

The base class implementation of measure defaults to the background size, unless a larger size is allowed by the MeasureSpec. Subclasses should override onMeasure(int, int) to provide better measurements of their content.

If this method is overridden, it is the subclass's responsibility to make sure the measured height and width are at least the view's minimum height and width (getSuggestedMinimumHeight() and getSuggestedMinimumWidth()).

Parameters
widthMeasureSpec horizontal space requirements as imposed by the parent. The requirements are encoded with View.MeasureSpec.
heightMeasureSpec vertical space requirements as imposed by the parent. The requirements are encoded with View.MeasureSpec.

public boolean onNestedFling (View target, float velocityX, float velocityY, boolean consumed)

Request a fling from a nested scroll.

This method signifies that a nested scrolling child has detected suitable conditions for a fling. Generally this means that a touch scroll has ended with a velocity in the direction of scrolling that meets or exceeds the minimum fling velocity along a scrollable axis.

If a nested scrolling child view would normally fling but it is at the edge of its own content, it can use this method to delegate the fling to its nested scrolling parent instead. The parent may optionally consume the fling or observe a child fling.

Parameters
target View that initiated the nested scroll
velocityX Horizontal velocity in pixels per second
velocityY Vertical velocity in pixels per second
consumed true if the child consumed the fling, false otherwise
Returns
  • true if this parent consumed or otherwise reacted to the fling

public boolean onNestedPreFling (View target, float velocityX, float velocityY)

React to a nested fling before the target view consumes it.

This method siginfies that a nested scrolling child has detected a fling with the given velocity along each axis. Generally this means that a touch scroll has ended with a velocity in the direction of scrolling that meets or exceeds the minimum fling velocity along a scrollable axis.

If a nested scrolling parent is consuming motion as part of a pre-scroll, it may be appropriate for it to also consume the pre-fling to complete that same motion. By returning true from this method, the parent indicates that the child should not fling its own internal content as well.

Parameters
target View that initiated the nested scroll
velocityX Horizontal velocity in pixels per second
velocityY Vertical velocity in pixels per second
Returns
  • true if this parent consumed the fling ahead of the target view

public void onNestedPreScroll (View target, int dx, int dy, int[] consumed)

React to a nested scroll in progress before the target view consumes a portion of the scroll.

When working with nested scrolling often the parent view may want an opportunity to consume the scroll before the nested scrolling child does. An example of this is a drawer that contains a scrollable list. The user will want to be able to scroll the list fully into view before the list itself begins scrolling.

onNestedPreScroll is called when a nested scrolling child invokes dispatchNestedPreScroll(int, int, int[], int[]). The implementation should report how any pixels of the scroll reported by dx, dy were consumed in the consumed array. Index 0 corresponds to dx and index 1 corresponds to dy. This parameter will never be null. Initial values for consumed[0] and consumed[1] will always be 0.

Parameters
target View that initiated the nested scroll
dx Horizontal scroll distance in pixels
dy Vertical scroll distance in pixels
consumed Output. The horizontal and vertical scroll distance consumed by this parent

public void onNestedScroll (View target, int dxConsumed, int dyConsumed, int dxUnconsumed, int dyUnconsumed)

React to a nested scroll in progress.

This method will be called when the ViewParent's current nested scrolling child view dispatches a nested scroll event. To receive calls to this method the ViewParent must have previously returned true for a call to onStartNestedScroll(View, View, int).

Both the consumed and unconsumed portions of the scroll distance are reported to the ViewParent. An implementation may choose to use the consumed portion to match or chase scroll position of multiple child elements, for example. The unconsumed portion may be used to allow continuous dragging of multiple scrolling or draggable elements, such as scrolling a list within a vertical drawer where the drawer begins dragging once the edge of inner scrolling content is reached.

Parameters
target The descendent view controlling the nested scroll
dxConsumed Horizontal scroll distance in pixels already consumed by target
dyConsumed Vertical scroll distance in pixels already consumed by target
dxUnconsumed Horizontal scroll distance in pixels not consumed by target
dyUnconsumed Vertical scroll distance in pixels not consumed by target

public void onNestedScrollAccepted (View child, View target, int axes)

React to the successful claiming of a nested scroll operation.

This method will be called after onStartNestedScroll returns true. It offers an opportunity for the view and its superclasses to perform initial configuration for the nested scroll. Implementations of this method should always call their superclass's implementation of this method if one is present.

Parameters
child Direct child of this ViewParent containing target
target View that initiated the nested scroll
axes Flags consisting of SCROLL_AXIS_HORIZONTAL, SCROLL_AXIS_VERTICAL or both

public boolean onStartNestedScroll (View child, View target, int nestedScrollAxes)

React to a descendant view initiating a nestable scroll operation, claiming the nested scroll operation if appropriate.

This method will be called in response to a descendant view invoking startNestedScroll(int). Each parent up the view hierarchy will be given an opportunity to respond and claim the nested scrolling operation by returning true.

This method may be overridden by ViewParent implementations to indicate when the view is willing to support a nested scrolling operation that is about to begin. If it returns true, this ViewParent will become the target view's nested scrolling parent for the duration of the scroll operation in progress. When the nested scroll is finished this ViewParent will receive a call to onStopNestedScroll(View).

Parameters
child Direct child of this ViewParent containing target
target View that initiated the nested scroll
nestedScrollAxes Flags consisting of SCROLL_AXIS_HORIZONTAL, SCROLL_AXIS_VERTICAL or both
Returns
  • true if this ViewParent accepts the nested scroll operation

public void onStopNestedScroll (View target)

React to a nested scroll operation ending.

Perform cleanup after a nested scrolling operation. This method will be called when a nested scroll stops, for example when a nested touch scroll ends with a ACTION_UP or ACTION_CANCEL event. Implementations of this method should always call their superclass's implementation of this method if one is present.

