androidx.compose.foundation.layout

In this page, you'll find documentation for types, properties, and functions available in the androidx.compose.foundation.layout package. For example:

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Interfaces

Arrangement.Horizontal

Used to specify the horizontal arrangement of the layout's children in layouts like Row.

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Arrangement.HorizontalOrVertical

Used to specify the horizontal arrangement of the layout's children in horizontal layouts like Row, or the vertical arrangement of the layout's children in vertical layouts like Column.

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Arrangement.Vertical

Used to specify the vertical arrangement of the layout's children in layouts like Column.

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BoxScope

A BoxScope provides a scope for the children of Box and BoxWithConstraints.

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BoxWithConstraintsScope

Receiver scope being used by the children parameter of BoxWithConstraints

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ColumnScope

Scope for the children of Column.

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ContextualFlowColumnOverflowScope

Scope for the overflow ContextualFlowColumn.

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ContextualFlowColumnScope

Provides a scope for items within a ContextualFlowColumn.

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ContextualFlowRowOverflowScope

Scope for the overflow ContextualFlowRow.

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ContextualFlowRowScope

Defines the scope for items within a ContextualFlowRow.

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FlowColumnOverflowScope

Scope for the overflow FlowColumn.

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FlowColumnScope

Scope for the children of FlowColumn.

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FlowRowOverflowScope

Scope for the overflow FlowRow.

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FlowRowScope

Scope for the children of FlowRow.

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PaddingValues

Describes a padding to be applied along the edges inside a box.

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RowScope

Scope for the children of Row.

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WindowInsets

A representation of window insets that tracks access to enable recomposition, relayout, and redrawing when values change.

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Classes

ContextualFlowColumnOverflow

Overflow Handling Options

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ContextualFlowRowOverflow

Overflow Handling Options

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FlowColumnOverflow

Overflow Handling Options

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FlowLayoutOverflow

Overflow Handling Options

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FlowRowOverflow

Overflow Handling Options

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MutableWindowInsets

A WindowInsets whose values can change without changing the instance.

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PaddingValues.Absolute

Describes an absolute (RTL unaware) padding to be applied along the edges inside a box.

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WindowInsetsSides

WindowInsetsSides is used in WindowInsets.only to define which sides of the WindowInsets should apply.

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Objects

Arrangement

Used to specify the arrangement of the layout's children in layouts like Row or Column in the main axis direction (horizontal and vertical, respectively).

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Arrangement.Absolute
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WindowInsets.Companion
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Annotations

Enums

IntrinsicSize

Intrinsic size used in width or height which can refer to width or height.

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Top-level functions summary

Unit
@Composable
Box(modifier: Modifier)

A box with no content that can participate in layout, drawing, pointer input due to the modifier applied to it.

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inline Unit
@Composable
Box(
    modifier: Modifier,
    contentAlignment: Alignment,
    propagateMinConstraints: Boolean,
    content: @Composable BoxScope.() -> Unit
)

A layout composable with content.

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Unit
@Composable
@UiComposable
BoxWithConstraints(
    modifier: Modifier,
    contentAlignment: Alignment,
    propagateMinConstraints: Boolean,
    content: @Composable @UiComposable BoxWithConstraintsScope.() -> Unit
)

A composable that defines its own content according to the available space, based on the incoming constraints or the current LayoutDirection.

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inline Unit
@Composable
Column(
    modifier: Modifier,
    verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical,
    horizontalAlignment: Alignment.Horizontal,
    content: @Composable ColumnScope.() -> Unit
)

A layout composable that places its children in a vertical sequence.

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Unit
@Composable
@ExperimentalLayoutApi
ContextualFlowColumn(
    itemCount: Int,
    modifier: Modifier,
    verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical,
    horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal,
    itemHorizontalAlignment: Alignment.Horizontal,
    maxItemsInEachColumn: Int,
    maxLines: Int,
    overflow: ContextualFlowColumnOverflow,
    content: @Composable ContextualFlowColumnScope.(index: Int) -> Unit
)

ContextualFlowColumn is a specialized version of the FlowColumn layout.

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Unit
@Composable
@ExperimentalLayoutApi
ContextualFlowRow(
    itemCount: Int,
    modifier: Modifier,
    horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal,
    verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical,
    itemVerticalAlignment: Alignment.Vertical,
    maxItemsInEachRow: Int,
    maxLines: Int,
    overflow: ContextualFlowRowOverflow,
    content: @Composable ContextualFlowRowScope.(index: Int) -> Unit
)

ContextualFlowRow is a specialized version of the FlowRow layout.

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Unit
@Composable
@ExperimentalLayoutApi
FlowColumn(
    modifier: Modifier,
    verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical,
    horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal,
    itemHorizontalAlignment: Alignment.Horizontal,
    maxItemsInEachColumn: Int,
    maxLines: Int,
    overflow: FlowColumnOverflow,
    content: @Composable FlowColumnScope.() -> Unit
)

FlowColumn is a layout that fills items from top to bottom, and when it runs out of space on the bottom, moves to the next "column" or "line" on the right or left based on ltr or rtl layouts, and then continues filling items from top to bottom.

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Unit
@Composable
@ExperimentalLayoutApi
FlowRow(
    modifier: Modifier,
    horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal,
    verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical,
    itemVerticalAlignment: Alignment.Vertical,
    maxItemsInEachRow: Int,
    maxLines: Int,
    overflow: FlowRowOverflow,
    content: @Composable FlowRowScope.() -> Unit
)

FlowRow is a layout that fills items from left to right (ltr) in LTR layouts or right to left (rtl) in RTL layouts and when it runs out of space, moves to the next "row" or "line" positioned on the bottom, and then continues filling items until the items run out.

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PaddingValues

Creates a padding of all dp along all 4 edges.

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PaddingValues
PaddingValues(horizontal: Dp, vertical: Dp)

Creates a padding of horizontal dp along the left and right edges, and of vertical dp along the top and bottom edges.

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PaddingValues
PaddingValues(start: Dp, top: Dp, end: Dp, bottom: Dp)

Creates a padding to be applied along the edges inside a box.

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inline Unit
@Composable
Row(
    modifier: Modifier,
    horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal,
    verticalAlignment: Alignment.Vertical,
    content: @Composable RowScope.() -> Unit
)

A layout composable that places its children in a horizontal sequence.

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Unit

Component that represents an empty space layout, whose size can be defined using Modifier.width, Modifier.height and Modifier.size modifiers.

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WindowInsets
WindowInsets(left: Dp, top: Dp, right: Dp, bottom: Dp)

Create a WindowInsets with fixed dimensions, using Dp values.

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WindowInsets
WindowInsets(left: Int, top: Int, right: Int, bottom: Int)

Create a WindowInsets with fixed dimensions.

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Extension functions summary

Modifier

Offset the content by offset px.

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Modifier

Offset the content by (x dp, y dp).

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Modifier
Modifier.absolutePadding(left: Dp, top: Dp, right: Dp, bottom: Dp)

Apply additional space along each edge of the content in Dp: left, top, right and bottom.

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WindowInsets

Returns a WindowInsets that has values of this, added to the values of insets.

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PaddingValues

Convert a WindowInsets to a PaddingValues and uses LocalDensity for DP to pixel conversion.

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PaddingValues

Convert a WindowInsets to a PaddingValues and uses density for DP to pixel conversion.

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Modifier
Modifier.aspectRatio(
    ratio: @FloatRange(from = 0.0, fromInclusive = false) Float,
    matchHeightConstraintsFirst: Boolean
)

Attempts to size the content to match a specified aspect ratio by trying to match one of the incoming constraints in the following order: Constraints.maxWidth, Constraints.maxHeight, Constraints.minWidth, Constraints.minHeight if matchHeightConstraintsFirst is false (which is the default), or Constraints.maxHeight, Constraints.maxWidth, Constraints.minHeight, Constraints.minWidth if matchHeightConstraintsFirst is true.

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Dp

The padding to be applied along the end edge inside a box: along the right edge if the layout direction is LTR, or along the left edge for RTL.

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Dp

The padding to be applied along the start edge inside a box: along the left edge if the layout direction is LTR, or along the right edge for RTL.

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Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the caption bar insets.

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Modifier

Consume insets that haven't been consumed yet by other insets Modifiers similar to windowInsetsPadding without adding any padding.

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Modifier

Consume paddingValues as insets as if the padding was added irrespective of insets.

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Modifier
Modifier.defaultMinSize(minWidth: Dp, minHeight: Dp)

Constrain the size of the wrapped layout only when it would be otherwise unconstrained: the minWidth and minHeight constraints are only applied when the incoming corresponding constraint is 0.

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Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the display cutout.

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WindowInsets

Returns the values in this WindowInsets that are not also in insets.

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Modifier
Modifier.fillMaxHeight(fraction: @FloatRange(from = 0.0, to = 1.0) Float)

Have the content fill (possibly only partially) the Constraints.maxHeight of the incoming measurement constraints, by setting the minimum height and the maximum height to be equal to the maximum height multiplied by fraction.

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Modifier.fillMaxSize(fraction: @FloatRange(from = 0.0, to = 1.0) Float)

Have the content fill (possibly only partially) the Constraints.maxWidth and Constraints.maxHeight of the incoming measurement constraints, by setting the minimum width and the maximum width to be equal to the maximum width multiplied by fraction, as well as the minimum height and the maximum height to be equal to the maximum height multiplied by fraction.

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Modifier.fillMaxWidth(fraction: @FloatRange(from = 0.0, to = 1.0) Float)

Have the content fill (possibly only partially) the Constraints.maxWidth of the incoming measurement constraints, by setting the minimum width and the maximum width to be equal to the maximum width multiplied by fraction.

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Modifier
Modifier.height(height: Dp)

Declare the preferred height of the content to be exactly heightdp.

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Modifier
Modifier.height(intrinsicSize: IntrinsicSize)

Declare the preferred height of the content to be the same as the min or max intrinsic height of the content.

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Modifier
Modifier.heightIn(min: Dp, max: Dp)

Constrain the height of the content to be between mindp and maxdp as permitted by the incoming measurement Constraints.

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Modifier

Controls the soft keyboard as a nested scrolling on Android R and later.

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Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the ime insets.

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Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the mandatory system gestures insets.

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Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the navigation bars insets.

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Modifier

Offset the content by offset px.

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Modifier
Modifier.offset(x: Dp, y: Dp)

Offset the content by (x dp, y dp).

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Modifier
Modifier.onConsumedWindowInsetsChanged(
    block: (consumedWindowInsets: WindowInsets) -> Unit
)

Calls block with the WindowInsets that have been consumed, either by consumeWindowInsets or one of the padding Modifiers, such as imePadding.

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WindowInsets

Returns a WindowInsets that eliminates all dimensions except the ones that are enabled.

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Modifier

Apply all dp of additional space along each edge of the content, left, top, right and bottom.

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Modifier
Modifier.padding(paddingValues: PaddingValues)

Apply PaddingValues to the component as additional space along each edge of the content's left, top, right and bottom.

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Modifier
Modifier.padding(horizontal: Dp, vertical: Dp)

Apply horizontal dp space along the left and right edges of the content, and vertical dp space along the top and bottom edges.

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Modifier
Modifier.padding(start: Dp, top: Dp, end: Dp, bottom: Dp)

Apply additional space along each edge of the content in Dp: start, top, end and bottom.

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Modifier
Modifier.paddingFrom(alignmentLine: AlignmentLine, before: Dp, after: Dp)

A Modifier that can add padding to position the content according to specified distances from its bounds to an alignment line.

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Modifier
Modifier.paddingFrom(
    alignmentLine: AlignmentLine,
    before: TextUnit,
    after: TextUnit
)

A Modifier that can add padding to position the content according to specified distances from its bounds to an alignment line.

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Modifier
Modifier.paddingFromBaseline(top: Dp, bottom: Dp)

A Modifier that positions the content in a layout such that the distance from the top of the layout to the baseline of the first line of text in the content is top, and the distance from the baseline of the last line of text in the content to the bottom of the layout is bottom.

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Modifier

A Modifier that positions the content in a layout such that the distance from the top of the layout to the baseline of the first line of text in the content is top, and the distance from the baseline of the last line of text in the content to the bottom of the layout is bottom.

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Modifier

This recalculates the WindowInsets based on the size and position.

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Modifier

Declare the height of the content to be exactly heightdp.

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Modifier

Declare the height of the content to be exactly the same as the min or max intrinsic height of the content.

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Modifier

Constrain the height of the content to be between mindp and maxdp.

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Modifier

Declare the size of the content to be exactly sizedp width and height.

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Modifier

Declare the size of the content to be exactly size.

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Modifier
Modifier.requiredSize(width: Dp, height: Dp)

Declare the size of the content to be exactly widthdp and heightdp.

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Modifier.requiredSizeIn(
    minWidth: Dp,
    minHeight: Dp,
    maxWidth: Dp,
    maxHeight: Dp
)

Constrain the width of the content to be between minWidthdp and maxWidthdp, and the height of the content to be between minHeightdp and maxHeightdp.

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Modifier

Declare the width of the content to be exactly the same as the min or max intrinsic width of the content.

