---
title: "LayoutDirection"
description: "A [DeviceConfigurationOverride] that overrides the layout direction for the contained content."
type: "function"
---

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


<a id='references'></a>
<div class='sourceset sourceset-common'>Common</div>


```kotlin
expect fun DeviceConfigurationOverride.Companion.LayoutDirection(
    layoutDirection: LayoutDirection
): DeviceConfigurationOverride
```


A `DeviceConfigurationOverride` that overrides the layout direction for the contained content.

#### Parameters

| | |
| --- | --- |
| layoutDirection | the `LayoutDirection` to use for the content under test. |


#### Returns

| | |
| --- | --- |
|  | a `DeviceConfigurationOverride` that specifies the layout direction for the content under test. |




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


```kotlin
actual fun DeviceConfigurationOverride.Companion.LayoutDirection(
    layoutDirection: LayoutDirection
): DeviceConfigurationOverride
```


## Code Examples
### DeviceConfigurationOverrideLayoutDirectionSample
```kotlin
@Composable
fun DeviceConfigurationOverrideLayoutDirectionSample() {
    DeviceConfigurationOverride(DeviceConfigurationOverride.LayoutDirection(LayoutDirection.Rtl)) {
        MyComponent() // will be rendered with a right-to-left layout direction
    }
}
```