---
title: "excludeFromSystemGesture"
description: "Excludes the layout rectangle from the system gesture."
type: "modifier"
---

<div class='type'>Compose Modifier</div>

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<div class='sourceset sourceset-android'>Android</div>


> **Deprecated** Use systemGestureExclusion

```kotlin
fun Modifier.excludeFromSystemGesture() = systemGestureExclusion()
```


Excludes the layout rectangle from the system gesture.



<div class='sourceset sourceset-android'>Android</div>


> **Deprecated** Use systemGestureExclusion

```kotlin
fun Modifier.excludeFromSystemGesture(exclusion: (LayoutCoordinates) -> Rect) =
    systemGestureExclusion(exclusion)
```


Excludes a rectangle within the local layout coordinates from the system gesture. After layout,
`exclusion` is called to determine the `Rect` to exclude from the system gesture area.

The `LayoutCoordinates` of the `Modifier`'s location in the layout is passed as passed as
`exclusion`'s parameter.