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Modifier

Declare the width of the content to be exactly widthdp.

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Modifier.requiredWidthIn(min: Dp, max: Dp)

Constrain the width of the content to be between mindp and maxdp.

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Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the safe content insets.

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Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the safe drawing insets.

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Adds padding to accommodate the safe gestures insets.

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Modifier.size(size: Dp)

Declare the preferred size of the content to be exactly sizedp square.

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Modifier

Declare the preferred size of the content to be exactly size.

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Modifier
Modifier.size(width: Dp, height: Dp)

Declare the preferred size of the content to be exactly widthdp by heightdp.

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Modifier.sizeIn(minWidth: Dp, minHeight: Dp, maxWidth: Dp, maxHeight: Dp)

Constrain the width of the content to be between minWidthdp and maxWidthdp and the height of the content to be between minHeightdp and maxHeightdp as permitted by the incoming measurement Constraints.

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Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the status bars insets.

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Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the system bars insets.

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Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the system gestures insets.

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WindowInsets

Returns a WindowInsets that has the maximum values of this WindowInsets and insets.

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Adds padding to accommodate the waterfall insets.

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Modifier
Modifier.width(intrinsicSize: IntrinsicSize)

Declare the preferred width of the content to be the same as the min or max intrinsic width of the content.

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Modifier
Modifier.width(width: Dp)

Declare the preferred width of the content to be exactly widthdp.

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Modifier
Modifier.widthIn(min: Dp, max: Dp)

Constrain the width of the content to be between mindp and maxdp as permitted by the incoming measurement Constraints.

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Modifier

Sets the height to that of insets at the bottom of the screen.

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Modifier

Sets the width to that of insets at the end of the screen, using either left or right, depending on the LayoutDirection.

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Modifier

Adds padding so that the content doesn't enter insets space.

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Modifier

Sets the width to that of insets at the start of the screen, using either left or right, depending on the LayoutDirection.

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Modifier

Sets the height to that of insets at the top of the screen.

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Modifier
Modifier.wrapContentHeight(
    align: Alignment.Vertical,
    unbounded: Boolean
)

Allow the content to measure at its desired height without regard for the incoming measurement minimum height constraint, and, if unbounded is true, also without regard for the incoming measurement maximum height constraint.

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Modifier
Modifier.wrapContentSize(align: Alignment, unbounded: Boolean)

Allow the content to measure at its desired size without regard for the incoming measurement minimum width or minimum height constraints, and, if unbounded is true, also without regard for the incoming maximum constraints.

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Modifier
Modifier.wrapContentWidth(
    align: Alignment.Horizontal,
    unbounded: Boolean
)

Allow the content to measure at its desired width without regard for the incoming measurement minimum width constraint, and, if unbounded is true, also without regard for the incoming measurement maximum width constraint.

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Extension properties summary

Boolean

true when the navigationBars are being displayed, irrespective of whether they intersects with the Window.

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Boolean

true when the statusBars are being displayed, irrespective of whether they intersects with the Window.

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Boolean

true when the systemBars are being displayed, irrespective of whether they intersects with the Window.

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WindowInsets

An insets type representing the window of a caption bar.

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WindowInsets

The insets that the WindowInsetsCompat.Type.captionBar will consume if shown.

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Boolean

Indicates whether access to WindowInsets within the content should consume the Android android.view.WindowInsets.

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WindowInsets

This WindowInsets represents the area with the display cutout (e.g. for camera).

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WindowInsets

An insets type representing the window of the software keyboard.

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WindowInsets

The WindowInsets for the IME before the IME started animating in.

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WindowInsets

The WindowInsets for the IME when the animation completes, if it is allowed to complete successfully.

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Boolean

true when the caption bar is being displayed, irrespective of whether it intersects with the Window.

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Boolean

true when the soft keyboard is being displayed, irrespective of whether it intersects with the Window.

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Boolean

true when the tappableElement is being displayed, irrespective of whether they intersects with the Window.

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WindowInsets

These insets represent the space where system gestures have priority over application gestures.

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WindowInsets

These insets represent where system UI places navigation bars.

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WindowInsets

The insets that WindowInsetsCompat.Type.navigationBars will consume if shown.

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WindowInsets

The insets that include all areas that may be drawn over or have gesture confusion, including everything in safeDrawing and safeGestures.

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WindowInsets

The insets that include areas where content may be covered by other drawn content.

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WindowInsets

The insets that include areas where gestures may be confused with other input, including systemGestures, mandatorySystemGestures, waterfall, and tappableElement.

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WindowInsets

These insets represent status bar.

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WindowInsets

The insets that WindowInsetsCompat.Type.statusBars will consume if shown.

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WindowInsets

These insets represent all system bars.

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WindowInsets

The insets that WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars will consume if shown.

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WindowInsets

The systemGestures insets represent the area of a window where system gestures have priority and may consume some or all touch input, e.g. due to the system bar occupying it, or it being reserved for touch-only gestures.

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WindowInsets

Returns the tappable element insets.

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WindowInsets

The insets that WindowInsetsCompat.Type.tappableElement will consume if active.

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WindowInsets

The insets for the curved areas in a waterfall display.

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Top-level functions

@Composable
fun Box(modifier: Modifier): Unit

A box with no content that can participate in layout, drawing, pointer input due to the modifier applied to it.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box {
    Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize().background(Color.Cyan))
    Box(
        Modifier.matchParentSize().padding(top = 20.dp, bottom = 20.dp).background(Color.Yellow)
    )
    Box(Modifier.matchParentSize().padding(40.dp).background(Color.Magenta))
    Box(Modifier.align(Alignment.Center).size(300.dp, 300.dp).background(Color.Green))
    Box(Modifier.align(Alignment.TopStart).size(150.dp, 150.dp).background(Color.Red))
    Box(Modifier.align(Alignment.BottomEnd).size(150.dp, 150.dp).background(Color.Blue))
}
Parameters
modifier: Modifier

The modifier to be applied to the layout.

@Composable
inline fun Box(
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    contentAlignment: Alignment = Alignment.TopStart,
    propagateMinConstraints: Boolean = false,
    content: @Composable BoxScope.() -> Unit
): Unit

A layout composable with content. The Box will size itself to fit the content, subject to the incoming constraints. When children are smaller than the parent, by default they will be positioned inside the Box according to the contentAlignment. For individually specifying the alignments of the children layouts, use the BoxScope.align modifier. By default, the content will be measured without the Box's incoming min constraints, unless propagateMinConstraints is true. As an example, setting propagateMinConstraints to true can be useful when the Box has content on which modifiers cannot be specified directly and setting a min size on the content of the Box is needed. If propagateMinConstraints is set to true, the min size set on the Box will also be applied to the content, whereas otherwise the min size will only apply to the Box. When the content has more than one layout child the layout children will be stacked one on top of the other (positioned as explained above) in the composition order.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box {
    Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize().background(Color.Cyan))
    Box(
        Modifier.matchParentSize().padding(top = 20.dp, bottom = 20.dp).background(Color.Yellow)
    )
    Box(Modifier.matchParentSize().padding(40.dp).background(Color.Magenta))
    Box(Modifier.align(Alignment.Center).size(300.dp, 300.dp).background(Color.Green))
    Box(Modifier.align(Alignment.TopStart).size(150.dp, 150.dp).background(Color.Red))
    Box(Modifier.align(Alignment.BottomEnd).size(150.dp, 150.dp).background(Color.Blue))
}
Parameters
modifier: Modifier = Modifier

The modifier to be applied to the layout.

contentAlignment: Alignment = Alignment.TopStart

The default alignment inside the Box.

propagateMinConstraints: Boolean = false

Whether the incoming min constraints should be passed to content.

content: @Composable BoxScope.() -> Unit

The content of the Box.

BoxWithConstraints

@Composable
@UiComposable
fun BoxWithConstraints(
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    contentAlignment: Alignment = Alignment.TopStart,
    propagateMinConstraints: Boolean = false,
    content: @Composable @UiComposable BoxWithConstraintsScope.() -> Unit
): Unit

A composable that defines its own content according to the available space, based on the incoming constraints or the current LayoutDirection. Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.BoxWithConstraints
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

BoxWithConstraints {
    val rectangleHeight = 100.dp
    if (maxHeight < rectangleHeight * 2) {
        Box(Modifier.size(50.dp, rectangleHeight).background(Color.Blue))
    } else {
        Column {
            Box(Modifier.size(50.dp, rectangleHeight).background(Color.Blue))
            Box(Modifier.size(50.dp, rectangleHeight).background(Color.Gray))
        }
    }
}

The composable will compose the given children, and will position the resulting layout elements in a parent layout which behaves similar to a Box. The layout will size itself to fit the content, subject to the incoming constraints. When children are smaller than the parent, by default they will be positioned inside the layout according to the contentAlignment. For individually specifying the alignments of the children layouts, use the BoxScope.align modifier. By default, the content will be measured without the Box's incoming min constraints, unless propagateMinConstraints is true. As an example, setting propagateMinConstraints to true can be useful when the BoxWithConstraints has content on which modifiers cannot be specified directly and setting a min size on the content of the BoxWithConstraints is needed. If propagateMinConstraints is set to true, the min size set on the BoxWithConstraints will also be applied to the content, whereas otherwise the min size will only apply to the BoxWithConstraints. When the content has more than one layout child the layout children will be stacked one on top of the other (positioned as explained above) in the composition order.

Parameters
modifier: Modifier = Modifier

Modifier to be applied to the layout.

contentAlignment: Alignment = Alignment.TopStart

The default alignment inside the BoxWithConstraints.

propagateMinConstraints: Boolean = false

Whether the incoming min constraints should be passed to content.

content: @Composable @UiComposable BoxWithConstraintsScope.() -> Unit

The content of the BoxWithConstraints.

@Composable
inline fun Column(
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical = Arrangement.Top,
    horizontalAlignment: Alignment.Horizontal = Alignment.Start,
    content: @Composable ColumnScope.() -> Unit
): Unit

A layout composable that places its children in a vertical sequence. For a layout composable that places its children in a horizontal sequence, see Row. Note that by default items do not scroll; see Modifier.verticalScroll to add this behavior. For a vertically scrollable list that only composes and lays out the currently visible items see LazyColumn.

The Column layout is able to assign children heights according to their weights provided using the ColumnScope.weight modifier. If a child is not provided a weight, it will be asked for its preferred height before the sizes of the children with weights are calculated proportionally to their weight based on the remaining available space. Note that if the Column is vertically scrollable or part of a vertically scrollable container, any provided weights will be disregarded as the remaining available space will be infinite.

When none of its children have weights, a Column will be as small as possible to fit its children one on top of the other. In order to change the height of the Column, use the Modifier.height modifiers; e.g. to make it fill the available height Modifier.fillMaxHeight can be used. If at least one child of a Column has a weight, the Column will fill the available height, so there is no need for Modifier.fillMaxHeight. However, if Column's size should be limited, the Modifier.height or Modifier.size layout modifiers should be applied.

When the size of the Column is larger than the sum of its children sizes, a verticalArrangement can be specified to define the positioning of the children inside the Column. See Arrangement for available positioning behaviors; a custom arrangement can also be defined using the constructor of Arrangement. Below is an illustration of different vertical arrangements:

![Column

  • arrangements](https://developer.android.com/images/reference/androidx/compose/foundation/layout/column_arrangement_visualization.gif)

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Column {
    // The child with no weight will have the specified size.
    Box(Modifier.size(40.dp, 80.dp).background(Color.Magenta))
    // Has weight, the child will occupy half of the remaining height.
    Box(Modifier.width(40.dp).weight(1f).background(Color.Yellow))
    // Has weight and does not fill, the child will occupy at most half of the remaining height.
    // Therefore it will occupy 80.dp (its preferred height) if the assigned height is larger.
    Box(Modifier.size(40.dp, 80.dp).weight(1f, fill = false).background(Color.Green))
}
Parameters
modifier: Modifier = Modifier

The modifier to be applied to the Column.

verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical = Arrangement.Top

The vertical arrangement of the layout's children.

horizontalAlignment: Alignment.Horizontal = Alignment.Start

The horizontal alignment of the layout's children.

See also
Row
LazyColumn

ContextualFlowColumn

@Composable
@ExperimentalLayoutApi
fun ContextualFlowColumn(
    itemCount: Int,
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical = Arrangement.Top,
    horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal = Arrangement.Start,
    itemHorizontalAlignment: Alignment.Horizontal = Alignment.Start,
    maxItemsInEachColumn: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE,
    maxLines: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE,
    overflow: ContextualFlowColumnOverflow = ContextualFlowColumnOverflow.Clip,
    content: @Composable ContextualFlowColumnScope.(index: Int) -> Unit
): Unit

ContextualFlowColumn is a specialized version of the FlowColumn layout. It is designed to enable users to make contextual decisions during the construction of FlowColumn layouts.

This component is particularly advantageous when dealing with a large collection of items, allowing for efficient management and display. Unlike traditional FlowColumn that composes all items regardless of their visibility, ContextualFlowColumn smartly limits composition to only those items that are visible within its constraints, such as maxLines or maxWidth. This approach ensures optimal performance and resource utilization by composing fewer items than the total number available, based on the current context and display parameters.

