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     16 
     17 package android.view;
     18 
     19 import android.graphics.Rect;
     20 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
     21 
     22 /**
     23  * Defines the responsibilities for a class that will be a parent of a View.
     24  * This is the API that a view sees when it wants to interact with its parent.
     25  *
     26  */
     27 public interface ViewParent {
     28     /**
     29      * Called when something has changed which has invalidated the layout of a
     30      * child of this view parent. This will schedule a layout pass of the view
     31      * tree.
     32      */
     33     public void requestLayout();
     34 
     35     /**
     36      * Indicates whether layout was requested on this view parent.
     37      *
     38      * @return true if layout was requested, false otherwise
     39      */
     40     public boolean isLayoutRequested();
     41 
     42     /**
     43      * Called when a child wants the view hierarchy to gather and report
     44      * transparent regions to the window compositor. Views that "punch" holes in
     45      * the view hierarchy, such as SurfaceView can use this API to improve
     46      * performance of the system. When no such a view is present in the
     47      * hierarchy, this optimization in unnecessary and might slightly reduce the
     48      * view hierarchy performance.
     49      *
     50      * @param child the view requesting the transparent region computation
     51      *
     52      */
     53     public void requestTransparentRegion(View child);
     54 
     55     /**
     56      * All or part of a child is dirty and needs to be redrawn.
     57      *
     58      * @param child The child which is dirty
     59      * @param r The area within the child that is invalid
     60      */
     61     public void invalidateChild(View child, Rect r);
     62 
     63     /**
     64      * All or part of a child is dirty and needs to be redrawn.
     65      *
     66      * <p>The location array is an array of two int values which respectively
     67      * define the left and the top position of the dirty child.</p>
     68      *
     69      * <p>This method must return the parent of this ViewParent if the specified
     70      * rectangle must be invalidated in the parent. If the specified rectangle
     71      * does not require invalidation in the parent or if the parent does not
     72      * exist, this method must return null.</p>
     73      *
     74      * <p>When this method returns a non-null value, the location array must
     75      * have been updated with the left and top coordinates of this ViewParent.</p>
     76      *
     77      * @param location An array of 2 ints containing the left and top
     78      *        coordinates of the child to invalidate
     79      * @param r The area within the child that is invalid
     80      *
     81      * @return the parent of this ViewParent or null
     82      */
     83     public ViewParent invalidateChildInParent(int[] location, Rect r);
     84 
     85     /**
     86      * Returns the parent if it exists, or null.
     87      *
     88      * @return a ViewParent or null if this ViewParent does not have a parent
     89      */
     90     public ViewParent getParent();
     91 
     92     /**
     93      * Called when a child of this parent wants focus
     94      *
     95      * @param child The child of this ViewParent that wants focus. This view
     96      *        will contain the focused view. It is not necessarily the view that
     97      *        actually has focus.
     98      * @param focused The view that is a descendant of child that actually has
     99      *        focus
    100      */
    101     public void requestChildFocus(View child, View focused);
    102 
    103     /**
    104      * Tell view hierarchy that the global view attributes need to be
    105      * re-evaluated.
    106      *
    107      * @param child View whose attributes have changed.
    108      */
    109     public void recomputeViewAttributes(View child);
    110 
    111     /**
    112      * Called when a child of this parent is giving up focus
    113      *
    114      * @param child The view that is giving up focus
    115      */
    116     public void clearChildFocus(View child);
    117 
    118     /**
    119      * Compute the visible part of a rectangular region defined in terms of a child view's
    120      * coordinates.
    121      *
    122      * <p>Returns the clipped visible part of the rectangle <code>r</code>, defined in the
    123      * <code>child</code>'s local coordinate system. <code>r</code> is modified by this method to
    124      * contain the result, expressed in the global (root) coordinate system.</p>
    125      *
    126      * <p>The resulting rectangle is always axis aligned. If a rotation is applied to a node in the
    127      * View hierarchy, the result is the axis-aligned bounding box of the visible rectangle.</p>
    128      *
    129      * @param child A child View, whose rectangular visible region we want to compute
    130      * @param r The input rectangle, defined in the child coordinate system. Will be overwritten to
    131      * contain the resulting visible rectangle, expressed in global (root) coordinates
    132      * @param offset The input coordinates of a point, defined in the child coordinate system.
    133      * As with the <code>r</code> parameter, this will be overwritten to contain the global (root)
    134      * coordinates of that point.
    135      * A <code>null</code> value is valid (in case you are not interested in this result)
    136      * @return true if the resulting rectangle is not empty, false otherwise
    137      */
    138     public boolean getChildVisibleRect(View child, Rect r, android.graphics.Point offset);
    139 
    140     /**
    141      * Find the nearest view in the specified direction that wants to take focus
    142      *
    143      * @param v The view that currently has focus
    144      * @param direction One of FOCUS_UP, FOCUS_DOWN, FOCUS_LEFT, and FOCUS_RIGHT
    145      */
    146     public View focusSearch(View v, int direction);
    147 
    148     /**
    149      * Change the z order of the child so it's on top of all other children.
