# Z-Order Peers in iOS & JavaScript

DevFeed: [Z-Order Peers in iOS & JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/z-order-peers-in-ios-javascript-19686.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.codenameone.com/blog/z-order-peers-in-ios-javascript/>)

Author: Shai Almog

Published: 2017-01-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [CodeName One](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/codename-one.md>)

Topics: [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser.md>)

Tags: [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser.md>), [components](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/components.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>)

## AI overview

The article announces support for z-ordering of peer components in Codename One's iOS and JavaScript ports. Maps, videos, and browsers can appear below other components in the component hierarchy, enabling more flexible application layouts.

## Source excerpt

Just last week I mentioned the effort we were taking to bring the z-ordered peer components into other platforms and I'm pretty happy to report that tomorrow's update should include support for iOS & the JavaScript ports for z-ordering. What this means is that peer components (e.g. maps, videos, browser etc.) can reside below a component in the Codename One hierarchy and won't always be on top as it is now. This opens up Codename One for a huge set of use cases and makes building some types of apps (e.g. Maps) much easier!