public class

ConstraintAnchor

extends java.lang.Object

 java.lang.Object

↳androidx.constraintlayout.core.widgets.ConstraintAnchor

Gradle dependencies

compile group: 'androidx.constraintlayout', name: 'constraintlayout-core', version: '1.1.0-beta01'

  • groupId: androidx.constraintlayout
  • artifactId: constraintlayout-core
  • version: 1.1.0-beta01

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Overview

Model a constraint relation. Widgets contains anchors, and a constraint relation between two widgets is made by connecting one anchor to another. The anchor will contains a pointer to the target anchor if it is connected.

Summary

Fields
public intmMargin

public final ConstraintWidgetmOwner

public ConstraintAnchormTarget

public final ConstraintAnchor.TypemType

Constructors
publicConstraintAnchor(ConstraintWidget owner, ConstraintAnchor.Type type)

Constructor

Methods
public booleanconnect(ConstraintAnchor toAnchor, int margin)

Connects this anchor to another one.

public booleanconnect(ConstraintAnchor toAnchor, int margin, int goneMargin, boolean forceConnection)

Connects this anchor to another one.

public voidcopyFrom(ConstraintAnchor source, java.util.HashMap<ConstraintWidget, ConstraintWidget> map)

public voidfindDependents(int orientation, java.util.ArrayList<WidgetGroup> list, WidgetGroup group)

public java.util.HashSet<ConstraintAnchor>getDependents()

public intgetFinalValue()

public intgetMargin()

Return the connection's margin from this anchor to its target.

public final ConstraintAnchorgetOpposite()

Returns the opposite anchor to this one

public ConstraintWidgetgetOwner()

Return the anchor's owner

public SolverVariablegetSolverVariable()

Return the solver variable for this anchor

public ConstraintAnchorgetTarget()

Return the connection's target (null if not connected)

public ConstraintAnchor.TypegetType()

Return the type of the anchor

public booleanhasCenteredDependents()

public booleanhasDependents()

public booleanhasFinalValue()

public booleanisConnected()

Returns the connection status of this anchor

public booleanisConnectionAllowed(ConstraintWidget target)

Return true if we can connect this anchor to this target.

public booleanisConnectionAllowed(ConstraintWidget target, ConstraintAnchor anchor)

Return true if we can connect this anchor to this target.

public booleanisSideAnchor()

Return true if this anchor is a side anchor

public booleanisSimilarDimensionConnection(ConstraintAnchor anchor)

Return true if the connection to the given anchor is in the same dimension (horizontal or vertical)

public booleanisValidConnection(ConstraintAnchor anchor)

Checks if the connection to a given anchor is valid.

public booleanisVerticalAnchor()

Utility function returning true if this anchor is a vertical one.

public voidreset()

Resets the anchor's connection.

public voidresetFinalResolution()

public voidresetSolverVariable(Cache cache)

Reset the solver variable

public voidsetFinalValue(int finalValue)

public voidsetGoneMargin(int margin)

Set the gone margin of the connection (if there's one)

public voidsetMargin(int margin)

Set the margin of the connection (if there's one)

public java.lang.StringtoString()

Return a string representation of this anchor

from java.lang.Objectclone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Fields

public final ConstraintWidget mOwner

public final ConstraintAnchor.Type mType

public ConstraintAnchor mTarget

public int mMargin

Constructors

public ConstraintAnchor(ConstraintWidget owner, ConstraintAnchor.Type type)

Constructor

Parameters:

owner: the widget owner of this anchor.
type: the anchor type.

Methods

public void findDependents(int orientation, java.util.ArrayList<WidgetGroup> list, WidgetGroup group)

public java.util.HashSet<ConstraintAnchor> getDependents()

public boolean hasDependents()

public boolean hasCenteredDependents()

public void setFinalValue(int finalValue)

public int getFinalValue()

public void resetFinalResolution()

public boolean hasFinalValue()

public void copyFrom(ConstraintAnchor source, java.util.HashMap<ConstraintWidget, ConstraintWidget> map)

public SolverVariable getSolverVariable()

Return the solver variable for this anchor

public void resetSolverVariable(Cache cache)

Reset the solver variable

public ConstraintWidget getOwner()

Return the anchor's owner

Returns:

the Widget owning the anchor

public ConstraintAnchor.Type getType()

Return the type of the anchor

Returns:

type of the anchor.

public int getMargin()

Return the connection's margin from this anchor to its target.

