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# Layout
This type represents a layout control.
{% hint style="info" %}
This type inherits [`ControlContainer`](/api/instances/gui/container/controlcontainer.md) type. All of its base methods and fields are also available in this type.
{% endhint %}
Layouts are used to override the menu's default stacking methods, such as stacking elements horizontally or in a grid. For example, putting two buttons together in the same line:
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## \_\_call
[**Constructor**](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]
Constructs the layout.
**Arguments**
| Name | Type | Description. |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `id` | [`ControlID`](/api/instances/gui/types/controlid.md)`\|string` | ID. |
| `position` | [`Vec2`](/api/instances/draw/types/vec2.md) | Position, offset from parent. |
| `size` | [`Vec2`](/api/instances/draw/types/vec2.md) | Size. |
| `direction` | [`StackDirection`](/api/instances/gui/container/controlcontainer/layout/stackdirection.md) | The stacking method for elements inside this layout. |
**Returns**
| Type | Description |
| -------- | ---------------- |
| `Layout` | Layout instance. |
**Example**
```lua
local layout = gui.Layout('my_layout', draw.Vec2(), draw.Vec2(100, 24),
gui.StackDirection.INLINE);
layout.sizeToParentW = true -- Resizes layout width to parent groupbox.
local cb1, ctrl1 = gui.MakeControlEasy('my_cb1', 'Checkbox 1', 'checkbox')
local cb2, ctrl2 = gui.MakeControlEasy('my_cb2', 'Checkbox 2', 'checkbox')
layout:Add(ctrl1)
layout:Add(ctrl2)
```
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## direction
[**Field**](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]
The current direction for this layout.
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## shouldClip
[**Field**](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]
Whether the layout should respect clipping or not.
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## shouldCenterize
[**Field**](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]
Whether or not the layout should center elements or not. Only works for some stacking directions.
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## stackInvisible
[**Field**](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]
Alternative stacking method
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## showSpinner
[**Field**](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]
Puts a loading icon on top of the entire layout and blurs background. Useful for when menu items are still loading (e.g. grenade helper lists).
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## stackOffset
[**Field**](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]
Type: [`Vec2`](/api/instances/draw/types/vec2.md)
Overrides the distance between elements inside the layout horizontally and vertically.
[^1]: This is a constructor definition for this type.
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