---
title: "GraphicsContext"
description: "Create a new [GraphicsContext] with the provided [ViewGroup] to contain [View] based layers."
type: "function"
---

<div class='type'>Function</div>


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```kotlin
fun GraphicsContext(layerContainer: ViewGroup): GraphicsContext
```


Create a new `GraphicsContext` with the provided `ViewGroup` to contain `View` based layers.

#### Parameters

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| layerContainer | `ViewGroup` used to contain `View` based layers that are created by the returned `GraphicsContext` |