Returns:

the margin value. 0 if not connected.

public ConstraintAnchor getTarget()

Return the connection's target (null if not connected)

Returns:

the ConstraintAnchor target

public void reset()

Resets the anchor's connection.

public boolean connect(ConstraintAnchor toAnchor, int margin, int goneMargin, boolean forceConnection)

Connects this anchor to another one.

Returns:

true if the connection succeeds.

public boolean connect(ConstraintAnchor toAnchor, int margin)

Connects this anchor to another one.

Returns:

true if the connection succeeds.

public boolean isConnected()

Returns the connection status of this anchor

Returns:

true if the anchor is connected to another one.

public boolean isValidConnection(ConstraintAnchor anchor)

Checks if the connection to a given anchor is valid.

Parameters:

anchor: the anchor we want to connect to

Returns:

true if it's a compatible anchor

public boolean isSideAnchor()

Return true if this anchor is a side anchor

Returns:

true if side anchor

public boolean isSimilarDimensionConnection(ConstraintAnchor anchor)

Return true if the connection to the given anchor is in the same dimension (horizontal or vertical)

Parameters:

anchor: the anchor we want to connect to

Returns:

true if it's an anchor on the same dimension

public void setMargin(int margin)

Set the margin of the connection (if there's one)

Parameters:

margin: the new margin of the connection

public void setGoneMargin(int margin)

Set the gone margin of the connection (if there's one)

Parameters:

margin: the new margin of the connection

public boolean isVerticalAnchor()

Utility function returning true if this anchor is a vertical one.

Returns:

true if vertical anchor, false otherwise

public java.lang.String toString()

Return a string representation of this anchor

Returns:

string representation of the anchor

public boolean isConnectionAllowed(ConstraintWidget target, ConstraintAnchor anchor)

Return true if we can connect this anchor to this target. We recursively follow connections in order to detect eventual cycles; if we do we disallow the connection. We also only allow connections to direct parent, siblings, and descendants.

Parameters:

target: the ConstraintWidget we are trying to connect to
anchor: Allow anchor if it loops back to me directly

Returns:

if the connection is allowed, false otherwise

public boolean isConnectionAllowed(ConstraintWidget target)

Return true if we can connect this anchor to this target. We recursively follow connections in order to detect eventual cycles; if we do we disallow the connection. We also only allow connections to direct parent, siblings, and descendants.

Parameters:

target: the ConstraintWidget we are trying to connect to

Returns:

true if the connection is allowed, false otherwise

public final ConstraintAnchor getOpposite()

Returns the opposite anchor to this one

Returns:

opposite anchor

Source

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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 *
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 */
package androidx.constraintlayout.core.widgets;

import androidx.constraintlayout.core.Cache;
import androidx.constraintlayout.core.SolverVariable;
import androidx.constraintlayout.core.widgets.analyzer.Grouping;
import androidx.constraintlayout.core.widgets.analyzer.WidgetGroup;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;

/**
 * Model a constraint relation. Widgets contains anchors, and a constraint relation between
 * two widgets is made by connecting one anchor to another. The anchor will contains a pointer
 * to the target anchor if it is connected.
 */
public class ConstraintAnchor {

    private static final boolean ALLOW_BINARY = false;

    private HashSet<ConstraintAnchor> mDependents = null;
    private int mFinalValue;
    private boolean mHasFinalValue;

    // @TODO: add description
    public void findDependents(int orientation, ArrayList<WidgetGroup> list, WidgetGroup group) {
        if (mDependents != null) {
            for (ConstraintAnchor anchor : mDependents) {
                Grouping.findDependents(anchor.mOwner, orientation, list, group);
            }
        }
    }

    public HashSet<ConstraintAnchor> getDependents() {
        return mDependents;
    }

