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The Measure & Place Model

Understand Compose's single-pass layout.

When Built-In Layouts Are Not Enough

Column, Row, and Box cover most screens. But sometimes you need total control over where children go. That is when you build a custom layout. 🎨

Compose Lays Out in One Pass

Unlike the old View system, Compose measures and places everything in a single pass. There is no expensive measure-then-measure-again cycle.

All lessons in this course

  1. The Measure & Place Model
  2. Writing a Layout Composable
  3. Constraints & Intrinsic Measurements
  4. A FlowRow That Wraps Chips
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