You can try filing a bug in the Android bug database, in your case you can produce a diff on the current android branch, which would ultimately make it much more likely for your patch to be accepted (or at least, I think this is true..).
kris On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 8:22 PM, Guy Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Could the method Javadoc for invalidate() and requestLayout() have > {@see ...} to each other? > > There's a lot to learn when you're a newbie to a framework. I've lost > hours on this. Yes, I now see the info at the top of the View class > Javadoc, but it would have been handy to have a pointer to it in the > place I went looking (the method Javadoc). > > On Jan 13, 5:30 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: >> Basically, yes. Invalidate says something in your visuals has changed so >> you need to be redrawn; requestLayout() says something structural has >> changed so a new layout is needed (which also implies eventually redrawing). >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 6:53 PM, harvinder <[email protected]> wrote: >> > It is my understanding is that when invalidate() is called on ViewGroup >> > derived class onDraw gets called. However, when requestLayout is called >> > onMeasure and onLayout gets called. >> >> > Is my understanding correct? >> >> > Truly >> > harvinder >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "Android Developers" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected] >> > For more options, visit this group at >> >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> >> -- >> Dianne Hackborn >> Android framework engineer >> [email protected] >> >> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to >> provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such >> questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and >> answer them. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