While maintaining the core functionality of the standard FlowColumn, ContextualFlowColumn operates on an index-based system and composes items sequentially, one after another. This approach provides a perfect way to make contextual decisions and can be an easier way to handle problems such as dynamic see more buttons such as (N+ buttons).

Example:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.horizontalScroll
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ContextualFlowColumn
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ContextualFlowColumnOverflow
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ContextualFlowColumnOverflowScope
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.wrapContentHeight
import androidx.compose.foundation.rememberScrollState
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp

val totalCount = 300
var maxLines by remember { mutableStateOf(2) }

Text(
    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(1f).padding(20.dp),
    text =
        "ContextualFlowColumn (based on Subcompose)" +
            " is great for Large Items & +N dynamic labels",
    fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold
)

val moreOrCollapseIndicator =
    @Composable { scope: ContextualFlowColumnOverflowScope ->
        val remainingItems = totalCount - scope.shownItemCount
        DynamicSeeMore(isHorizontal = true, remainingItems = remainingItems) {
            if (remainingItems == 0) {
                maxLines = 2
            } else {
                maxLines += 2
            }
        }
    }
ContextualFlowColumn(
    modifier =
        Modifier.fillMaxWidth(1f)
            .horizontalScroll(rememberScrollState())
            .padding(20.dp)
            .height(200.dp)
            .wrapContentHeight(align = Alignment.Top),
    verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
    horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(20.dp),
    maxLines = maxLines,
    overflow =
        ContextualFlowColumnOverflow.expandOrCollapseIndicator(
            minColumnsToShowCollapse = 4,
            expandIndicator = moreOrCollapseIndicator,
            collapseIndicator = moreOrCollapseIndicator
        ),
    itemCount = totalCount
) { index ->
    Box(
        modifier =
            Modifier.align(Alignment.CenterHorizontally)
                .height(50.dp)
                .width(50.dp)
                .background(Color.Green)
    ) {
        Text(
            text = index.toString(),
            fontSize = 18.sp,
            modifier = Modifier.padding(3.dp).align(Alignment.Center)
        )
    }
}
Parameters
itemCount: Int

The total number of item composable

modifier: Modifier = Modifier

The modifier to be applied to the Row.

verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical = Arrangement.Top

The vertical arrangement of the layout's virtual column.

horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal = Arrangement.Start

The horizontal arrangement of the layout's children.

itemHorizontalAlignment: Alignment.Horizontal = Alignment.Start

The cross axis/horizontal alignment of an item in the column.

maxItemsInEachColumn: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE

The maximum number of items per column

maxLines: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE

The maximum number of columns

overflow: ContextualFlowColumnOverflow = ContextualFlowColumnOverflow.Clip

The straoadtegy to handle overflowing items

content: @Composable ContextualFlowColumnScope.(index: Int) -> Unit

The indexed-based content of ContextualFlowColumnScope

@Composable
@ExperimentalLayoutApi
fun ContextualFlowRow(
    itemCount: Int,
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal = Arrangement.Start,
    verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical = Arrangement.Top,
    itemVerticalAlignment: Alignment.Vertical = Alignment.Top,
    maxItemsInEachRow: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE,
    maxLines: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE,
    overflow: ContextualFlowRowOverflow = ContextualFlowRowOverflow.Clip,
    content: @Composable ContextualFlowRowScope.(index: Int) -> Unit
): Unit

ContextualFlowRow is a specialized version of the FlowRow layout. It is designed to enable users to make contextual decisions during the construction of FlowRow layouts.

This component is particularly advantageous when dealing with a large collection of items, allowing for efficient management and display. Unlike traditional FlowRow that composes all items regardless of their visibility, ContextualFlowRow smartly limits composition to only those items that are visible within its constraints, such as maxLines or maxHeight. This approach ensures optimal performance and resource utilization by composing fewer items than the total number available, based on the current context and display parameters.

While maintaining the core functionality of the standard FlowRow, ContextualFlowRow operates on an index-based system and composes items sequentially, one after another. This approach provides a perfect way to make contextual decisions and can be an easier way to handle problems such as dynamic see more buttons such as (N+ buttons).

Example:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ContextualFlowRow
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ContextualFlowRowOverflow
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ContextualFlowRowOverflowScope
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.wrapContentHeight
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp

val totalCount = 300
var maxLines by remember { mutableStateOf(2) }

Text(
    modifier =
        Modifier.fillMaxWidth(1f).padding(20.dp).wrapContentHeight(align = Alignment.Top),
    text =
        "ContextualFlowRow (based on Subcompose)" +
            " is great for Large Items & +N dynamic labels",
    fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold
)
val moreOrCollapseIndicator =
    @Composable { scope: ContextualFlowRowOverflowScope ->
        val remainingItems = totalCount - scope.shownItemCount
        DynamicSeeMore(isHorizontal = true, remainingItems = remainingItems) {
            if (remainingItems == 0) {
                maxLines = 2
            } else {
                maxLines += 5
            }
        }
    }
ContextualFlowRow(
    modifier =
        Modifier.fillMaxWidth(1f).padding(20.dp).wrapContentHeight(align = Alignment.Top),
    horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
    verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(20.dp),
    maxLines = maxLines,
    overflow =
        ContextualFlowRowOverflow.expandOrCollapseIndicator(
            minRowsToShowCollapse = 4,
            expandIndicator = moreOrCollapseIndicator,
            collapseIndicator = moreOrCollapseIndicator
        ),
    itemCount = totalCount
) {
    Box(
        Modifier.align(Alignment.CenterVertically)
            .width(50.dp)
            .height(50.dp)
            .background(Color.Green)
    ) {
        Text(
            text = it.toString(),
            fontSize = 18.sp,
            modifier = Modifier.padding(3.dp).align(Alignment.Center)
        )
    }
}
Parameters
itemCount: Int

The total number of item composable

modifier: Modifier = Modifier

The modifier to be applied to the Row.

horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal = Arrangement.Start

The horizontal arrangement of the layout's children.

verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical = Arrangement.Top

The vertical arrangement of the layout's virtual rows.

itemVerticalAlignment: Alignment.Vertical = Alignment.Top

The cross axis/vertical alignment of an item in the column.

maxItemsInEachRow: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE

The maximum number of items per row

maxLines: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE

The maximum number of rows

overflow: ContextualFlowRowOverflow = ContextualFlowRowOverflow.Clip

The strategy to handle overflowing items

content: @Composable ContextualFlowRowScope.(index: Int) -> Unit

The indexed-based content of ContextualFlowRowScope

@Composable
@ExperimentalLayoutApi
fun FlowColumn(
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical = Arrangement.Top,
    horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal = Arrangement.Start,
    itemHorizontalAlignment: Alignment.Horizontal = Alignment.Start,
    maxItemsInEachColumn: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE,
    maxLines: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE,
    overflow: FlowColumnOverflow = FlowColumnOverflow.Clip,
    content: @Composable FlowColumnScope.() -> Unit
): Unit

FlowColumn is a layout that fills items from top to bottom, and when it runs out of space on the bottom, moves to the next "column" or "line" on the right or left based on ltr or rtl layouts, and then continues filling items from top to bottom.

It supports ltr in LTR layouts, by placing the first column to the left, and then moving to the right It supports rtl in RTL layouts, by placing the first column to the right, and then moving to the left

Example:

import androidx.compose.foundation.BorderStroke
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.border
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.FlowColumn
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.wrapContentHeight
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp

Text(
    modifier =
        Modifier.fillMaxWidth(1f).padding(20.dp).wrapContentHeight(align = Alignment.Top),
    text = "FlowColumn with weights",
    fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold
)

FlowColumn(
    Modifier.padding(20.dp)
        .fillMaxWidth()
        .padding(20.dp)
        .wrapContentHeight(align = Alignment.Top)
        .height(200.dp)
        .border(BorderStroke(2.dp, Color.Gray)),
    horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
    verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(20.dp),
    maxItemsInEachColumn = 3,
) {
    repeat(17) { index ->
        Box(
            Modifier.align(Alignment.CenterHorizontally)
                .width(50.dp)
                .height(50.dp)
                .weight(1f, true)
                .background(color = Color.Green)
        ) {
            Text(text = index.toString(), fontSize = 18.sp, modifier = Modifier.padding(3.dp))
        }
    }
}

When a Modifier ColumnScope.weight is provided, it scales the item based on the number items that fall on the column it was placed in.

Parameters
modifier: Modifier = Modifier

The modifier to be applied to the Row.

verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical = Arrangement.Top

The vertical arrangement of the layout's children.

horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal = Arrangement.Start

The horizontal arrangement of the layout's virtual columns

itemHorizontalAlignment: Alignment.Horizontal = Alignment.Start

The cross axis/horizontal alignment of an item in the column.

maxItemsInEachColumn: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE

The maximum number of items per column

maxLines: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE

The max number of rows

overflow: FlowColumnOverflow = FlowColumnOverflow.Clip

The strategy to handle overflowing items

content: @Composable FlowColumnScope.() -> Unit

The content as a ColumnScope

@Composable
@ExperimentalLayoutApi
fun FlowRow(
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal = Arrangement.Start,
    verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical = Arrangement.Top,
    itemVerticalAlignment: Alignment.Vertical = Alignment.Top,
    maxItemsInEachRow: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE,
    maxLines: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE,
    overflow: FlowRowOverflow = FlowRowOverflow.Clip,
    content: @Composable FlowRowScope.() -> Unit
): Unit

FlowRow is a layout that fills items from left to right (ltr) in LTR layouts or right to left (rtl) in RTL layouts and when it runs out of space, moves to the next "row" or "line" positioned on the bottom, and then continues filling items until the items run out.

Example:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.FlowRow
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.wrapContentHeight
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp

Text(
    modifier =
        Modifier.fillMaxWidth(1f).padding(20.dp).wrapContentHeight(align = Alignment.Top),
    text = "Flow Row with weights",
    fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold
)

FlowRow(
    Modifier.fillMaxWidth(1f).padding(20.dp).wrapContentHeight(align = Alignment.Top),
    horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
    verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(20.dp),
    maxItemsInEachRow = 3,
) {
    repeat(20) {
        Box(
            Modifier.align(Alignment.CenterVertically)
                .width(50.dp)
                .height(50.dp)
                .weight(1f, true)
                .background(Color.Green)
        ) {
            Text(text = it.toString(), fontSize = 18.sp, modifier = Modifier.padding(3.dp))
        }
    }
}

When a Modifier RowScope.weight is provided, it scales the item based on the number items that fall on the row it was placed in.

Note that if two or more Text components are placed in a Row, normally they should be aligned by their first baselines. FlowRow as a general purpose container does not do it automatically so developers need to handle this manually. This is achieved by adding a RowScope.alignByBaseline modifier to every such Text component. By default this modifier aligns by androidx.compose.ui.layout.FirstBaseline. If, however, you need to align Texts by androidx.compose.ui.layout.LastBaseline for example, use a more general RowScope.alignBy modifier.

Parameters
modifier: Modifier = Modifier

The modifier to be applied to the Row.

horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal = Arrangement.Start

The horizontal arrangement of the layout's children.

verticalArrangement: Arrangement.Vertical = Arrangement.Top

The vertical arrangement of the layout's virtual rows.

itemVerticalAlignment: Alignment.Vertical = Alignment.Top

The cross axis/vertical alignment of an item in the column.

maxItemsInEachRow: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE

The maximum number of items per row

maxLines: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE

The max number of rows

overflow: FlowRowOverflow = FlowRowOverflow.Clip

The strategy to handle overflowing items

content: @Composable FlowRowScope.() -> Unit

The content as a RowScope

fun PaddingValues(all: Dp): PaddingValues

Creates a padding of all dp along all 4 edges.

fun PaddingValues(horizontal: Dp = 0.dp, vertical: Dp = 0.dp): PaddingValues

Creates a padding of horizontal dp along the left and right edges, and of vertical dp along the top and bottom edges.

fun PaddingValues(start: Dp = 0.dp, top: Dp = 0.dp, end: Dp = 0.dp, bottom: Dp = 0.dp): PaddingValues

Creates a padding to be applied along the edges inside a box. In LTR contexts start will be applied along the left edge and end will be applied along the right edge. In RTL contexts, start will correspond to the right edge and end to the left.

@Composable
inline fun Row(
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal = Arrangement.Start,
    verticalAlignment: Alignment.Vertical = Alignment.Top,
    content: @Composable RowScope.() -> Unit
): Unit

A layout composable that places its children in a horizontal sequence. For a layout composable that places its children in a vertical sequence, see Column. Note that by default items do not scroll; see Modifier.horizontalScroll to add this behavior. For a horizontally scrollable list that only composes and lays out the currently visible items see LazyRow.

The Row layout is able to assign children widths according to their weights provided using the RowScope.weight modifier. If a child is not provided a weight, it will be asked for its preferred width before the sizes of the children with weights are calculated proportionally to their weight based on the remaining available space. Note that if the Row is horizontally scrollable or part of a horizontally scrollable container, any provided weights will be disregarded as the remaining available space will be infinite.

