# Guideline

Artifact: [androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout-core](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/constraintlayout) [View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Guideline.java+class:androidx.constraintlayout.core.dsl.Guideline) Added in [1.1.2](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/constraintlayout#1.1.2)

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```
public abstract class Guideline extends Helper
```

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|---|---|---|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html) |||
| ↳ | [androidx.constraintlayout.core.dsl.Helper](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper) ||
|   | ↳ | [androidx.constraintlayout.core.dsl.Guideline](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Guideline) |

Known direct subclasses [VGuideline](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/VGuideline)

|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/VGuideline` |   |

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## Summary

| ### Public methods |
|---|---|
| `int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Guideline#getEnd()()` Get the end position |
| `float` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Guideline#getPercent()()` Get the position in percent |
| `int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Guideline#getStart()()` Get the start position |
| `void` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Guideline#setEnd(int)(int end)` Set the end position |
| `void` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Guideline#setPercent(float)(float percent)` Set the position in percent |
| `void` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Guideline#setStart(int)(int start)` Set the start position |

| ### Inherited Constants |
|---|
| From [androidx.constraintlayout.core.dsl.Helper](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper) |---|---| | `static final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/Map.html<https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Constraint.Side, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html>` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper#sideMap()` | | `static final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/Map.html<https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper.Type, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html>` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper#typeMap()` | |

| ### Inherited fields |
|---|
| From [androidx.constraintlayout.core.dsl.Helper](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper) |---|---| | `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper#config()` | | `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/Map.html<https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html>` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper#configMap()` | | `final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper#name()` | | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper.HelperType` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper#type()` | |

| ### Inherited methods |
|---|
| From [androidx.constraintlayout.core.dsl.Helper](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper) |---|---| | `void` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper#append(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>,java.lang.StringBuilder)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/Map.html<https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html> map, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/StringBuilder.html ret)` | | `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/Map.html<https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html>` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper#convertConfigToMap()()` | | `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper#getConfig()()` | | `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper#getId()()` | | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper.HelperType` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper#getType()()` | | `static void` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper#main(java.lang.String[])(String[] args)` | | `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/dsl/Helper#toString()()` | |

## Public methods

### getEnd

Added in [1.1.2](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/constraintlayout#1.1.2)

```
public int getEnd()
```

Get the end position

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `int` | end position |

### getPercent

Added in [1.1.2](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/constraintlayout#1.1.2)

```
public float getPercent()
```

Get the position in percent

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `float` | position in percent |

### getStart

Added in [1.1.2](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/constraintlayout#1.1.2)

```
public int getStart()
```

Get the start position

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `int` | start position |

### setEnd

Added in [1.1.2](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/constraintlayout#1.1.2)

```
public void setEnd(int end)
```

Set the end position

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `int end` | the end position |

### setPercent

Added in [1.1.2](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/constraintlayout#1.1.2)

```
public void setPercent(float percent)
```

Set the position in percent

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `float percent` | the position in percent |

### setStart

Added in [1.1.2](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/constraintlayout#1.1.2)

```
public void setStart(int start)
```

Set the start position

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `int start` | the start position |