# LayoutElementBuilders.LayoutElement

Artifact: [androidx.wear.protolayout:protolayout](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/wear-protolayout) [View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.java+class:androidx.wear.protolayout.LayoutElementBuilders.LayoutElement) Added in [1.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/wear-protolayout#1.0.0)

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```
@RequiresSchemaVersion(major = 1, minor = 0)
public interface LayoutElementBuilders.LayoutElement
```

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Known direct subclasses [Button](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/Button), [Chip](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/Chip), [CircularProgressIndicator](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/CircularProgressIndicator), [CompactChip](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/CompactChip), [EdgeContentLayout](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/layouts/EdgeContentLayout), [LayoutElementBuilders.Arc](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Arc), [LayoutElementBuilders.Box](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Box), [LayoutElementBuilders.Column](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Column), [LayoutElementBuilders.ExtensionLayoutElement](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ExtensionLayoutElement), [LayoutElementBuilders.Image](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Image), [LayoutElementBuilders.Row](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Row), [LayoutElementBuilders.Spacer](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Spacer), [LayoutElementBuilders.Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Spannable), [LayoutElementBuilders.Text](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Text), [MultiButtonLayout](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/layouts/MultiButtonLayout), [MultiSlotLayout](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/layouts/MultiSlotLayout), [PrimaryLayout](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/layouts/PrimaryLayout), [Text](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/Text), [TitleChip](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/TitleChip)

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| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/Button` | ProtoLayout component `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/Button` that represents clickable button with the given content. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/Chip` | ProtoLayout component `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/Chip` that represents clickable object with the text, optional label and optional icon or with custom content. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/CircularProgressIndicator` | ProtoLayout component `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/CircularProgressIndicator` that represents circular progress indicator which supports a gap in the circular track between startAngle and endAngle. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/CompactChip` | ProtoLayout component `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/CompactChip` that represents clickable object with the text. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/layouts/EdgeContentLayout` | ProtoLayout layout that represents the suggested layout style for Material ProtoLayout, which has content around the edge of the screen (e.g. a ProgressIndicator) and the given content inside of it with the recommended margin and padding applied. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Arc` | An arc container. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Box` | A container which stacks all of its children on top of one another. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Column` | A column of elements. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ExtensionLayoutElement` | A layout element which can be defined by a renderer extension. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Image` | An image. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Row` | A row of elements. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Spacer` | A simple spacer, typically used to provide padding between adjacent elements. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Spannable` | A container of `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Span` elements. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Text` | A text string. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/layouts/MultiButtonLayout` | Opinionated ProtoLayout layout, that can contain between 1 and `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/layouts/LayoutDefaults.MultiButtonLayoutDefaults#MAX_BUTTONS()` number of buttons arranged inline with the Material guidelines. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/layouts/MultiSlotLayout` | Opinionated ProtoLayout layout, row like style with horizontally aligned and spaced slots (for icons or other small content). |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/layouts/PrimaryLayout` | ProtoLayout layout that represents a suggested layout style for Material ProtoLayout with the primary (compact) chip at the bottom with the given content in the center and the recommended margin and padding applied. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/Text` | ProtoLayout component `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/Text` that represents text object holding any information. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/TitleChip` | ProtoLayout component `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/material/TitleChip` that represents clickable object with the text. |

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Interface defining the root of all layout elements. This exists to act as a holder for all of the actual layout elements above.