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How to determine if a layout is rendered in multiple passes?

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The layout is rendered in multiple passes if, during the rendering process, there is a repeated call to measurement and layout methods (measure/layout). This can be identified by the following signs:

  • In logs or using a profiler (for example, Layout Inspector in Android Studio), you can see multiple calls to onMeasure() and onLayout() for the same View.
  • Using ViewTreeObserver with callbacks OnPreDrawListener and OnGlobalLayoutListener can show multiple passes.
  • If parameters of child elements are changed in onMeasure() or onLayout(), it can trigger additional passes.

Example: if the size of a child element is changed in onMeasure(), the system will re-invoke onMeasure() and onLayout(), leading to multiple rendering passes.

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