Alloy lifecycles

lifecycle_current.md

Underscore prefix indicates that the function is created and performed by Alloy. All non-Alloy functions below will be optional;

• __init - Establish $ as this
• prelayout - Before any UI is created. Good time to update Alloy.CFG with runtime values for use in styles.
• __layout - All UI elements are created and added to the view hierarchy
• postLayout - Everything is prepared, this is where the bulk of the code will go and where beginners will spend all their time.

lifecycle_new.md

Underscore prefix indicates that the function is created and performed by Alloy. All non-Alloy functions below will be optional;

• __init - Establish $ as this
• onInit - Before any UI is created. Good time to update Alloy.CFG with runtime values for use in styles.
• __create - Create the UI elements, but don't yet add them to a view hierarchy.
• onCreate - UI elements are created, but not put in a view hierarchy yet. Here you could manually add or manipulate the UI elements in the current class, or a subclass.
• __layout - Build the view hierarchy
• onReady - Everything is prepared, this is where the bulk of the code will go and where beginners will spend all their time.