View.BuildLayer Method

Definition

Namespace:

Android.Views

Assembly:

Mono.Android.dll

Forces this view's layer to be created and this view to be rendered into its layer.

C#

[Android.Runtime.Register("buildLayer", "()V", "GetBuildLayerHandler")]
public virtual void BuildLayer();

Attributes

RegisterAttribute

Exceptions

IllegalStateException

If this view is not attached to a window

Remarks

Forces this view's layer to be created and this view to be rendered into its layer. If this view's layer type is set to #LAYER_TYPE_NONE, invoking this method will have no effect.

This method can for instance be used to render a view into its layer before starting an animation. If this view is complex, rendering into the layer before starting the animation will avoid skipping frames.

Java documentation for android.view.View.buildLayer().

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Applies to

See also

• <xref:Android.Views.View.SetLayerType(Android.Views.LayerType%2c+Android.Graphics.Paint)>