When none of its children have weights, a Row will be as small as possible to fit its children one next to the other. In order to change the width of the Row, use the Modifier.width modifiers; e.g. to make it fill the available width Modifier.fillMaxWidth can be used. If at least one child of a Row has a weight, the Row will fill the available width, so there is no need for Modifier.fillMaxWidth. However, if Row's size should be limited, the Modifier.width or Modifier.size layout modifiers should be applied.

When the size of the Row is larger than the sum of its children sizes, a horizontalArrangement can be specified to define the positioning of the children inside the Row. See Arrangement for available positioning behaviors; a custom arrangement can also be defined using the constructor of Arrangement. Below is an illustration of different horizontal arrangements:

![Row

  • arrangements](https://developer.android.com/images/reference/androidx/compose/foundation/layout/row_arrangement_visualization.gif)

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp

Row {
    // The child with no weight will have the specified size.
    Box(Modifier.size(40.dp, 80.dp).background(Color.Magenta))
    // Has weight, the child will occupy half of the remaining width.
    Box(Modifier.height(40.dp).weight(1f).background(Color.Yellow))
    // Has weight and does not fill, the child will occupy at most half of the remaining width.
    // Therefore it will occupy 80.dp (its preferred width) if the assigned width is larger.
    Box(Modifier.size(80.dp, 40.dp).weight(1f, fill = false).background(Color.Green))
}

Note that if two or more Text components are placed in a Row, normally they should be aligned by their first baselines. Row as a general purpose container does not do it automatically so developers need to handle this manually. This is achieved by adding a RowScope.alignByBaseline modifier to every such Text component. By default this modifier aligns by FirstBaseline. If, however, you need to align Texts by LastBaseline for example, use a more general RowScope.alignBy modifier.

See example of using Texts inside the Row:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp

Row(Modifier.fillMaxHeight()) {
    // The center of the magenta Box and the baselines of the two texts will be
    // vertically aligned. Note that alignBy() or alignByBaseline() has to be specified
    // for all children we want to take part in the alignment. For example, alignByBaseline()
    // means that the baseline of the text should be aligned with the alignment line
    // (possibly another baseline) specified for siblings using alignBy or alignByBaseline.
    // If no other sibling had alignBy() or alignByBaseline(), the modifier would have no
    // effect.
    Box(
        modifier =
            Modifier.size(80.dp, 40.dp)
                .alignBy { it.measuredHeight / 2 }
                .background(Color.Magenta)
    )
    Text(
        text = "Text 1",
        fontSize = 40.sp,
        modifier = Modifier.alignByBaseline().background(color = Color.Red)
    )
    Text(text = "Text 2", modifier = Modifier.alignByBaseline().background(color = Color.Cyan))
}
Parameters
modifier: Modifier = Modifier

The modifier to be applied to the Row.

horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal = Arrangement.Start

The horizontal arrangement of the layout's children.

verticalAlignment: Alignment.Vertical = Alignment.Top

The vertical alignment of the layout's children.

See also
Column
LazyRow
@Composable
@NonRestartableComposable
fun Spacer(modifier: Modifier): Unit

Component that represents an empty space layout, whose size can be defined using Modifier.width, Modifier.height and Modifier.size modifiers.

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Row {
    Box(Modifier.size(100.dp).background(Color.Red))
    Spacer(Modifier.width(20.dp))
    Box(Modifier.size(100.dp).background(Color.Magenta))
    Spacer(Modifier.weight(1f))
    Box(Modifier.size(100.dp).background(Color.Black))
}
Parameters
modifier: Modifier

modifiers to set to this spacer

fun WindowInsets(left: Dp = 0.dp, top: Dp = 0.dp, right: Dp = 0.dp, bottom: Dp = 0.dp): WindowInsets

Create a WindowInsets with fixed dimensions, using Dp values.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.union
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.windowInsetsPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            // Make sure we are at least 10 DP away from the top.
            val insets = WindowInsets.statusBars.union(WindowInsets(top = 10.dp))
            Box(Modifier.windowInsetsPadding(insets)) {
                // app content
            }
        }
    }
}
fun WindowInsets(left: Int = 0, top: Int = 0, right: Int = 0, bottom: Int = 0): WindowInsets

Create a WindowInsets with fixed dimensions.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.union
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.windowInsetsPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            // Make sure we are at least 10 pixels away from the top.
            val insets = WindowInsets.statusBars.union(WindowInsets(top = 10))
            Box(Modifier.windowInsetsPadding(insets)) {
                // app content
            }
        }
    }
}

Extension functions

absoluteOffset

fun Modifier.absoluteOffset(offset: Density.() -> IntOffset): Modifier

Offset the content by offset px. The offsets can be positive as well as non-positive. Applying an offset only changes the position of the content, without interfering with its size measurement.

This modifier is designed to be used for offsets that change, possibly due to user interactions. It avoids recomposition when the offset is changing, and also adds a graphics layer that prevents unnecessary redrawing of the context when the offset is changing.

This modifier will not consider layout direction when calculating the position of the content: a positive horizontal offset will always move the content to the right. For a modifier that considers layout direction when applying the offset, see offset.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.absoluteOffset
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.offset
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.IntOffset
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// This text will be offset in steps of 10.dp from the top left of the available space.
var offset by remember { mutableStateOf(0) }
Text(
    "Layout offset modifier sample",
    Modifier.clickable { offset += 10 }.absoluteOffset { IntOffset(offset, offset) }
)
See also
absoluteOffset
fun Modifier.absoluteOffset(x: Dp = 0.dp, y: Dp = 0.dp): Modifier

Offset the content by (x dp, y dp). The offsets can be positive as well as non-positive. Applying an offset only changes the position of the content, without interfering with its size measurement.

This modifier will not consider layout direction when calculating the position of the content: a positive x offset will always move the content to the right. For a modifier that considers the layout direction when applying the offset, see offset.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.absoluteOffset
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.offset
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.wrapContentSize
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// This text will be offset (10.dp, 20.dp) from the center of the available space.
Text(
    "Layout offset modifier sample",
    Modifier.fillMaxSize().wrapContentSize(Alignment.Center).absoluteOffset(10.dp, 20.dp)
)
See also
offset
fun Modifier.absolutePadding(
    left: Dp = 0.dp,
    top: Dp = 0.dp,
    right: Dp = 0.dp,
    bottom: Dp = 0.dp
): Modifier

Apply additional space along each edge of the content in Dp: left, top, right and bottom. These paddings are applied without regard to the current LayoutDirection, see padding to apply relative paddings. Padding is applied before content measurement and takes precedence; content may only be as large as the remaining space.

Negative padding is not permitted — it will cause IllegalArgumentException. See Modifier.offset.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.absolutePadding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box(Modifier.background(color = Color.Gray)) {
    Box(
        Modifier.absolutePadding(left = 20.dp, top = 30.dp, right = 20.dp, bottom = 30.dp)
            .size(50.dp)
            .background(Color.Blue)
    )
}
fun WindowInsets.add(insets: WindowInsets): WindowInsets

Returns a WindowInsets that has values of this, added to the values of insets. For example, if this has a top of 10 and insets has a top of 5, the returned WindowInsets will have a top of 15.

asPaddingValues

@Composable
fun WindowInsets.asPaddingValues(): PaddingValues

Convert a WindowInsets to a PaddingValues and uses LocalDensity for DP to pixel conversion. PaddingValues can be passed to some containers to pad internal content so that it doesn't overlap the insets when fully scrolled. Ensure that the insets are consumed after the padding is applied if insets are to be used further down the hierarchy.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.asPaddingValues
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            LazyColumn(contentPadding = WindowInsets.navigationBars.asPaddingValues()) {
                // items
            }
        }
    }
}

asPaddingValues

fun WindowInsets.asPaddingValues(density: Density): PaddingValues

Convert a WindowInsets to a PaddingValues and uses density for DP to pixel conversion. PaddingValues can be passed to some containers to pad internal content so that it doesn't overlap the insets when fully scrolled. Ensure that the insets are consumed after the padding is applied if insets are to be used further down the hierarchy.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.asPaddingValues
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            LazyColumn(contentPadding = WindowInsets.navigationBars.asPaddingValues()) {
                // items
            }
        }
    }
}
fun Modifier.aspectRatio(
    ratio: @FloatRange(from = 0.0, fromInclusive = false) Float,
    matchHeightConstraintsFirst: Boolean = false
): Modifier

Attempts to size the content to match a specified aspect ratio by trying to match one of the incoming constraints in the following order: Constraints.maxWidth, Constraints.maxHeight, Constraints.minWidth, Constraints.minHeight if matchHeightConstraintsFirst is false (which is the default), or Constraints.maxHeight, Constraints.maxWidth, Constraints.minHeight, Constraints.minWidth if matchHeightConstraintsFirst is true. The size in the other dimension is determined by the aspect ratio. The combinations will be tried in this order until one non-empty is found to satisfy the constraints. If no valid size is obtained this way, it means that there is no non-empty size satisfying both the constraints and the aspect ratio, so the constraints will not be respected and the content will be sized such that the Constraints.maxWidth or Constraints.maxHeight is matched (depending on matchHeightConstraintsFirst).

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.aspectRatio
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box(Modifier.width(100.dp).aspectRatio(2f).background(Color.Green))
Parameters
ratio: @FloatRange(from = 0.0, fromInclusive = false) Float

the desired width/height positive ratio

calculateEndPadding

fun PaddingValues.calculateEndPadding(layoutDirection: LayoutDirection): Dp

The padding to be applied along the end edge inside a box: along the right edge if the layout direction is LTR, or along the left edge for RTL.

calculateStartPadding

fun PaddingValues.calculateStartPadding(layoutDirection: LayoutDirection): Dp

The padding to be applied along the start edge inside a box: along the left edge if the layout direction is LTR, or along the right edge for RTL.

captionBarPadding

fun Modifier.captionBarPadding(): Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the caption bar insets.

Any insets consumed by other insets padding modifiers or consumeWindowInsets on a parent layout will be excluded from the padding. WindowInsets.Companion.captionBar will be consumed for child layouts as well.

For example, if a parent layout uses displayCutoutPadding, the area that the parent layout pads for the status bars will not be padded again by this captionBarPadding modifier.

When used, the WindowInsets will be consumed.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.captionBarPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.captionBarPadding()) {
                // app content
            }
        }
    }
}

consumeWindowInsets

fun Modifier.consumeWindowInsets(insets: WindowInsets): Modifier

Consume insets that haven't been consumed yet by other insets Modifiers similar to windowInsetsPadding without adding any padding.

This can be useful when content offsets are provided by WindowInsets.asPaddingValues. This should be used further down the hierarchy than the PaddingValues is used so that the values aren't consumed before the padding is added.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.asPaddingValues
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.consumeWindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.padding(WindowInsets.navigationBars.asPaddingValues())) {
                Box(Modifier.consumeWindowInsets(WindowInsets.navigationBars)) {
                    // app content
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

consumeWindowInsets

fun Modifier.consumeWindowInsets(paddingValues: PaddingValues): Modifier

Consume paddingValues as insets as if the padding was added irrespective of insets. Layouts further down the hierarchy that use windowInsetsPadding, safeContentPadding, and other insets padding Modifiers won't pad for the values that paddingValues provides. This can be useful when content offsets are provided by layout rather than windowInsetsPadding modifiers.

This method consumes all of paddingValues in addition to whatever has been consumed by other windowInsetsPadding modifiers by ancestors. consumeWindowInsets accepting a WindowInsets argument ensures that its insets are consumed and doesn't consume more if they have already been consumed by ancestors.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.consumeWindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            with(LocalDensity.current) {
                val paddingValues = PaddingValues(horizontal = 20.dp)
                Box(Modifier.padding(paddingValues).consumeWindowInsets(paddingValues)) {
                    // app content
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
fun Modifier.defaultMinSize(
    minWidth: Dp = Dp.Unspecified,
    minHeight: Dp = Dp.Unspecified
): Modifier

Constrain the size of the wrapped layout only when it would be otherwise unconstrained: the minWidth and minHeight constraints are only applied when the incoming corresponding constraint is 0. The modifier can be used, for example, to define a default min size of a component, while still allowing it to be overidden with smaller min sizes across usages.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.defaultMinSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.requiredSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.requiredSizeIn
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.sizeIn
import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

@Composable
fun DefaultMinBox(modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
    Box(modifier.defaultMinSize(minWidth = 100.dp, minHeight = 100.dp).background(Color.Blue))
}
// This will be a 100.dp x 100.dp blue box. Because we are not providing any min constraints
// to the DefaultMinBox, defaultMinSize will apply its min constraints.
DefaultMinBox()
// This will be a 50.dp x 50.dp blue box. Because we are providing min constraints
// to the DefaultMinBox, defaultMinSize will not apply its min constraints.
DefaultMinBox(Modifier.requiredSizeIn(minWidth = 50.dp, minHeight = 50.dp))
// Note that if DefaultMinBox used requiredSizeIn or sizeIn rather than
// defaultMinSize, the min constraints would have been applied with either
// of the above usages.

displayCutoutPadding

fun Modifier.displayCutoutPadding(): Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the display cutout.

