updated all projects to use Layout

Examples/Programmatic/App/App/AppLeftViewController.swift

@@ -90,19 +90,17 @@ class AppLeftViewController: UIViewController {
 		profileView.shape = .Circle
 		profileView.shape = .Circle
 		profileView.borderColor = MaterialColor.white
 		profileView.borderColor = MaterialColor.white
 		profileView.borderWidth = 3
 		profileView.borderWidth = 3
-		view.addSubview(profileView)
 		
 		
 		let nameLabel: UILabel = UILabel()
 		let nameLabel: UILabel = UILabel()
 		nameLabel.text = "Michael Smith"
 		nameLabel.text = "Michael Smith"
 		nameLabel.textColor = MaterialColor.white
 		nameLabel.textColor = MaterialColor.white
 		nameLabel.font = RobotoFont.mediumWithSize(18)
 		nameLabel.font = RobotoFont.mediumWithSize(18)
-		view.addSubview(nameLabel)
 		
 		
-		Layout.alignFromTopLeft(view, child: profileView, top: 30, left: (view.bounds.width - 72) / 2)
-		Layout.size(view, child: profileView, width: 72, height: 72)
+		view.layout.size(profileView, width: 72, height: 72)
+		view.layout.alignFromTopLeft(profileView, top: 30, left: (view.bounds.width - 72) / 2)
 		
 		
-		Layout.alignFromTop(view, child: nameLabel, top: 130)
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(view, child: nameLabel, left: 20, right: 20)
+		view.layout.alignFromTop(nameLabel, top: 130)
+		view.layout.horizontally(nameLabel, left: 20, right: 20)
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	/// Prepares the tableView.
 	/// Prepares the tableView.
@@ -114,8 +112,7 @@ class AppLeftViewController: UIViewController {
 		tableView.separatorStyle = .None
 		tableView.separatorStyle = .None
 		
 		
 		// Use Layout to easily align the tableView.
 		// Use Layout to easily align the tableView.
-		view.addSubview(tableView)
-		Layout.alignToParent(view, child: tableView, top: 170)
+		view.layout.align(tableView, top: 170)
 	}
 	}
 }
 }
 
 

Examples/Programmatic/App/App/AppMenuController.swift

@@ -140,9 +140,8 @@ class AppMenuController: MenuController {
 		menuView.menu.views = [menuButton, blueButton, greenButton, yellowButton]
 		menuView.menu.views = [menuButton, blueButton, greenButton, yellowButton]
 		menuView.delegate = self
 		menuView.delegate = self
 		
 		
-		view.addSubview(menuView)
-		Layout.size(view, child: menuView, width: baseSize.width, height: baseSize.height)
-		Layout.alignFromBottomRight(view, child: menuView, bottom: menuViewInset, right: menuViewInset)
+		view.layout.size(menuView, width: baseSize.width, height: baseSize.height)
+		view.layout.alignFromBottomRight(menuView, bottom: menuViewInset, right: menuViewInset)
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	/// Prepare tabBarItem.
 	/// Prepare tabBarItem.

Examples/Programmatic/App/App/AppNavigationController.swift

@@ -32,31 +32,11 @@ import UIKit
 import Material
 import Material
 
 
 class AppNavigationController: NavigationController {
 class AppNavigationController: NavigationController {
-	/// StatusBar color reference.
-//	private var statusBarView: MaterialView?
-	
 	override func viewDidLoad() {
 	override func viewDidLoad() {
 		super.viewDidLoad()
 		super.viewDidLoad()
-//		prepareStatusBarView()
 		prepareNavigationBar()
 		prepareNavigationBar()
 	}
 	}
-	
-	override func viewWillLayoutSubviews() {
-		super.viewWillLayoutSubviews()
-//		statusBarView?.hidden = MaterialDevice.statusBarHidden
-	}
-	
-	/// Prepares the statusBarView
-//	private func prepareStatusBarView() {
-//		statusBarView = MaterialView()
-//		statusBarView!.backgroundColor = MaterialColor.blue.darken2
-//		
-//		view.addSubview(statusBarView!)
-//		Layout.alignFromTop(view, child: statusBarView!)
-//		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(view, child: statusBarView!)
-//		Layout.height(view, child: statusBarView!, height: 20)
-//	}
-	
+		
 	/// Prepares the navigationBar
 	/// Prepares the navigationBar
 	private func prepareNavigationBar() {
 	private func prepareNavigationBar() {
 		navigationBar.tintColor = MaterialColor.white
 		navigationBar.tintColor = MaterialColor.white

Examples/Programmatic/App/App/ItemViewController.swift

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class ItemViewController: UIViewController {
 		scrollView.frame = view.bounds
 		scrollView.frame = view.bounds
 		scrollView.removeConstraints(scrollView.constraints)
 		scrollView.removeConstraints(scrollView.constraints)
 		
