Take a look at the source code of the MeasureSpec class
/**
* A MeasureSpec encapsulates the layout requirements passed from parent to child.
* Each MeasureSpec represents a requirement for either the width or the height.
* A MeasureSpec is comprised of a size and a mode. There are three possible
* modes:
* <dl>
* <dt>UNSPECIFIED</dt>
* <dd>
* The parent has not imposed any constraint on the child. It can be whatever size
* it wants.
* </dd>
*
* <dt>EXACTLY</dt>
* <dd>
* The parent has determined an exact size for the child. The child is going to be
* given those bounds regardless of how big it wants to be.
* </dd>
*
* <dt>AT_MOST</dt>
* <dd>
* The child can be as large as it wants up to the specified size.
* </dd>
* </dl>
*
* MeasureSpecs are implemented as ints to reduce object allocation. This class
* is provided to pack and unpack the <size, mode> tuple into the int.
*/
public static class MeasureSpec {
private static final int MODE_SHIFT = 30;
private static final int MODE_MASK = 0x3 << MODE_SHIFT;
/**
* Measure specification mode: The parent has not imposed any constraint
* on the child. It can be whatever size it wants.
*/
public static final int UNSPECIFIED = 0 << MODE_SHIFT;
/**
* Measure specification mode: The parent has determined an exact size
* for the child. The child is going to be given those bounds regardless
* of how big it wants to be.
*/
public static final int EXACTLY = 1 << MODE_SHIFT;
/**
* Measure specification mode: The child can be as large as it wants up
* to the specified size.
*/
public static final int AT_MOST = 2 << MODE_SHIFT;
/**
* Creates a measure specification based on the supplied size and mode.
*
* The mode must always be one of the following:
* <ul>
* <li>{@link android.view.View.MeasureSpec#UNSPECIFIED}</li>
* <li>{@link android.view.View.MeasureSpec#EXACTLY}</li>
* <li>{@link android.view.View.MeasureSpec#AT_MOST}</li>
* </ul>
*
* <p><strong>Note:</strong> On API level 17 and lower, makeMeasureSpec's
* implementation was such that the order of arguments did not matter
* and overflow in either value could impact the resulting MeasureSpec.
* {@link android.widget.RelativeLayout} was affected by this bug.
* Apps targeting API levels greater than 17 will get the fixed, more strict
* behavior.</p>
*
* @param size the size of the measure specification
* @param mode the mode of the measure specification
* @return the measure specification based on size and mode
*/
public static int makeMeasureSpec(int size, int mode) {
if (sUseBrokenMakeMeasureSpec) {
return size + mode;
} else {
return (size & ~MODE_MASK) | (mode & MODE_MASK);
}
}
/**
* Like {@link #makeMeasureSpec(int, int)}, but any spec with a mode of UNSPECIFIED
* will automatically get a size of 0. Older apps expect this.
*
* @hide internal use only for compatibility with system widgets and older apps
*/
public static int makeSafeMeasureSpec(int size, int mode) {
if (sUseZeroUnspecifiedMeasureSpec && mode == UNSPECIFIED) {
return 0;
}
return makeMeasureSpec(size, mode);
}
/**
* Extracts the mode from the supplied measure specification.
*
* @param measureSpec the measure specification to extract the mode from
* @return {@link android.view.View.MeasureSpec#UNSPECIFIED},
* {@link android.view.View.MeasureSpec#AT_MOST} or
* {@link android.view.View.MeasureSpec#EXACTLY}
*/
public static int getMode(int measureSpec) {
return (measureSpec & MODE_MASK);
}
/**
* Extracts the size from the supplied measure specification.
*
* @param measureSpec the measure specification to extract the size from
* @return the size in pixels defined in the supplied measure specification
*/
public static int getSize(int measureSpec) {
return (measureSpec & ~MODE_MASK);
}
static int adjust(int measureSpec, int delta) {
final int mode = getMode(measureSpec);
int size = getSize(measureSpec);
if (mode == UNSPECIFIED) {
// No need to adjust size for UNSPECIFIED mode.
return makeMeasureSpec(size, UNSPECIFIED);
}
size += delta;
if (size < 0) {
Log.e(VIEW_LOG_TAG, "MeasureSpec.adjust: new size would be negative! (" + size +
") spec: " + toString(measureSpec) + " delta: " + delta);
size = 0;
}
return makeMeasureSpec(size, mode);
}
/**
* Returns a String representation of the specified measure
* specification.
*
* @param measureSpec the measure specification to convert to a String
* @return a String with the following format: "MeasureSpec: MODE SIZE"
*/
public static String toString(int measureSpec) {
int mode = getMode(measureSpec);
int size = getSize(measureSpec);
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("MeasureSpec: ");
if (mode == UNSPECIFIED)
sb.append("UNSPECIFIED ");
else if (mode == EXACTLY)
sb.append("EXACTLY ");
else if (mode == AT_MOST)
sb.append("AT_MOST ");
else
sb.append(mode).append(" ");
sb.append(size);
return sb.toString();
}
}
Here I introduce a little knowledge of the MeasureSpec class. The source code is annotated like this:
A MeasureSpec encapsulates the layout requirements passed from parent to child.
Meaning, a MeasureSpec encapsulates the layout requirements passed from the parent view to the child view.
When customizing the view, sometimes it is necessary to override the onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) method. In fact, the parameter widthMeasureSpec is a MeasureSpec passed from the parent layout
For example, the value of the widthMeasureSpec parameter of onMeasure consists of high 2 bits and low 30 bits. The value saved in the high 2 bits is called specMode, which can be obtained by MeasureSpec.getMode(); the low 30 bits are specSize, which can also be obtained by MeasureSpec.getSize() .
How do I know the upper 2 bits and the lower 30 bits of this information? Please see the following code:
public static int getMode(int measureSpec) {
return (measureSpec & MODE_MASK);
}
When getting Mode, use an AND bit operation directly to get Mode, and then look at the definition of MODE_MASK:
private static final int MODE_SHIFT = 30; private static final int MODE_MASK = 0x3 << MODE_SHIFT;
MODE_MASK is the result of a hexadecimal 3 left shifted by 30 bits, which is 11000000000.....0000000000000 (30 zeros)
So we know that the upper 2 bits correspond to specMode, and similarly, the lower 30 bits correspond to specSize. There are still many things in the MeasureSpec class that are worth studying, and I will analyze them in the future.