Any insets consumed by other insets padding modifiers or consumeWindowInsets on a parent layout will be excluded from the padding. WindowInsets.Companion.displayCutout will be consumed for child layouts as well.

For example, if a parent layout uses statusBarsPadding, the area that the parent layout pads for the status bars will not be padded again by this displayCutoutPadding modifier.

When used, the WindowInsets will be consumed.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.displayCutoutPadding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBarsPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.background(Color.Blue).statusBarsPadding()) {
                Box(Modifier.background(Color.Yellow).displayCutoutPadding()) {
                    // app content
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
fun WindowInsets.exclude(insets: WindowInsets): WindowInsets

Returns the values in this WindowInsets that are not also in insets. For example, if this WindowInsets has a WindowInsets.getTop value of 10 and insets has a WindowInsets.getTop value of 8, the returned WindowInsets will have a WindowInsets.getTop value of 2.

Negative values are never returned. For example if insets has a WindowInsets.getTop of 10 and this has a WindowInsets.getTop of 0, the returned WindowInsets will have a WindowInsets.getTop value of 0.

fillMaxHeight

fun Modifier.fillMaxHeight(
    fraction: @FloatRange(from = 0.0, to = 1.0) Float = 1.0f
): Modifier

Have the content fill (possibly only partially) the Constraints.maxHeight of the incoming measurement constraints, by setting the minimum height and the maximum height to be equal to the maximum height multiplied by fraction. Note that, by default, the fraction is 1, so the modifier will make the content fill the whole available height. If the incoming maximum height is Constraints.Infinity this modifier will have no effect.

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box(Modifier.fillMaxHeight().background(Color.Red), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
    Box(Modifier.size(100.dp).background(color = Color.Magenta))
}
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.requiredSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.requiredWidth
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box(Modifier.requiredSize(100.dp).background(Color.Red), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
    // The inner Box will be (30.dp x 50.dp).
    Box(Modifier.requiredWidth(30.dp).fillMaxHeight(0.5f).background(color = Color.Magenta))
}
Parameters
fraction: @FloatRange(from = 0.0, to = 1.0) Float = 1.0f

The fraction of the maximum height to use, between 0 and 1, inclusive.

Example usage:

fun Modifier.fillMaxSize(fraction: @FloatRange(from = 0.0, to = 1.0) Float = 1.0f): Modifier

Have the content fill (possibly only partially) the Constraints.maxWidth and Constraints.maxHeight of the incoming measurement constraints, by setting the minimum width and the maximum width to be equal to the maximum width multiplied by fraction, as well as the minimum height and the maximum height to be equal to the maximum height multiplied by fraction. Note that, by default, the fraction is 1, so the modifier will make the content fill the whole available space. If the incoming maximum width or height is Constraints.Infinity this modifier will have no effect in that dimension.

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize().background(Color.Red), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
    Box(Modifier.size(100.dp).background(color = Color.Magenta))
}
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.requiredSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.requiredWidth
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box(Modifier.requiredSize(100.dp).background(Color.Red), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
    // The inner Box will be (50.dp x 50.dp).
    Box(Modifier.requiredWidth(30.dp).fillMaxSize(0.5f).background(color = Color.Magenta))
}
Parameters
fraction: @FloatRange(from = 0.0, to = 1.0) Float = 1.0f

The fraction of the maximum size to use, between 0 and 1, inclusive.

Example usage:

fun Modifier.fillMaxWidth(fraction: @FloatRange(from = 0.0, to = 1.0) Float = 1.0f): Modifier

Have the content fill (possibly only partially) the Constraints.maxWidth of the incoming measurement constraints, by setting the minimum width and the maximum width to be equal to the maximum width multiplied by fraction. Note that, by default, the fraction is 1, so the modifier will make the content fill the whole available width. If the incoming maximum width is Constraints.Infinity this modifier will have no effect.

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box(Modifier.fillMaxWidth().background(Color.Red), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
    Box(Modifier.size(100.dp).background(color = Color.Magenta))
}
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.requiredHeight
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.requiredSize
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box(Modifier.requiredSize(100.dp).background(Color.Red), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
    // The inner Box will be (50.dp x 30.dp).
    Box(
        Modifier.fillMaxWidth(fraction = 0.5f)
            .requiredHeight(30.dp)
            .background(color = Color.Magenta)
    )
}
Parameters
fraction: @FloatRange(from = 0.0, to = 1.0) Float = 1.0f

The fraction of the maximum width to use, between 0 and 1, inclusive.

Example usage:

fun Modifier.height(height: Dp): Modifier

Declare the preferred height of the content to be exactly heightdp. The incoming measurement Constraints may override this value, forcing the content to be either smaller or larger.

For a modifier that sets the height of the content regardless of the incoming constraints see Modifier.requiredHeight. See width or size to set other preferred dimensions. See widthIn, heightIn or sizeIn to set a preferred size range.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.aspectRatio
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box { Box(Modifier.height(100.dp).aspectRatio(1f).background(Color.Blue)) }
fun Modifier.height(intrinsicSize: IntrinsicSize): Modifier

Declare the preferred height of the content to be the same as the min or max intrinsic height of the content. The incoming measurement Constraints may override this value, forcing the content to be either smaller or larger.

See width for other options of sizing to intrinsic width. Also see height and heightIn for other options to set the preferred height.

Example usage for min intrinsic:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.IntrinsicSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// Builds a layout containing two pieces of text separated by a divider, where the divider
// is sized according to the height of the longest text.
//
// Here height min intrinsic is adding a height premeasurement pass for the Row,
// whose minimum intrinsic height will correspond to the height of the largest Text. Then
// height min intrinsic will measure the Row with tight height, the same as the
// premeasured minimum intrinsic height, which due to fillMaxHeight will force the Texts and
// the divider to use the same height.
Box {
    Row(Modifier.height(IntrinsicSize.Min)) {
        Text(
            text = "This is a really short text",
            modifier = Modifier.weight(1f).fillMaxHeight()
        )
        Box(Modifier.width(1.dp).fillMaxHeight().background(Color.Black))
        Text(
            text =
                "This is a much much much much much much much much much much" +
                    " much much much much much much longer text",
            modifier = Modifier.weight(1f).fillMaxHeight()
        )
    }
}

Example usage for max intrinsic:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.IntrinsicSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.aspectRatio
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// Builds a layout containing two aspectRatios separated by a divider, where the divider
// is sized according to the height of the taller aspectRatio.
//
// Here height max intrinsic is adding a height premeasurement pass for the
// Row, whose maximum intrinsic height will correspond to the height of the taller
// aspectRatio. Then height max intrinsic will measure the Row with tight height,
// the same as the premeasured maximum intrinsic height, which due to fillMaxHeight modifier
// will force the aspectRatios and the divider to use the same height.
//
Box {
    Row(Modifier.height(IntrinsicSize.Max)) {
        val modifier = Modifier.fillMaxHeight().weight(1f)
        Box(modifier.aspectRatio(2f).background(Color.Gray))
        Box(Modifier.width(1.dp).fillMaxHeight().background(Color.Black))
        Box(modifier.aspectRatio(1f).background(Color.Blue))
    }
}
fun Modifier.heightIn(min: Dp = Dp.Unspecified, max: Dp = Dp.Unspecified): Modifier

Constrain the height of the content to be between mindp and maxdp as permitted by the incoming measurement Constraints. If the incoming constraints are more restrictive the requested size will obey the incoming constraints and attempt to be as close as possible to the preferred size.

@ExperimentalLayoutApi
fun Modifier.imeNestedScroll(): Modifier

Controls the soft keyboard as a nested scrolling on Android R and later. This allows the user to drag the soft keyboard up and down.

After scrolling, the IME will animate either to the fully shown or fully hidden position, depending on the position and fling.

import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.imeNestedScroll
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.imePadding
import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier

LazyColumn(
    modifier =
        Modifier.fillMaxSize() // fill the window
            .imePadding() // pad out the bottom for the IME
            .imeNestedScroll(), // scroll IME at the bottom
    reverseLayout = true // First item is at the bottom
) {
    // content
    items(50) { Text("Hello World") }
}
fun Modifier.imePadding(): Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the ime insets.

Any insets consumed by other insets padding modifiers or consumeWindowInsets on a parent layout will be excluded from the padding. WindowInsets.Companion.ime will be consumed for child layouts as well.

For example, if a parent layout uses navigationBarsPadding, the area that the parent layout pads for the status bars will not be padded again by this imePadding modifier.

When used, the WindowInsets will be consumed.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ime
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.imePadding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBarsPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.background(Color.Blue).systemBarsPadding()) {
                Box(Modifier.imePadding()) {
                    // app content
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

mandatorySystemGesturesPadding

fun Modifier.mandatorySystemGesturesPadding(): Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the mandatory system gestures insets.

Any insets consumed by other insets padding modifiers or consumeWindowInsets on a parent layout will be excluded from the padding. WindowInsets.Companion.mandatorySystemGestures will be consumed for child layouts as well.

For example, if a parent layout uses navigationBarsPadding, the area that the parent layout pads for the status bars will not be padded again by this mandatorySystemGesturesPadding modifier.

When used, the WindowInsets will be consumed.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.mandatorySystemGesturesPadding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBarsPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.background(Color.Blue).systemBarsPadding()) {
                // The app content won't interfere with the mandatory system gestures area.
                // It will just be white.
                Box(Modifier.background(Color.White).mandatorySystemGesturesPadding()) {
                    // app content
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

navigationBarsPadding

fun Modifier.navigationBarsPadding(): Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the navigation bars insets.

Any insets consumed by other insets padding modifiers or consumeWindowInsets on a parent layout will be excluded from the padding. WindowInsets.Companion.navigationBars will be consumed for child layouts as well.

For example, if a parent layout uses systemBarsPadding, the area that the parent layout pads for the status bars will not be padded again by this navigationBarsPadding modifier.

When used, the WindowInsets will be consumed.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBarsPadding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBarsPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.background(Color.Blue).statusBarsPadding()) {
                Box(Modifier.background(Color.Green).navigationBarsPadding()) {
                    // app content
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
fun Modifier.offset(offset: Density.() -> IntOffset): Modifier

Offset the content by offset px. The offsets can be positive as well as non-positive. Applying an offset only changes the position of the content, without interfering with its size measurement.

This modifier is designed to be used for offsets that change, possibly due to user interactions. It avoids recomposition when the offset is changing, and also adds a graphics layer that prevents unnecessary redrawing of the context when the offset is changing.

This modifier will automatically adjust the horizontal offset according to the layout direction: when the LD is LTR, positive horizontal offsets will move the content to the right and when the LD is RTL, positive horizontal offsets will move the content to the left. For a modifier that offsets without considering layout direction, see absoluteOffset.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.offset
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.IntOffset
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// This text will be offset in steps of 10.dp from the top left of the available space in
// left-to-right context, and from top right in right-to-left context.
var offset by remember { mutableStateOf(0) }
Text(
    "Layout offset modifier sample",
    Modifier.clickable { offset += 10 }.offset { IntOffset(offset, offset) }
)
See also
absoluteOffset
fun Modifier.offset(x: Dp = 0.dp, y: Dp = 0.dp): Modifier

Offset the content by (x dp, y dp). The offsets can be positive as well as non-positive. Applying an offset only changes the position of the content, without interfering with its size measurement.

This modifier will automatically adjust the horizontal offset according to the layout direction: when the layout direction is LTR, positive x offsets will move the content to the right and when the layout direction is RTL, positive x offsets will move the content to the left. For a modifier that offsets without considering layout direction, see absoluteOffset.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.offset
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.wrapContentSize
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// This text will be offset (10.dp, 20.dp) from the center of the available space. In the
// right-to-left context, the offset will be (-10.dp, 20.dp).
Text(
    "Layout offset modifier sample",
    Modifier.fillMaxSize().wrapContentSize(Alignment.Center).offset(10.dp, 20.dp)
)
See also
absoluteOffset

onConsumedWindowInsetsChanged

fun Modifier.onConsumedWindowInsetsChanged(
    block: (consumedWindowInsets: WindowInsets) -> Unit
): Modifier

Calls block with the WindowInsets that have been consumed, either by consumeWindowInsets or one of the padding Modifiers, such as imePadding.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.MutableWindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.asPaddingValues
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.exclude
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBarsPadding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.onConsumedWindowInsetsChanged
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.safeContent
import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            val remainingInsets = remember { MutableWindowInsets() }
            val safeContent = WindowInsets.safeContent
            Box(
                Modifier.navigationBarsPadding().onConsumedWindowInsetsChanged {
                    consumedWindowInsets ->
                    remainingInsets.insets = safeContent.exclude(consumedWindowInsets)
                }
            ) {
                // padding can be used without recomposition when insets change.
                val padding = remainingInsets.asPaddingValues()
                Box(Modifier.padding(padding))
            }
        }
    }
}
fun WindowInsets.only(sides: WindowInsetsSides): WindowInsets

Returns a WindowInsets that eliminates all dimensions except the ones that are enabled. For example, to have a WindowInsets at the bottom of the screen, pass WindowInsetsSides.Bottom.

fun Modifier.padding(all: Dp): Modifier

Apply all dp of additional space along each edge of the content, left, top, right and bottom. Padding is applied before content measurement and takes precedence; content may only be as large as the remaining space.