    // @TODO: add description
    public boolean hasDependents() {
        if (mDependents == null) {
            return false;
        }
        return mDependents.size() > 0;
    }

    // @TODO: add description
    public boolean hasCenteredDependents() {
        if (mDependents == null) {
            return false;
        }
        for (ConstraintAnchor anchor : mDependents) {
            ConstraintAnchor opposite = anchor.getOpposite();
            if (opposite.isConnected()) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    // @TODO: add description
    public void setFinalValue(int finalValue) {
        this.mFinalValue = finalValue;
        this.mHasFinalValue = true;
    }

    // @TODO: add description
    public int getFinalValue() {
        if (!mHasFinalValue) {
            return 0;
        }
        return mFinalValue;
    }

    // @TODO: add description
    public void resetFinalResolution() {
        mHasFinalValue = false;
        mFinalValue = 0;
    }

    // @TODO: add description
    public boolean hasFinalValue() {
        return mHasFinalValue;
    }

    /**
     * Define the type of anchor
     */
    public enum Type {NONE, LEFT, TOP, RIGHT, BOTTOM, BASELINE, CENTER, CENTER_X, CENTER_Y}

    private static final int UNSET_GONE_MARGIN = Integer.MIN_VALUE;

    public final ConstraintWidget mOwner;
    public final Type mType;
    public ConstraintAnchor mTarget;
    public int mMargin = 0;
    int mGoneMargin = UNSET_GONE_MARGIN;

    SolverVariable mSolverVariable;

    // @TODO: add description
    public void copyFrom(ConstraintAnchor source, HashMap<ConstraintWidget, ConstraintWidget> map) {
        if (mTarget != null) {
            if (mTarget.mDependents != null) {
                mTarget.mDependents.remove(this);
            }
        }
        if (source.mTarget != null) {
            Type type = source.mTarget.getType();
            ConstraintWidget owner = map.get(source.mTarget.mOwner);
            mTarget = owner.getAnchor(type);
        } else {
            mTarget = null;
        }
        if (mTarget != null) {
            if (mTarget.mDependents == null) {
                mTarget.mDependents = new HashSet<>();
            }
            mTarget.mDependents.add(this);
        }
        mMargin = source.mMargin;
        mGoneMargin = source.mGoneMargin;
    }

    /**
     * Constructor
     *
     * @param owner the widget owner of this anchor.
     * @param type  the anchor type.
     */
    public ConstraintAnchor(ConstraintWidget owner, Type type) {
        mOwner = owner;
        mType = type;
    }

    /**
     * Return the solver variable for this anchor
     */
    public SolverVariable getSolverVariable() {
        return mSolverVariable;
    }

    /**
     * Reset the solver variable
     */
    public void resetSolverVariable(Cache cache) {
        if (mSolverVariable == null) {
            mSolverVariable = new SolverVariable(SolverVariable.Type.UNRESTRICTED, null);
        } else {
            mSolverVariable.reset();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Return the anchor's owner
     *
     * @return the Widget owning the anchor
     */
    public ConstraintWidget getOwner() {
        return mOwner;
    }

    /**
     * Return the type of the anchor
     *
     * @return type of the anchor.
     */
    public Type getType() {
        return mType;
    }

    /**
     * Return the connection's margin from this anchor to its target.
     *
     * @return the margin value. 0 if not connected.
     */
    public int getMargin() {
        if (mOwner.getVisibility() == ConstraintWidget.GONE) {
            return 0;
        }
        if (mGoneMargin != UNSET_GONE_MARGIN && mTarget != null
                && mTarget.mOwner.getVisibility() == ConstraintWidget.GONE) {
            return mGoneMargin;
        }
        return mMargin;
    }

    /**
     * Return the connection's target (null if not connected)
     *
     * @return the ConstraintAnchor target
     */
    public ConstraintAnchor getTarget() {
        return mTarget;
    }

