---
title: "HingePolicy"
description: "Policies that indicate how hinges are supposed to be addressed in an adaptive layout."
type: "class"
---

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```kotlin
value class HingePolicy private constructor(private val value: Int)
```


Policies that indicate how hinges are supposed to be addressed in an adaptive layout.


## Companion Object

#### Properties

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```kotlin
val AlwaysAvoid = HingePolicy(0)
```


When rendering content in a layout, always avoid where hinges are.



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```kotlin
val AvoidSeparating = HingePolicy(1)
```


When rendering content in a layout, avoid hinges that are separating. Note that an
occluding hinge is supposed to be separating as well but not vice versa.



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```kotlin
val AvoidOccluding = HingePolicy(2)
```


When rendering content in a layout, avoid hinges that are occluding. Note that an
occluding hinge is supposed to be separating as well but not vice versa.



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```kotlin
val NeverAvoid = HingePolicy(3)
```


When rendering content in a layout, never avoid any hinges, separating or not.