Negative padding is not permitted — it will cause IllegalArgumentException. See Modifier.offset.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box(Modifier.background(color = Color.Gray)) {
    Box(Modifier.padding(all = 20.dp).size(50.dp).background(Color.Blue))
}
fun Modifier.padding(paddingValues: PaddingValues): Modifier

Apply PaddingValues to the component as additional space along each edge of the content's left, top, right and bottom. Padding is applied before content measurement and takes precedence; content may only be as large as the remaining space.

Negative padding is not permitted — it will cause IllegalArgumentException. See Modifier.offset.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

val innerPadding = PaddingValues(top = 10.dp, start = 15.dp)
Box(Modifier.background(color = Color.Gray)) {
    Box(Modifier.padding(innerPadding).size(50.dp).background(Color.Blue))
}
fun Modifier.padding(horizontal: Dp = 0.dp, vertical: Dp = 0.dp): Modifier

Apply horizontal dp space along the left and right edges of the content, and vertical dp space along the top and bottom edges. Padding is applied before content measurement and takes precedence; content may only be as large as the remaining space.

Negative padding is not permitted — it will cause IllegalArgumentException. See Modifier.offset.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box(Modifier.background(color = Color.Gray)) {
    Box(
        Modifier.padding(horizontal = 20.dp, vertical = 30.dp)
            .size(50.dp)
            .background(Color.Blue)
    )
}
fun Modifier.padding(start: Dp = 0.dp, top: Dp = 0.dp, end: Dp = 0.dp, bottom: Dp = 0.dp): Modifier

Apply additional space along each edge of the content in Dp: start, top, end and bottom. The start and end edges will be determined by the current LayoutDirection. Padding is applied before content measurement and takes precedence; content may only be as large as the remaining space.

Negative padding is not permitted — it will cause IllegalArgumentException. See Modifier.offset.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box(Modifier.background(color = Color.Gray)) {
    Box(
        Modifier.padding(start = 20.dp, top = 30.dp, end = 20.dp, bottom = 30.dp)
            .size(50.dp)
            .background(Color.Blue)
    )
}
fun Modifier.paddingFrom(
    alignmentLine: AlignmentLine,
    before: Dp = Dp.Unspecified,
    after: Dp = Dp.Unspecified
): Modifier

A Modifier that can add padding to position the content according to specified distances from its bounds to an alignment line. Whether the positioning is vertical or horizontal is defined by the orientation of the given alignmentLine (if the line is horizontal, before and after will refer to distances from top and bottom, otherwise they will refer to distances from start and end). The opposite axis sizing and positioning will remain unaffected. The modified layout will try to include the required padding, subject to the incoming max layout constraints, such that the distance from its bounds to the alignmentLine of the content will be before and after, respectively. When the max constraints do not allow this, satisfying the before requirement will have priority over after. When the modified layout is min constrained in the affected layout direction and the padded layout is smaller than the constraint, the modified layout will satisfy the min constraint and the content will be positioned to satisfy the before requirement if specified, or the after requirement otherwise.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.paddingFrom
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.layout.FirstBaseline
import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp

// We want to have 30.sp distance from the top of the layout box to the baseline of the
// first line of text.
val distanceToBaseline = 30.sp
// We convert the 30.sp value to dps, which is required for the paddingFrom API.
val distanceToBaselineDp = with(LocalDensity.current) { distanceToBaseline.toDp() }
// The result will be a layout with 30.sp distance from the top of the layout box to the
// baseline of the first line of text.
Text(
    text = "This is an example.",
    modifier = Modifier.paddingFrom(FirstBaseline, before = distanceToBaselineDp)
)
Parameters
alignmentLine: AlignmentLine

the alignment line relative to which the padding is defined

before: Dp = Dp.Unspecified

the distance between the container's top edge and the horizontal alignment line, or the container's start edge and the vertical alignment line

after: Dp = Dp.Unspecified

the distance between the container's bottom edge and the horizontal alignment line, or the container's end edge and the vertical alignment line

fun Modifier.paddingFrom(
    alignmentLine: AlignmentLine,
    before: TextUnit = TextUnit.Unspecified,
    after: TextUnit = TextUnit.Unspecified
): Modifier

A Modifier that can add padding to position the content according to specified distances from its bounds to an alignment line. Whether the positioning is vertical or horizontal is defined by the orientation of the given alignmentLine (if the line is horizontal, before and after will refer to distances from top and bottom, otherwise they will refer to distances from start and end). The opposite axis sizing and positioning will remain unaffected. The modified layout will try to include the required padding, subject to the incoming max layout constraints, such that the distance from its bounds to the alignmentLine of the content will be before and after, respectively. When the max constraints do not allow this, satisfying the before requirement will have priority over after. When the modified layout is min constrained in the affected layout direction and the padded layout is smaller than the constraint, the modified layout will satisfy the min constraint and the content will be positioned to satisfy the before requirement if specified, or the after requirement otherwise.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.paddingFrom
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.layout.FirstBaseline
import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp

// We want to have 30.sp distance from the top of the layout box to the baseline of the
// first line of text.
val distanceToBaseline = 30.sp
// We convert the 30.sp value to dps, which is required for the paddingFrom API.
val distanceToBaselineDp = with(LocalDensity.current) { distanceToBaseline.toDp() }
// The result will be a layout with 30.sp distance from the top of the layout box to the
// baseline of the first line of text.
Text(
    text = "This is an example.",
    modifier = Modifier.paddingFrom(FirstBaseline, before = distanceToBaselineDp)
)
Parameters
alignmentLine: AlignmentLine

the alignment line relative to which the padding is defined

before: TextUnit = TextUnit.Unspecified

the distance between the container's top edge and the horizontal alignment line, or the container's start edge and the vertical alignment line

after: TextUnit = TextUnit.Unspecified

the distance between the container's bottom edge and the horizontal alignment line, or the container's end edge and the vertical alignment line

fun Modifier.paddingFromBaseline(
    top: Dp = Dp.Unspecified,
    bottom: Dp = Dp.Unspecified
): Modifier

A Modifier that positions the content in a layout such that the distance from the top of the layout to the baseline of the first line of text in the content is top, and the distance from the baseline of the last line of text in the content to the bottom of the layout is bottom.

When the modified layout is min height constrained and the padded layout is smaller than the constraint, the modified layout will satisfy the min constraint and the content will be positioned to satisfy the top requirement if specified, or the bottom requirement otherwise.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.paddingFrom
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.paddingFromBaseline
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.layout.FirstBaseline
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp

// We want to have 30.dp distance from the top of the layout box to the baseline of the
// first line of text, and a 40.dp distance from the bottom of the layout box to the baseline
// of the last line of text. Note it is good practice to specify these distances in sp for font
// scaling, which can be done with the other overload.
val distanceToFirstBaseline = 30.dp
val distanceFromLastBaseline = 40.dp
Text(
    text = "This line has the first baseline.\nThis line has the last baseline.",
    modifier = Modifier.paddingFromBaseline(distanceToFirstBaseline, distanceFromLastBaseline)
)
See also
paddingFrom
fun Modifier.paddingFromBaseline(
    top: TextUnit = TextUnit.Unspecified,
    bottom: TextUnit = TextUnit.Unspecified
): Modifier

A Modifier that positions the content in a layout such that the distance from the top of the layout to the baseline of the first line of text in the content is top, and the distance from the baseline of the last line of text in the content to the bottom of the layout is bottom.

When the modified layout is min height constrained and the padded layout is smaller than the constraint, the modified layout will satisfy the min constraint and the content will be positioned to satisfy the top requirement if specified, or the bottom requirement otherwise.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.paddingFrom
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.paddingFromBaseline
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.layout.FirstBaseline
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp

// We want to have 30.sp distance from the top of the layout box to the baseline of the
// first line of text, and a 40.sp distance from the bottom of the layout box to the baseline
// of the last line of text.
val distanceToFirstBaseline = 30.sp
val distanceFromLastBaseline = 40.sp
Text(
    text = "This line has the first baseline.\nThis line has the last baseline.",
    modifier = Modifier.paddingFromBaseline(distanceToFirstBaseline, distanceFromLastBaseline)
)
See also
paddingFrom

recalculateWindowInsets

fun Modifier.recalculateWindowInsets(): Modifier

This recalculates the WindowInsets based on the size and position. This only works when Constraints have fixed width and fixed height. This can be accomplished, for example, by having Modifier.size, or Modifier.fillMaxSize, or other size modifier before recalculateWindowInsets. If the Constraints sizes aren't fixed, recalculateWindowInsets won't adjust the WindowInsets and won't have any affect on layout.

recalculateWindowInsets is useful when the parent does not call consumeWindowInsets when it aligns a child. For example, a Column with two children should have different WindowInsets for each child. The top item should exclude insets below its bottom and the bottom item should exclude the top insets, but the Column can't assign different insets for different children.

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.recalculateWindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.safeDrawingPadding
import androidx.compose.material.Button
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

var hasFirstItem by remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
var hasLastItem by remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
Column(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
    if (hasFirstItem) {
        Box(Modifier.weight(1f).fillMaxWidth().background(Color.Magenta))
    }
    Box(
        Modifier.fillMaxWidth() // force a fixed size on the content
            .recalculateWindowInsets()
            .weight(1f)
            .background(Color.Yellow)
            .safeDrawingPadding()
    ) {
        Button(
            onClick = { hasFirstItem = !hasFirstItem },
            Modifier.align(Alignment.TopCenter)
        ) {
            val action = if (hasFirstItem) "Remove" else "Add"
            Text("$action First Item")
        }
        Button(
            onClick = { hasLastItem = !hasLastItem },
            Modifier.align(Alignment.BottomCenter)
        ) {
            val action = if (hasLastItem) "Remove" else "Add"
            Text("$action Last Item")
        }
    }
    if (hasLastItem) {
        Box(Modifier.weight(1f).fillMaxWidth().background(Color.Cyan))
    }
}

Another use is when a parent doesn't properly consumeWindowInsets for all space that it consumes. For example, a 3rd-party container has padding that doesn't properly use consumeWindowInsets.

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.consumeWindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.recalculateWindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.safeContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.safeContentPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// This outer Box is representing a 3rd-party layout that you don't control. It has a
// padding, but doesn't properly use consumeWindowInsets()
Box(Modifier.padding(10.dp)) {
    // This is the content that you control. You can make sure that the WindowInsets are correct
    // so you can pad your content despite the fact that the parent did not
    // consumeWindowInsets()
    Box(
        Modifier.fillMaxSize() // Force a fixed size on the content
            .recalculateWindowInsets()
            .safeContentPadding()
            .background(Color.Blue)
    )
}

In most cases you should not need to use this API, and the parent should instead use consumeWindowInsets to provide the correct values

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.consumeWindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.safeContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.safeContentPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// The outer Box uses padding and properly compensates for it by using consumeWindowInsets()
Box(
    Modifier.fillMaxSize()
        .padding(10.dp)
        .consumeWindowInsets(WindowInsets(10.dp, 10.dp, 10.dp, 10.dp))
) {
    Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize().safeContentPadding().background(Color.Blue))
}
fun Modifier.requiredHeight(height: Dp): Modifier

Declare the height of the content to be exactly heightdp. The incoming measurement Constraints will not override this value. If the content chooses a size that does not satisfy the incoming Constraints, the parent layout will be reported a size coerced in the Constraints, and the position of the content will be automatically offset to be centered on the space assigned to the child by the parent layout under the assumption that Constraints were respected.

See requiredHeightIn and requiredSizeIn to set a size range. See height to set a preferred height, which is only respected when the incoming constraints allow it.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.aspectRatio
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.requiredHeight
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// The result is a 50.dp x 50.dp blue box centered in a 100.dp x 100.dp space.
// Note that although a previous modifier asked it to be 100.dp height, this
// will not be respected. They would be respected if height was used instead of requiredHeight.
Box(
    Modifier.requiredHeight(100.dp).requiredHeight(50.dp).aspectRatio(1f).background(Color.Blue)
)

requiredHeight

fun Modifier.requiredHeight(intrinsicSize: IntrinsicSize): Modifier

Declare the height of the content to be exactly the same as the min or max intrinsic height of the content. The incoming measurement Constraints will not override this value. If the content intrinsic height does not satisfy the incoming Constraints, the parent layout will be reported a size coerced in the Constraints, and the position of the content will be automatically offset to be centered on the space assigned to the child by the parent layout under the assumption that Constraints were respected.

See width for options of sizing to intrinsic width. See height and heightIn for options to set the preferred height. See requiredHeight and requiredHeightIn for other options to set the required height.

fun Modifier.requiredHeightIn(min: Dp = Dp.Unspecified, max: Dp = Dp.Unspecified): Modifier

Constrain the height of the content to be between mindp and maxdp. If the content chooses a size that does not satisfy the incoming Constraints, the parent layout will be reported a size coerced in the Constraints, and the position of the content will be automatically offset to be centered on the space assigned to the child by the parent layout under the assumption that Constraints were respected.

fun Modifier.requiredSize(size: Dp): Modifier

Declare the size of the content to be exactly sizedp width and height. The incoming measurement Constraints will not override this value. If the content chooses a size that does not satisfy the incoming Constraints, the parent layout will be reported a size coerced in the Constraints, and the position of the content will be automatically offset to be centered on the space assigned to the child by the parent layout under the assumption that Constraints were respected.

