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-rw-r--r--core/java/android/view/View.java34
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index f8c7cd049365..cf5727ea1342 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -12063,6 +12063,9 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
* Gets the coordinates of this view in the coordinate space of the
* {@link Surface} that contains the view.
*
+ * <p>In multiple-screen scenarios, if the surface spans multiple screens,
+ * the coordinate space of the surface also spans multiple screens.
+ *
* <p>After the method returns, the argument array contains the x- and
* y-coordinates of the view relative to the view's left and top edges,
* respectively.
@@ -25585,19 +25588,23 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
}
/**
- * Gets the global coordinates of this view. The coordinates are in the
- * coordinate space of the device screen, irrespective of system decorations
- * and whether the system is in multi-window mode.
+ * Gets the coordinates of this view in the coordinate space of the device
+ * screen, irrespective of system decorations and whether the system is in
+ * multi-window mode.
*
- * <p>In multi-window mode, the global coordinate space encompasses the
- * entire device screen, ignoring the bounds of the app window. For
- * example, if the view is in the bottom portion of a horizontal split
- * screen, the top edge of the screen&mdash;not the top edge of the
- * window&mdash;is the origin from which the y-coordinate is calculated.
+ * <p>In multi-window mode, the coordinate space encompasses the entire
+ * device screen, ignoring the bounds of the app window. For example, if the
+ * view is in the bottom portion of a horizontal split screen, the top edge
+ * of the screen&mdash;not the top edge of the window&mdash;is the origin
+ * from which the y-coordinate is calculated.
*
- * <p><b>Note:</b> In multiple-screen scenarios, the global coordinate space
- * is restricted to the screen on which the view is displayed. The
- * coordinate space does not span multiple screens.
+ * <p>In multiple-screen scenarios, the coordinate space can span screens.
+ * For example, if the app is spanning both screens of a dual-screen device
+ * and the view is located on the right-hand screen, the x-coordinate is
+ * calculated from the left edge of the left-hand screen to the left edge of
+ * the view. When the app is restricted to a single screen in a
+ * multiple-screen environment, the coordinate space includes only the
+ * screen on which the app is running.
*
* <p>After the method returns, the argument array contains the x- and
* y-coordinates of the view relative to the view's left and top edges,
@@ -25625,6 +25632,11 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
* top left corner of the window that contains the view. In full screen
* mode, the origin is the top left corner of the device screen.
*
+ * <p>In multiple-screen scenarios, if the app spans multiple screens, the
+ * coordinate space also spans multiple screens. But if the app is
+ * restricted to a single screen, the coordinate space includes only the
+ * screen on which the app is running.
+ *
* <p>After the method returns, the argument array contains the x- and
* y-coordinates of the view relative to the view's left and top edges,
* respectively.