    /**
     * Resets the anchor's connection.
     */
    public void reset() {
        if (mTarget != null && mTarget.mDependents != null) {
            mTarget.mDependents.remove(this);
            if (mTarget.mDependents.size() == 0) {
                mTarget.mDependents = null;
            }
        }
        mDependents = null;
        mTarget = null;
        mMargin = 0;
        mGoneMargin = UNSET_GONE_MARGIN;
        mHasFinalValue = false;
        mFinalValue = 0;
    }

    /**
     * Connects this anchor to another one.
     *
     * @return true if the connection succeeds.
     */
    public boolean connect(ConstraintAnchor toAnchor, int margin, int goneMargin,
            boolean forceConnection) {
        if (toAnchor == null) {
            reset();
            return true;
        }
        if (!forceConnection && !isValidConnection(toAnchor)) {
            return false;
        }
        mTarget = toAnchor;
        if (mTarget.mDependents == null) {
            mTarget.mDependents = new HashSet<>();
        }
        if (mTarget.mDependents != null) {
            mTarget.mDependents.add(this);
        }
        mMargin = margin;
        mGoneMargin = goneMargin;
        return true;
    }


    /**
     * Connects this anchor to another one.
     *
     * @return true if the connection succeeds.
     */
    public boolean connect(ConstraintAnchor toAnchor, int margin) {
        return connect(toAnchor, margin, UNSET_GONE_MARGIN, false);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the connection status of this anchor
     *
     * @return true if the anchor is connected to another one.
     */
    public boolean isConnected() {
        return mTarget != null;
    }

    /**
     * Checks if the connection to a given anchor is valid.
     *
     * @param anchor the anchor we want to connect to
     * @return true if it's a compatible anchor
     */
    public boolean isValidConnection(ConstraintAnchor anchor) {
        if (anchor == null) {
            return false;
        }
        Type target = anchor.getType();
        if (target == mType) {
            if (mType == Type.BASELINE
                    && (!anchor.getOwner().hasBaseline() || !getOwner().hasBaseline())) {
                return false;
            }
            return true;
        }
        switch (mType) {
            case CENTER: {
                // allow everything but baseline and center_x/center_y
                return target != Type.BASELINE && target != Type.CENTER_X
                        && target != Type.CENTER_Y;
            }
            case LEFT:
            case RIGHT: {
                boolean isCompatible = target == Type.LEFT || target == Type.RIGHT;
                if (anchor.getOwner() instanceof Guideline) {
                    isCompatible = isCompatible || target == Type.CENTER_X;
                }
                return isCompatible;
            }
            case TOP:
            case BOTTOM: {
                boolean isCompatible = target == Type.TOP || target == Type.BOTTOM;
                if (anchor.getOwner() instanceof Guideline) {
                    isCompatible = isCompatible || target == Type.CENTER_Y;
                }
                return isCompatible;
            }
            case BASELINE: {
                if (target == Type.LEFT || target == Type.RIGHT) {
                    return false;
                }
                return true;
            }
            case CENTER_X:
            case CENTER_Y:
            case NONE:
                return false;
        }
        throw new AssertionError(mType.name());
    }

    /**
     * Return true if this anchor is a side anchor
     *
     * @return true if side anchor
     */
    public boolean isSideAnchor() {
        switch (mType) {
            case LEFT:
            case RIGHT:
            case TOP:
            case BOTTOM:
                return true;
            case BASELINE:
            case CENTER:
            case CENTER_X:
            case CENTER_Y:
            case NONE:
                return false;
        }
        throw new AssertionError(mType.name());
    }

    /**
     * Return true if the connection to the given anchor is in the
     * same dimension (horizontal or vertical)
     *
     * @param anchor the anchor we want to connect to
     * @return true if it's an anchor on the same dimension
     */
    public boolean isSimilarDimensionConnection(ConstraintAnchor anchor) {
        Type target = anchor.getType();
        if (target == mType) {
            return true;
        }
        switch (mType) {
            case CENTER: {
                return target != Type.BASELINE;
            }
            case LEFT:
            case RIGHT:
            case CENTER_X: {
                return target == Type.LEFT || target == Type.RIGHT || target == Type.CENTER_X;
            }
            case TOP:
            case BOTTOM:
            case CENTER_Y:
            case BASELINE: {
                return target == Type.TOP || target == Type.BOTTOM
                        || target == Type.CENTER_Y || target == Type.BASELINE;
            }
            case NONE:
                return false;
        }
        throw new AssertionError(mType.name());
    }