    150      * This ordering change may affect layout, if this container
    151      * uses an order-dependent layout scheme (e.g., LinearLayout). This
    152      * method should be followed by calls to {@link #requestLayout()} and
    153      * {@link View#invalidate()} on this parent.
    154      *
    155      * @param child The child to bring to the top of the z order
    156      */
    157     public void bringChildToFront(View child);
    158 
    159     /**
    160      * Tells the parent that a new focusable view has become available. This is
    161      * to handle transitions from the case where there are no focusable views to
    162      * the case where the first focusable view appears.
    163      *
    164      * @param v The view that has become newly focusable
    165      */
    166     public void focusableViewAvailable(View v);
    167 
    168     /**
    169      * Bring up a context menu for the specified view or its ancestors.
    170      *
    171      * <p>In most cases, a subclass does not need to override this.  However, if
    172      * the subclass is added directly to the window manager (for example,
    173      * {@link ViewManager#addView(View, android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams)})
    174      * then it should override this and show the context menu.</p>
    175      *
    176      * @param originalView The source view where the context menu was first invoked
    177      * @return true if a context menu was displayed
    178      */
    179     public boolean showContextMenuForChild(View originalView);
    180 
    181     /**
    182      * Have the parent populate the specified context menu if it has anything to
    183      * add (and then recurse on its parent).
    184      *
    185      * @param menu The menu to populate
    186      */
    187     public void createContextMenu(ContextMenu menu);
    188 
    189     /**
    190      * Start an action mode for the specified view.
    191      *
    192      * <p>In most cases, a subclass does not need to override this. However, if the
    193      * subclass is added directly to the window manager (for example,
    194      * {@link ViewManager#addView(View, android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams)})
    195      * then it should override this and start the action mode.</p>
    196      *
    197      * @param originalView The source view where the action mode was first invoked
    198      * @param callback The callback that will handle lifecycle events for the action mode
    199      * @return The new action mode if it was started, null otherwise
    200      */
    201     public ActionMode startActionModeForChild(View originalView, ActionMode.Callback callback);
    202 
    203     /**
    204      * This method is called on the parent when a child's drawable state
    205      * has changed.
    206      *
    207      * @param child The child whose drawable state has changed.
    208      */
    209     public void childDrawableStateChanged(View child);
    210 
    211     /**
    212      * Called when a child does not want this parent and its ancestors to
    213      * intercept touch events with
    214      * {@link ViewGroup#onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent)}.
    215      *
    216      * <p>This parent should pass this call onto its parents. This parent must obey
    217      * this request for the duration of the touch (that is, only clear the flag
    218      * after this parent has received an up or a cancel.</p>
    219      *
    220      * @param disallowIntercept True if the child does not want the parent to
    221      *            intercept touch events.
    222      */
    223     public void requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(boolean disallowIntercept);
    224 
    225     /**
    226      * Called when a child of this group wants a particular rectangle to be
    227      * positioned onto the screen.  {@link ViewGroup}s overriding this can trust
    228      * that:
    229      * <ul>
    230      *   <li>child will be a direct child of this group</li>
    231      *   <li>rectangle will be in the child's coordinates</li>
    232      * </ul>
    233      *
    234      * <p>{@link ViewGroup}s overriding this should uphold the contract:</p>
    235      * <ul>
    236      *   <li>nothing will change if the rectangle is already visible</li>
    237      *   <li>the view port will be scrolled only just enough to make the
    238      *       rectangle visible</li>
    239      * <ul>
    240      *
    241      * @param child The direct child making the request.
    242      * @param rectangle The rectangle in the child's coordinates the child
    243      *        wishes to be on the screen.
    244      * @param immediate True to forbid animated or delayed scrolling,
    245      *        false otherwise
    246      * @return Whether the group scrolled to handle the operation
    247      */
    248     public boolean requestChildRectangleOnScreen(View child, Rect rectangle,
    249             boolean immediate);
    250 
    251     /**
    252      * Called by a child to request from its parent to send an {@link AccessibilityEvent}.
    253      * The child has already populated a record for itself in the event and is delegating
    254      * to its parent to send the event. The parent can optionally add a record for itself.
    255      * <p>
    256      * Note: An accessibility event is fired by an individual view which populates the
    257      *       event with a record for its state and requests from its parent to perform
    258      *       the sending. The parent can optionally add a record for itself before
    259      *       dispatching the request to its parent. A parent can also choose not to
    260      *       respect the request for sending the event. The accessibility event is sent
    261      *       by the topmost view in the view tree.</p>
    262      *
    263      * @param child The child which requests sending the event.
    264      * @param event The event to be sent.