Parameters
target View that initiated the nested scroll

public boolean onTouchEvent (MotionEvent ev)

Implement this method to handle touch screen motion events.

If this method is used to detect click actions, it is recommended that the actions be performed by implementing and calling performClick(). This will ensure consistent system behavior, including:

  • obeying click sound preferences
  • dispatching OnClickListener calls
  • handling ACTION_CLICK when accessibility features are enabled

Parameters
ev The motion event.
Returns
  • True if the event was handled, false otherwise.

public void requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent (boolean b)

Called when a child does not want this parent and its ancestors to intercept touch events with onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent).

This parent should pass this call onto its parents. This parent must obey this request for the duration of the touch (that is, only clear the flag after this parent has received an up or a cancel.

Parameters
b True if the child does not want the parent to intercept touch events.

public void setColorScheme (int... colors)

This method is deprecated.
Use setColorSchemeResources(int)

public void setColorSchemeColors (int... colors)

Set the colors used in the progress animation. The first color will also be the color of the bar that grows in response to a user swipe gesture.

public void setColorSchemeResources (int... colorResIds)

Set the color resources used in the progress animation from color resources. The first color will also be the color of the bar that grows in response to a user swipe gesture.

public void setDistanceToTriggerSync (int distance)

Set the distance to trigger a sync in dips

public void setNestedScrollingEnabled (boolean enabled)

Enable or disable nested scrolling for this view.

If this property is set to true the view will be permitted to initiate nested scrolling operations with a compatible parent view in the current hierarchy. If this view does not implement nested scrolling this will have no effect. Disabling nested scrolling while a nested scroll is in progress has the effect of stopping the nested scroll.

Parameters
enabled true to enable nested scrolling, false to disable

public void setOnRefreshListener (SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener listener)

Set the listener to be notified when a refresh is triggered via the swipe gesture.

public void setProgressBackgroundColor (int colorRes)

This method is deprecated.
Use setProgressBackgroundColorSchemeResource(int)

public void setProgressBackgroundColorSchemeColor (int color)

Set the background color of the progress spinner disc.

public void setProgressBackgroundColorSchemeResource (int colorRes)

Set the background color of the progress spinner disc.

Parameters
colorRes Resource id of the color.

public void setProgressViewEndTarget (boolean scale, int end)

The refresh indicator resting position is always positioned near the top of the refreshing content. This position is a consistent location, but can be adjusted in either direction based on whether or not there is a toolbar or actionbar present.

Parameters
scale Set to true if there is no view at a higher z-order than where the progress spinner is set to appear.
end The offset in pixels from the top of this view at which the progress spinner should come to rest after a successful swipe gesture.

public void setProgressViewOffset (boolean scale, int start, int end)

The refresh indicator starting and resting position is always positioned near the top of the refreshing content. This position is a consistent location, but can be adjusted in either direction based on whether or not there is a toolbar or actionbar present.

Parameters
scale Set to true if there is no view at a higher z-order than where the progress spinner is set to appear.
start The offset in pixels from the top of this view at which the progress spinner should appear.
end The offset in pixels from the top of this view at which the progress spinner should come to rest after a successful swipe gesture.

public void setRefreshing (boolean refreshing)

Notify the widget that refresh state has changed. Do not call this when refresh is triggered by a swipe gesture.

Parameters
refreshing Whether or not the view should show refresh progress.

public void setSize (int size)

One of DEFAULT, or LARGE.

public boolean startNestedScroll (int axes)

Begin a nestable scroll operation along the given axes.

A view starting a nested scroll promises to abide by the following contract:

The view will call startNestedScroll upon initiating a scroll operation. In the case of a touch scroll this corresponds to the initial ACTION_DOWN. In the case of touch scrolling the nested scroll will be terminated automatically in the same manner as requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(boolean). In the event of programmatic scrolling the caller must explicitly call stopNestedScroll() to indicate the end of the nested scroll.

If startNestedScroll returns true, a cooperative parent was found. If it returns false the caller may ignore the rest of this contract until the next scroll. Calling startNestedScroll while a nested scroll is already in progress will return true.

At each incremental step of the scroll the caller should invoke dispatchNestedPreScroll once it has calculated the requested scrolling delta. If it returns true the nested scrolling parent at least partially consumed the scroll and the caller should adjust the amount it scrolls by.

After applying the remainder of the scroll delta the caller should invoke dispatchNestedScroll, passing both the delta consumed and the delta unconsumed. A nested scrolling parent may treat these values differently. See onNestedScroll(View, int, int, int, int).

Parameters
axes Flags consisting of a combination of SCROLL_AXIS_HORIZONTAL and/or SCROLL_AXIS_VERTICAL.
Returns
  • true if a cooperative parent was found and nested scrolling has been enabled for the current gesture.

public void stopNestedScroll ()

Stop a nested scroll in progress.

Calling this method when a nested scroll is not currently in progress is harmless.

Protected Methods

protected int getChildDrawingOrder (int childCount, int i)

Returns the index of the child to draw for this iteration. Override this if you want to change the drawing order of children. By default, it returns i.

NOTE: In order for this method to be called, you must enable child ordering first by calling setChildrenDrawingOrderEnabled(boolean).

Parameters
i The current iteration.
Returns
  • The index of the child to draw this iteration.

protected void onLayout (boolean changed, int left, int top, int right, int bottom)

Called from layout when this view should assign a size and position to each of its children. Derived classes with children should override this method and call layout on each of their children.

Parameters
changed This is a new size or position for this view
left Left position, relative to parent
top Top position, relative to parent
right Right position, relative to parent
bottom Bottom position, relative to parent