See requiredSizeIn to set a size range. See size to set a preferred size, which is only respected when the incoming constraints allow it.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.requiredSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// The result is a 50.dp x 50.dp red box centered in a 100.dp x 100.dp space.
// Note that although a previous modifier asked it to be 100.dp x 100.dp, this
// will not be respected. They would be respected if size was used instead of requiredSize.
Box(Modifier.requiredSize(100.dp, 100.dp).requiredSize(50.dp, 50.dp).background(Color.Red))
fun Modifier.requiredSize(size: DpSize): Modifier

Declare the size of the content to be exactly size. The incoming measurement Constraints will not override this value. If the content chooses a size that does not satisfy the incoming Constraints, the parent layout will be reported a size coerced in the Constraints, and the position of the content will be automatically offset to be centered on the space assigned to the child by the parent layout under the assumption that Constraints were respected.

See requiredSizeIn to set a size range. See size to set a preferred size, which is only respected when the incoming constraints allow it.

fun Modifier.requiredSize(width: Dp, height: Dp): Modifier

Declare the size of the content to be exactly widthdp and heightdp. The incoming measurement Constraints will not override this value. If the content chooses a size that does not satisfy the incoming Constraints, the parent layout will be reported a size coerced in the Constraints, and the position of the content will be automatically offset to be centered on the space assigned to the child by the parent layout under the assumption that Constraints were respected.

See requiredSizeIn to set a size range. See size to set a preferred size, which is only respected when the incoming constraints allow it.

fun Modifier.requiredSizeIn(
    minWidth: Dp = Dp.Unspecified,
    minHeight: Dp = Dp.Unspecified,
    maxWidth: Dp = Dp.Unspecified,
    maxHeight: Dp = Dp.Unspecified
): Modifier

Constrain the width of the content to be between minWidthdp and maxWidthdp, and the height of the content to be between minHeightdp and maxHeightdp. If the content chooses a size that does not satisfy the incoming Constraints, the parent layout will be reported a size coerced in the Constraints, and the position of the content will be automatically offset to be centered on the space assigned to the child by the parent layout under the assumption that Constraints were respected.

requiredWidth

fun Modifier.requiredWidth(intrinsicSize: IntrinsicSize): Modifier

Declare the width of the content to be exactly the same as the min or max intrinsic width of the content. The incoming measurement Constraints will not override this value. If the content intrinsic width does not satisfy the incoming Constraints, the parent layout will be reported a size coerced in the Constraints, and the position of the content will be automatically offset to be centered on the space assigned to the child by the parent layout under the assumption that Constraints were respected.

See height for options of sizing to intrinsic height. See width and widthIn for options to set the preferred width. See requiredWidth and requiredWidthIn for other options to set the required width.

fun Modifier.requiredWidth(width: Dp): Modifier

Declare the width of the content to be exactly widthdp. The incoming measurement Constraints will not override this value. If the content chooses a size that does not satisfy the incoming Constraints, the parent layout will be reported a size coerced in the Constraints, and the position of the content will be automatically offset to be centered on the space assigned to the child by the parent layout under the assumption that Constraints were respected.

See requiredWidthIn and requiredSizeIn to set a size range. See width to set a preferred width, which is only respected when the incoming constraints allow it.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.aspectRatio
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.requiredWidth
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// The result is a 50.dp x 50.dp magenta box centered in a 100.dp x 100.dp space.
// Note that although a previous modifier asked it to be 100.dp width, this
// will not be respected. They would be respected if width was used instead of requiredWidth.
Box(
    Modifier.requiredWidth(100.dp)
        .requiredWidth(50.dp)
        .aspectRatio(1f)
        .background(Color.Magenta)
)
fun Modifier.requiredWidthIn(min: Dp = Dp.Unspecified, max: Dp = Dp.Unspecified): Modifier

Constrain the width of the content to be between mindp and maxdp. If the content chooses a size that does not satisfy the incoming Constraints, the parent layout will be reported a size coerced in the Constraints, and the position of the content will be automatically offset to be centered on the space assigned to the child by the parent layout under the assumption that Constraints were respected.

safeContentPadding

fun Modifier.safeContentPadding(): Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the safe content insets.

Any insets consumed by other insets padding modifiers or consumeWindowInsets on a parent layout will be excluded from the padding. WindowInsets.Companion.safeContent will be consumed for child layouts as well.

For example, if a parent layout uses navigationBarsPadding, the area that the parent layout pads for the status bars will not be padded again by this safeContentPadding modifier.

When used, the WindowInsets will be consumed.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.safeContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.safeContentPadding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBarsPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.background(Color.Black).systemBarsPadding()) {
                // The app content will only be drawn where there is no possible
                // gesture confusion and content will not be drawn over.
                // The rest will be plain white
                Box(Modifier.background(Color.White).safeContentPadding()) {
                    // app content
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

safeDrawingPadding

fun Modifier.safeDrawingPadding(): Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the safe drawing insets.

Any insets consumed by other insets padding modifiers or consumeWindowInsets on a parent layout will be excluded from the padding. WindowInsets.Companion.safeDrawing will be consumed for child layouts as well.

For example, if a parent layout uses statusBarsPadding, the area that the parent pads for the status bars will not be padded again by this safeDrawingPadding modifier.

When used, the WindowInsets will be consumed.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.safeDrawingPadding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBarsPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.background(Color.Black).systemBarsPadding()) {
                // The app content won't have anything drawing over it, but all the
                // background not in the status bars will be white.
                Box(Modifier.background(Color.White).safeDrawingPadding()) {
                    // app content
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

safeGesturesPadding

fun Modifier.safeGesturesPadding(): Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the safe gestures insets.

Any insets consumed by other insets padding modifiers or consumeWindowInsets on a parent layout will be excluded from the padding. WindowInsets.Companion.safeGestures will be consumed for child layouts as well.

For example, if a parent layout uses navigationBarsPadding, the area that the parent layout pads for the status bars will not be padded again by this safeGesturesPadding modifier.

When used, the WindowInsets will be consumed.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.safeGesturesPadding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBarsPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.background(Color.Black).systemBarsPadding()) {
                // The app content will only be drawn where there is no possible
                // gesture confusion. The rest will be plain white
                Box(Modifier.background(Color.White).safeGesturesPadding()) {
                    // app content
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
fun Modifier.size(size: Dp): Modifier

Declare the preferred size of the content to be exactly sizedp square. The incoming measurement Constraints may override this value, forcing the content to be either smaller or larger.

For a modifier that sets the size of the content regardless of the incoming constraints, see Modifier.requiredSize. See width or height to set width or height alone. See widthIn, heightIn or sizeIn to set a preferred size range.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box { Box(Modifier.size(100.dp, 100.dp).background(Color.Red)) }
fun Modifier.size(size: DpSize): Modifier

Declare the preferred size of the content to be exactly size. The incoming measurement Constraints may override this value, forcing the content to be either smaller or larger.

For a modifier that sets the size of the content regardless of the incoming constraints, see Modifier.requiredSize. See width or height to set width or height alone. See widthIn, heightIn or sizeIn to set a preferred size range.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.DpSize
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box { Box(Modifier.size(DpSize(100.dp, 100.dp)).background(Color.Red)) }
fun Modifier.size(width: Dp, height: Dp): Modifier

Declare the preferred size of the content to be exactly widthdp by heightdp. The incoming measurement Constraints may override this value, forcing the content to be either smaller or larger.

For a modifier that sets the size of the content regardless of the incoming constraints, see Modifier.requiredSize. See width or height to set width or height alone. See widthIn, heightIn or sizeIn to set a preferred size range.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box { Box(Modifier.size(100.dp, 100.dp).background(Color.Red)) }
fun Modifier.sizeIn(
    minWidth: Dp = Dp.Unspecified,
    minHeight: Dp = Dp.Unspecified,
    maxWidth: Dp = Dp.Unspecified,
    maxHeight: Dp = Dp.Unspecified
): Modifier

Constrain the width of the content to be between minWidthdp and maxWidthdp and the height of the content to be between minHeightdp and maxHeightdp as permitted by the incoming measurement Constraints. If the incoming constraints are more restrictive the requested size will obey the incoming constraints and attempt to be as close as possible to the preferred size.

statusBarsPadding

fun Modifier.statusBarsPadding(): Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the status bars insets.

Any insets consumed by other insets padding modifiers or consumeWindowInsets on a parent layout will be excluded from the padding. WindowInsets.Companion.statusBars will be consumed for child layouts as well.

For example, if a parent layout uses displayCutoutPadding, the area that the parent layout pads for the status bars will not be padded again by this statusBarsPadding modifier.

When used, the WindowInsets will be consumed.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBarsPadding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBarsPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.background(Color.Blue).statusBarsPadding()) {
                Box(Modifier.background(Color.Green).navigationBarsPadding()) {
                    // app content
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

systemBarsPadding

fun Modifier.systemBarsPadding(): Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the system bars insets.

Any insets consumed by other insets padding modifiers or consumeWindowInsets on a parent layout will be excluded from the padding. WindowInsets.Companion.systemBars will be consumed for child layouts as well.

For example, if a parent layout uses statusBarsPadding, the area that the parent layout pads for the status bars will not be padded again by this systemBarsPadding modifier.

When used, the WindowInsets will be consumed.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBarsPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.systemBarsPadding()) {
                // app content
            }
        }
    }
}

systemGesturesPadding

fun Modifier.systemGesturesPadding(): Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the system gestures insets.

Any insets consumed by other insets padding modifiers or consumeWindowInsets on a parent layout will be excluded from the padding. WindowInsets.Companion.systemGestures will be consumed for child layouts as well.

For example, if a parent layout uses waterfallPadding, the area that the parent layout pads for the status bars will not be padded again by this systemGesturesPadding modifier.

When used, the WindowInsets will be consumed.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBarsPadding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemGesturesPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.background(Color.Blue).systemBarsPadding()) {
                // The app content won't interfere with the system gestures area.
                // It will just be white.
                Box(Modifier.background(Color.White).systemGesturesPadding()) {
                    // app content
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
fun WindowInsets.union(insets: WindowInsets): WindowInsets

Returns a WindowInsets that has the maximum values of this WindowInsets and insets.

waterfallPadding

fun Modifier.waterfallPadding(): Modifier

Adds padding to accommodate the waterfall insets.

Any insets consumed by other insets padding modifiers or consumeWindowInsets on a parent layout will be excluded from the padding. WindowInsets.Companion.waterfall will be consumed for child layouts as well.

For example, if a parent layout uses systemGesturesPadding, the area that the parent layout pads for the status bars will not be padded again by this waterfallPadding modifier.

When used, the WindowInsets will be consumed.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBarsPadding
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.waterfallPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.background(Color.Blue).systemBarsPadding()) {
                // The app content shouldn't spill over the edges. They will be green.
                Box(Modifier.background(Color.Green).waterfallPadding()) {
                    // app content
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
fun Modifier.width(intrinsicSize: IntrinsicSize): Modifier

Declare the preferred width of the content to be the same as the min or max intrinsic width of the content. The incoming measurement Constraints may override this value, forcing the content to be either smaller or larger.

See height for options of sizing to intrinsic height. Also see width and widthIn for other options to set the preferred width.

Example usage for min intrinsic:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.IntrinsicSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// Builds a layout containing three Box having the same width as the widest one.
//
// Here width min intrinsic is adding a width premeasurement pass for the
// Column, whose minimum intrinsic width will correspond to the preferred width of the largest
// Box. Then width min intrinsic will measure the Column with tight width, the
// same as the premeasured minimum intrinsic width, which due to fillMaxWidth will force
// the Box's to use the same width.
Box {
    Column(Modifier.width(IntrinsicSize.Min).fillMaxHeight()) {
        Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().size(20.dp, 10.dp).background(Color.Gray))
        Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().size(30.dp, 10.dp).background(Color.Blue))
        Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().size(10.dp, 10.dp).background(Color.Magenta))
    }
}

Example usage for max intrinsic:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.IntrinsicSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
import androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

// Builds a layout containing three Text boxes having the same width as the widest one.
//
// Here width max intrinsic is adding a width premeasurement pass for the Column,
// whose maximum intrinsic width will correspond to the preferred width of the largest
// Box. Then width max intrinsic will measure the Column with tight width, the
// same as the premeasured maximum intrinsic width, which due to fillMaxWidth modifiers will
// force the Boxs to use the same width.

Box {
    Column(Modifier.width(IntrinsicSize.Max).fillMaxHeight()) {
        Box(Modifier.fillMaxWidth().background(Color.Gray)) { Text("Short text") }
        Box(Modifier.fillMaxWidth().background(Color.Blue)) {
            Text("Extremely long text giving the width of its siblings")
        }
        Box(Modifier.fillMaxWidth().background(Color.Magenta)) { Text("Medium length text") }
    }
}
fun Modifier.width(width: Dp): Modifier

Declare the preferred width of the content to be exactly widthdp. The incoming measurement Constraints may override this value, forcing the content to be either smaller or larger.