    /**
     * Set the margin of the connection (if there's one)
     *
     * @param margin the new margin of the connection
     */
    public void setMargin(int margin) {
        if (isConnected()) {
            mMargin = margin;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Set the gone margin of the connection (if there's one)
     *
     * @param margin the new margin of the connection
     */
    public void setGoneMargin(int margin) {
        if (isConnected()) {
            mGoneMargin = margin;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Utility function returning true if this anchor is a vertical one.
     *
     * @return true if vertical anchor, false otherwise
     */
    public boolean isVerticalAnchor() {
        switch (mType) {
            case LEFT:
            case RIGHT:
            case CENTER:
            case CENTER_X:
                return false;
            case CENTER_Y:
            case TOP:
            case BOTTOM:
            case BASELINE:
            case NONE:
                return true;
        }
        throw new AssertionError(mType.name());
    }

    /**
     * Return a string representation of this anchor
     *
     * @return string representation of the anchor
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return mOwner.getDebugName() + ":" + mType.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Return true if we can connect this anchor to this target.
     * We recursively follow connections in order to detect eventual cycles; if we
     * do we disallow the connection.
     * We also only allow connections to direct parent, siblings, and descendants.
     *
     * @param target the ConstraintWidget we are trying to connect to
     * @param anchor Allow anchor if it loops back to me directly
     * @return if the connection is allowed, false otherwise
     */
    public boolean isConnectionAllowed(ConstraintWidget target, ConstraintAnchor anchor) {
        if (ALLOW_BINARY) {
            if (anchor != null && anchor.getTarget() == this) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return isConnectionAllowed(target);
    }

    /**
     * Return true if we can connect this anchor to this target.
     * We recursively follow connections in order to detect eventual cycles; if we
     * do we disallow the connection.
     * We also only allow connections to direct parent, siblings, and descendants.
     *
     * @param target the ConstraintWidget we are trying to connect to
     * @return true if the connection is allowed, false otherwise
     */
    public boolean isConnectionAllowed(ConstraintWidget target) {
        HashSet<ConstraintWidget> checked = new HashSet<>();
        if (isConnectionToMe(target, checked)) {
            return false;
        }
        ConstraintWidget parent = getOwner().getParent();
        if (parent == target) { // allow connections to parent
            return true;
        }
        if (target.getParent() == parent) { // allow if we share the same parent
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Recursive with check for loop
     *
     * @param checked set of things already checked
     * @return true if it is connected to me
     */
    private boolean isConnectionToMe(ConstraintWidget target, HashSet<ConstraintWidget> checked) {
        if (checked.contains(target)) {
            return false;
        }
        checked.add(target);

        if (target == getOwner()) {
            return true;
        }
        ArrayList<ConstraintAnchor> targetAnchors = target.getAnchors();
        for (int i = 0, targetAnchorsSize = targetAnchors.size(); i < targetAnchorsSize; i++) {
            ConstraintAnchor anchor = targetAnchors.get(i);
            if (anchor.isSimilarDimensionConnection(this) && anchor.isConnected()) {
                if (isConnectionToMe(anchor.getTarget().getOwner(), checked)) {
                    return true;
                }
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the opposite anchor to this one
     *
     * @return opposite anchor
     */
    public final ConstraintAnchor getOpposite() {
        switch (mType) {
            case LEFT: {
                return mOwner.mRight;
            }
            case RIGHT: {
                return mOwner.mLeft;
            }
            case TOP: {
                return mOwner.mBottom;
            }
            case BOTTOM: {
                return mOwner.mTop;
            }
            case BASELINE:
            case CENTER:
            case CENTER_X:
            case CENTER_Y:
            case NONE:
                return null;
        }
        throw new AssertionError(mType.name());
    }
}