# Custom Layouts, measuring policies, and BoxWithConstraints in Jetpack Compose

DevFeed: [Custom Layouts, measuring policies, and BoxWithConstraints in Jetpack Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/custom-layouts-measuring-policies-and-boxwithconstraints-in-jetpack-compose-27469.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://jorgecastilloprz.github.io/jetpack-compose-withconstraints>)

Author: Jorge Castillo

Published: 2022-04-03T14:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [👨💻 Jorge Castillo](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jorge-castillo.md>)

Topics: [Jetpack Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jetpack-compose.md>), [Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/compose.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compose.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [jetpack-compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jetpack-compose.md>)

## AI overview

This post covers measuring children according to incoming constraints and deferring initial composition for children in Jetpack Compose. It has been moved to the Effective Android newsletter.

## Source excerpt

Measure children according to incoming constraints, and how to defer initial composition for children.