For a modifier that sets the width of the content regardless of the incoming constraints see Modifier.requiredWidth. See height or size to set other preferred dimensions. See widthIn, heightIn or sizeIn to set a preferred size range.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.aspectRatio
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

Box { Box(Modifier.width(100.dp).aspectRatio(1f).background(Color.Magenta)) }
fun Modifier.widthIn(min: Dp = Dp.Unspecified, max: Dp = Dp.Unspecified): Modifier

Constrain the width of the content to be between mindp and maxdp as permitted by the incoming measurement Constraints. If the incoming constraints are more restrictive the requested size will obey the incoming constraints and attempt to be as close as possible to the preferred size.

windowInsetsBottomHeight

fun Modifier.windowInsetsBottomHeight(insets: WindowInsets): Modifier

Sets the height to that of insets at the bottom of the screen.

When used, the android.view.WindowInsets will respect the consumed insets from windowInsetsPadding and consumeWindowInsets, but won't consume any insets.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.windowInsetsTopHeight
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
                // Background for navigation bar at the bottom
                Box(
                    Modifier.windowInsetsTopHeight(WindowInsets.navigationBars)
                        .fillMaxWidth()
                        .align(Alignment.BottomCenter)
                        .background(Color.Red)
                )
                // app content
            }
        }
    }
}

windowInsetsEndWidth

fun Modifier.windowInsetsEndWidth(insets: WindowInsets): Modifier

Sets the width to that of insets at the end of the screen, using either left or right, depending on the LayoutDirection.

When used, the android.view.WindowInsets will respect the consumed insets from windowInsetsPadding and consumeWindowInsets, but won't consume any insets.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.windowInsetsEndWidth
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
                // Background for navigation bar at the end
                Box(
                    Modifier.windowInsetsEndWidth(WindowInsets.navigationBars)
                        .fillMaxHeight()
                        .align(Alignment.CenterEnd)
                        .background(Color.Red)
                )
                // app content
            }
        }
    }
}

windowInsetsPadding

fun Modifier.windowInsetsPadding(insets: WindowInsets): Modifier

Adds padding so that the content doesn't enter insets space.

Any insets consumed by other insets padding modifiers or consumeWindowInsets on a parent layout will be excluded from insets. insets will be consumed for child layouts as well.

For example, if an ancestor uses statusBarsPadding and this modifier uses WindowInsets.Companion.systemBars, the portion of the system bars that the status bars uses will not be padded again by this modifier.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ime
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.systemBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.union
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.windowInsetsPadding
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            val insets = WindowInsets.systemBars.union(WindowInsets.ime)
            Box(Modifier.background(Color.White).fillMaxSize().windowInsetsPadding(insets)) {
                // app content
            }
        }
    }
}
See also
WindowInsets

windowInsetsStartWidth

fun Modifier.windowInsetsStartWidth(insets: WindowInsets): Modifier

Sets the width to that of insets at the start of the screen, using either left or right, depending on the LayoutDirection.

When used, the android.view.WindowInsets will respect the consumed insets from windowInsetsPadding and consumeWindowInsets, but won't consume any insets.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.windowInsetsStartWidth
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
                // Background for navigation bar at the start
                Box(
                    Modifier.windowInsetsStartWidth(WindowInsets.navigationBars)
                        .fillMaxHeight()
                        .align(Alignment.CenterStart)
                        .background(Color.Red)
                )
                // app content
            }
        }
    }
}

windowInsetsTopHeight

fun Modifier.windowInsetsTopHeight(insets: WindowInsets): Modifier

Sets the height to that of insets at the top of the screen.

When used, the android.view.WindowInsets will respect the consumed insets from windowInsetsPadding and consumeWindowInsets, but won't consume any insets.

import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBars
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.windowInsetsTopHeight
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat

class SampleActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
                // Background for status bar at the top
                Box(
                    Modifier.windowInsetsTopHeight(WindowInsets.statusBars)
                        .fillMaxWidth()
                        .align(Alignment.TopCenter)
                        .background(Color.Red)
                )
                // app content
            }
        }
    }
}

wrapContentHeight

fun Modifier.wrapContentHeight(
    align: Alignment.Vertical = Alignment.CenterVertically,
    unbounded: Boolean = false
): Modifier

Allow the content to measure at its desired height without regard for the incoming measurement minimum height constraint, and, if unbounded is true, also without regard for the incoming measurement maximum height constraint. If the content's measured size is smaller than the minimum height constraint, align it within that minimum height space. If the content's measured size is larger than the maximum height constraint (only possible when unbounded is true), align over the maximum height space.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.wrapContentHeight
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// Here the result will be a 50.dp x 20.dp blue box centered vertically in a 50.dp x 50.dp
// space. Because of the size modifier, if wrapContentHeight did not exist,
// the blue rectangle would actually be 50.dp x 50.dp to satisfy the size set by the modifier.
// However, because we provide wrapContentHeight, the blue rectangle is specified to be wrap
// content in height - if the desired height is smaller than 50.dp, it will be centered
// vertically in this space. Therefore the 50.dp x 20.dp is centered vertically in the space.
Box(
    Modifier.size(50.dp)
        .wrapContentHeight(Alignment.CenterVertically)
        .height(20.dp)
        .background(Color.Blue)
)

wrapContentSize

fun Modifier.wrapContentSize(
    align: Alignment = Alignment.Center,
    unbounded: Boolean = false
): Modifier

Allow the content to measure at its desired size without regard for the incoming measurement minimum width or minimum height constraints, and, if unbounded is true, also without regard for the incoming maximum constraints. If the content's measured size is smaller than the minimum size constraint, align it within that minimum sized space. If the content's measured size is larger than the maximum size constraint (only possible when unbounded is true), align within the maximum space.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.sizeIn
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.wrapContentSize
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// Here the result will be a 20.dp x 20.dp blue box top-centered in a 40.dp x 40.dp space.
// Because of the sizeIn modifier, if wrapContentSize did not exist, the blue rectangle
// would actually be 40.dp x 40.dp to satisfy the min size set by the modifier. However,
// because we provide wrapContentSize, the blue rectangle is specified to be wrap
// content - if the desired size is smaller than 40.dp x 40.dp, it will be top-centered in
// this space. Therefore the 20.dp x 20.dp is top-centered in the space.
Box(
    Modifier.sizeIn(minWidth = 40.dp, minHeight = 40.dp)
        .wrapContentSize(Alignment.TopCenter)
        .size(20.dp)
        .background(Color.Blue)
)

wrapContentWidth

fun Modifier.wrapContentWidth(
    align: Alignment.Horizontal = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
    unbounded: Boolean = false
): Modifier

Allow the content to measure at its desired width without regard for the incoming measurement minimum width constraint, and, if unbounded is true, also without regard for the incoming measurement maximum width constraint. If the content's measured size is smaller than the minimum width constraint, align it within that minimum width space. If the content's measured size is larger than the maximum width constraint (only possible when unbounded is true), align over the maximum width space.

Example usage:

import androidx.compose.foundation.background
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.wrapContentWidth
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

// Here the result will be a 20.dp x 50.dp blue box centered vertically in a 50.dp x 50.dp
// space. Because of the size modifier, if wrapContentWidth did not exist,
// the blue rectangle would actually be 50.dp x 50.dp to satisfy the size set by the modifier.
// However, because we provide wrapContentWidth, the blue rectangle is specified to be wrap
// content in width - if the desired width is smaller than 50.dp, it will be centered
// horizontally in this space. Therefore the 50.dp x 20.dp is centered horizontally
// in the space.
Box(
    Modifier.size(50.dp)
        .wrapContentWidth(Alignment.CenterHorizontally)
        .width(20.dp)
        .background(Color.Blue)
)

Extension properties

areNavigationBarsVisible

@ExperimentalLayoutApi
val WindowInsets.Companion.areNavigationBarsVisibleBoolean

true when the navigationBars are being displayed, irrespective of whether they intersects with the Window.

areStatusBarsVisible

@ExperimentalLayoutApi
val WindowInsets.Companion.areStatusBarsVisibleBoolean

true when the statusBars are being displayed, irrespective of whether they intersects with the Window.

areSystemBarsVisible

@ExperimentalLayoutApi
val WindowInsets.Companion.areSystemBarsVisibleBoolean

true when the systemBars are being displayed, irrespective of whether they intersects with the Window.

val WindowInsets.Companion.captionBarWindowInsets

An insets type representing the window of a caption bar.

captionBarIgnoringVisibility

@ExperimentalLayoutApi
val WindowInsets.Companion.captionBarIgnoringVisibilityWindowInsets

The insets that the WindowInsetsCompat.Type.captionBar will consume if shown. If it cannot be shown then this will be empty.

consumeWindowInsets

var AbstractComposeView.consumeWindowInsetsBoolean

Indicates whether access to WindowInsets within the content should consume the Android android.view.WindowInsets. The default value is true, meaning that access to WindowInsets.Companion will consume the Android WindowInsets.

This property should be set prior to first composition.

displayCutout

val WindowInsets.Companion.displayCutoutWindowInsets

This WindowInsets represents the area with the display cutout (e.g. for camera).

val WindowInsets.Companion.imeWindowInsets

An insets type representing the window of the software keyboard.

imeAnimationSource

@ExperimentalLayoutApi
val WindowInsets.Companion.imeAnimationSourceWindowInsets

The WindowInsets for the IME before the IME started animating in. The current animated value is WindowInsets.Companion.ime.

This will be the same as imeAnimationTarget when there is no IME animation in progress.

imeAnimationTarget

@ExperimentalLayoutApi
val WindowInsets.Companion.imeAnimationTargetWindowInsets

The WindowInsets for the IME when the animation completes, if it is allowed to complete successfully. The current animated value is WindowInsets.Companion.ime.

This will be the same as imeAnimationSource when there is no IME animation in progress.

isCaptionBarVisible

@ExperimentalLayoutApi
val WindowInsets.Companion.isCaptionBarVisibleBoolean

true when the caption bar is being displayed, irrespective of whether it intersects with the Window.

@ExperimentalLayoutApi
val WindowInsets.Companion.isImeVisibleBoolean

true when the soft keyboard is being displayed, irrespective of whether it intersects with the Window.

isTappableElementVisible

@ExperimentalLayoutApi
val WindowInsets.Companion.isTappableElementVisibleBoolean

true when the tappableElement is being displayed, irrespective of whether they intersects with the Window.

mandatorySystemGestures

val WindowInsets.Companion.mandatorySystemGesturesWindowInsets

These insets represent the space where system gestures have priority over application gestures.

navigationBars

val WindowInsets.Companion.navigationBarsWindowInsets

These insets represent where system UI places navigation bars. Interactive UI should avoid the navigation bars area.

navigationBarsIgnoringVisibility

@ExperimentalLayoutApi
val WindowInsets.Companion.navigationBarsIgnoringVisibilityWindowInsets

The insets that WindowInsetsCompat.Type.navigationBars will consume if shown. These insets represent where system UI places navigation bars. Interactive UI should avoid the navigation bars area. If navigation bars cannot be shown, then this will be empty.

val WindowInsets.Companion.safeContentWindowInsets

The insets that include all areas that may be drawn over or have gesture confusion, including everything in safeDrawing and safeGestures.

val WindowInsets.Companion.safeDrawingWindowInsets

The insets that include areas where content may be covered by other drawn content. This includes all systemBars, displayCutout, and ime.

safeGestures

val WindowInsets.Companion.safeGesturesWindowInsets

The insets that include areas where gestures may be confused with other input, including systemGestures, mandatorySystemGestures, waterfall, and tappableElement.

val WindowInsets.Companion.statusBarsWindowInsets

These insets represent status bar.

statusBarsIgnoringVisibility

@ExperimentalLayoutApi
val WindowInsets.Companion.statusBarsIgnoringVisibilityWindowInsets

The insets that WindowInsetsCompat.Type.statusBars will consume if shown. If the status bar can never be shown, then this will be empty.

val WindowInsets.Companion.systemBarsWindowInsets

These insets represent all system bars. Includes statusBars, captionBar as well as navigationBars, but not ime.

systemBarsIgnoringVisibility

@ExperimentalLayoutApi
val WindowInsets.Companion.systemBarsIgnoringVisibilityWindowInsets

The insets that WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars will consume if shown.

If system bars can never be shown, then this will be empty.

systemGestures

val WindowInsets.Companion.systemGesturesWindowInsets

The systemGestures insets represent the area of a window where system gestures have priority and may consume some or all touch input, e.g. due to the system bar occupying it, or it being reserved for touch-only gestures.

tappableElement

val WindowInsets.Companion.tappableElementWindowInsets

Returns the tappable element insets.

tappableElementIgnoringVisibility

@ExperimentalLayoutApi
val WindowInsets.Companion.tappableElementIgnoringVisibilityWindowInsets

The insets that WindowInsetsCompat.Type.tappableElement will consume if active.

If there are never tappable elements then this is empty.

val WindowInsets.Companion.waterfallWindowInsets

The insets for the curved areas in a waterfall display.