    265      * @return True if the event was sent.
    266      */
    267     public boolean requestSendAccessibilityEvent(View child, AccessibilityEvent event);
    268 
    269     /**
    270      * Called when a child view now has or no longer is tracking transient state.
    271      *
    272      * @param child Child view whose state has changed
    273      * @param hasTransientState true if this child has transient state
    274      *
    275      * @hide
    276      */
    277     public void childHasTransientStateChanged(View child, boolean hasTransientState);
    278 
    279     /**
    280      * Ask that a new dispatch of {@link View#fitSystemWindows(Rect)
    281      * View.fitSystemWindows(Rect)} be performed.
    282      */
    283     public void requestFitSystemWindows();
    284 
    285     /**
    286      * Gets the parent of a given View for accessibility. Since some Views are not
    287      * exposed to the accessibility layer the parent for accessibility is not
    288      * necessarily the direct parent of the View, rather it is a predecessor.
    289      *
    290      * @return The parent or <code>null</code> if no such is found.
    291      */
    292     public ViewParent getParentForAccessibility();
    293 
    294     /**
    295      * A child notifies its parent that its state for accessibility has changed.
    296      * That is some of the child properties reported to accessibility services has
    297      * changed, hence the interested services have to be notified for the new state.
    298      *
    299      * @hide
    300      */
    301     public void childAccessibilityStateChanged(View child);
    302 
    303     /**
    304      * Tells if this view parent can resolve the layout direction.
    305      * See {@link View#setLayoutDirection(int)}
    306      *
    307      * @return True if this view parent can resolve the layout direction.
    308      *
    309      * @hide
    310      */
    311     public boolean canResolveLayoutDirection();
    312 
    313     /**
    314      * Tells if this view parent layout direction is resolved.
    315      * See {@link View#setLayoutDirection(int)}
    316      *
    317      * @return True if this view parent layout direction is resolved.
    318      *
    319      * @hide
    320      */
    321     public boolean isLayoutDirectionResolved();
    322 
    323     /**
    324      * Return this view parent layout direction. See {@link View#getLayoutDirection()}
    325      *
    326      * @return {@link View#LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL} if the layout direction is RTL or returns
    327      * {@link View#LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR} if the layout direction is not RTL.
    328      *
    329      * @hide
    330      */
    331     public int getLayoutDirection();
    332 
    333     /**
    334      * Tells if this view parent can resolve the text direction.
    335      * See {@link View#setTextDirection(int)}
    336      *
    337      * @return True if this view parent can resolve the text direction.
    338      *
    339      * @hide
    340      */
    341     public boolean canResolveTextDirection();
    342 
    343     /**
    344      * Tells if this view parent text direction is resolved.
    345      * See {@link View#setTextDirection(int)}
    346      *
    347      * @return True if this view parent text direction is resolved.
    348      *
    349      * @hide
    350      */
    351     public boolean isTextDirectionResolved();
    352 
    353     /**
    354      * Return this view parent text direction. See {@link View#getTextDirection()}
    355      *
    356      * @return the resolved text direction. Returns one of:
    357      *
    358      * {@link View#TEXT_DIRECTION_FIRST_STRONG}
    359      * {@link View#TEXT_DIRECTION_ANY_RTL},
    360      * {@link View#TEXT_DIRECTION_LTR},
    361      * {@link View#TEXT_DIRECTION_RTL},
    362      * {@link View#TEXT_DIRECTION_LOCALE}
    363      *
    364      * @hide
    365      */
    366     public int getTextDirection();
    367 
    368     /**
    369      * Tells if this view parent can resolve the text alignment.
    370      * See {@link View#setTextAlignment(int)}
    371      *
    372      * @return True if this view parent can resolve the text alignment.
    373      *
    374      * @hide
    375      */
    376     public boolean canResolveTextAlignment();
    377 
    378     /**
    379      * Tells if this view parent text alignment is resolved.
    380      * See {@link View#setTextAlignment(int)}
    381      *
    382      * @return True if this view parent text alignment is resolved.
    383      *
    384      * @hide
    385      */
    386     public boolean isTextAlignmentResolved();
    387 
    388     /**
    389      * Return this view parent text alignment. See {@link android.view.View#getTextAlignment()}
    390      *
    391      * @return the resolved text alignment. Returns one of:
    392      *
    393      * {@link View#TEXT_ALIGNMENT_GRAVITY},
    394      * {@link View#TEXT_ALIGNMENT_CENTER},
    395      * {@link View#TEXT_ALIGNMENT_TEXT_START},
    396      * {@link View#TEXT_ALIGNMENT_TEXT_END},
    397      * {@link View#TEXT_ALIGNMENT_VIEW_START},
    398      * {@link View#TEXT_ALIGNMENT_VIEW_END}
    399      *
    400      * @hide
    401      */
    402     public int getTextAlignment();
    403 }
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