 		
-		Layout.width(scrollView, child: imageCardView, width: scrollView.bounds.width)
+		scrollView.layout.width(imageCardView, width: scrollView.bounds.width)
 		imageCardView.layoutIfNeeded()
 		imageCardView.layoutIfNeeded()
 		
 		
 		scrollView.contentSize = CGSizeMake(view.bounds.width, imageCardView.height)
 		scrollView.contentSize = CGSizeMake(view.bounds.width, imageCardView.height)
@@ -167,9 +167,6 @@ class ItemViewController: UIViewController {
 
 
 			let image: UIImage? = UIImage(named: data["image"] as! String)
 			let image: UIImage? = UIImage(named: data["image"] as! String)
 			imageCardView.image = image
 			imageCardView.image = image
-			
-			scrollView.addSubview(imageCardView)
-			imageCardView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
 		}
 		}
 	}
 	}
 }
 }

Examples/Programmatic/App/App/RecipesViewController.swift

@@ -261,8 +261,7 @@ class RecipesViewController: UIViewController {
 		tableView.delegate = self
 		tableView.delegate = self
 		
 		
 		// Use Layout to easily align the tableView.
 		// Use Layout to easily align the tableView.
-		view.addSubview(tableView)
-		Layout.alignToParent(view, child: tableView)
+		view.layout.align(tableView)
 	}
 	}
 }
 }
 
 
@@ -307,8 +306,7 @@ extension RecipesViewController: UITableViewDataSource {
 		label.textColor = MaterialColor.grey.darken1
 		label.textColor = MaterialColor.grey.darken1
 		label.text = "Favorites"
 		label.text = "Favorites"
 		
 		
-		header.addSubview(label)
-		Layout.alignToParent(header, child: label, left: 24)
+		header.layout.align(label, left: 24)
 		
 		
 		return header
 		return header
 	}
 	}

Examples/Programmatic/App/App/RecommendationViewController.swift

@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ class RecommendationViewController: UIViewController {
 		tableView.delegate = self
 		tableView.delegate = self
 		
 		
 		// Use Layout to easily align the tableView.
 		// Use Layout to easily align the tableView.
-		view.addSubview(tableView)
-		Layout.alignToParent(view, child: tableView)
+		view.layout.align(tableView)
 	}
 	}
 }
 }
 
 
@@ -116,8 +115,7 @@ extension RecommendationViewController: UITableViewDataSource {
 		label.textColor = MaterialColor.grey.darken1
 		label.textColor = MaterialColor.grey.darken1
 		label.text = "Recommendations"
 		label.text = "Recommendations"
 		
 		
-		header.addSubview(label)
-		Layout.alignToParent(header, child: label, left: 24)
+		header.layout.align(label, left: 24)
 		
 		
 		return header
 		return header
 	}
 	}

Examples/Programmatic/CaptureView/CaptureView/ViewController.swift

@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController, CaptureViewDelegate, CaptureSessionDeleg
 		captureView.tapToExposeEnabled = true
 		captureView.tapToExposeEnabled = true
 		captureView.delegate = self
 		captureView.delegate = self
 		captureView.captureSession.delegate = self
 		captureView.captureSession.delegate = self
-		Layout.alignToParent(view, child: captureView)
+		view.layout.align(captureView)
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	/**
 	/**

Examples/Programmatic/CardView/CardView/ViewController.swift

@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 		cardView.leftButtons = [btn1, btn2]
 		cardView.leftButtons = [btn1, btn2]
 		
 		
 		// To support orientation changes, use Layout.
 		// To support orientation changes, use Layout.
-		view.addSubview(cardView)
-		Layout.alignFromTop(view, child: cardView, top: 100)
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(view, child: cardView, left: 20, right: 20)
+		view.layout.alignFromTop(cardView, top: 100)
+		view.layout.horizontally(cardView, left: 20, right: 20)
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	private func prepareCardViewWithoutPulseBackgroundImageExample() {
 	private func prepareCardViewWithoutPulseBackgroundImageExample() {
@@ -118,9 +117,8 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 		cardView.leftButtons = [btn1]
 		cardView.leftButtons = [btn1]
 		
 		
 		// To support orientation changes, use Layout.
 		// To support orientation changes, use Layout.
-		view.addSubview(cardView)
-		Layout.alignFromTop(view, child: cardView, top: 100)
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(view, child: cardView, left: 20, right: 20)
+		view.layout.alignFromTop(cardView, top: 100)
+		view.layout.horizontally(cardView, left: 20, right: 20)
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	private func prepareCardViewWithPulseBackgroundImageExample() {
 	private func prepareCardViewWithPulseBackgroundImageExample() {
@@ -158,9 +156,8 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 		cardView.leftButtons = [btn1]
 		cardView.leftButtons = [btn1]
 		
 		
 		// To support orientation changes, use Layout.
 		// To support orientation changes, use Layout.
-		view.addSubview(cardView)
-		Layout.alignFromTop(view, child: cardView, top: 100)
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(view, child: cardView, left: 20, right: 20)
+		view.layout.alignFromTop(cardView, top: 100)
+		view.layout.horizontally(cardView, left: 20, right: 20)
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	private func prepareCardViewButtonBarExample() {
 	private func prepareCardViewButtonBarExample() {
@@ -197,9 +194,8 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 		cardView.rightButtons = [btn2, btn3]
 		cardView.rightButtons = [btn2, btn3]
 		
 		
 		// To support orientation changes, use Layout.
 		// To support orientation changes, use Layout.
-		view.addSubview(cardView)
-		Layout.alignFromTop(view, child: cardView, top: 100)
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(view, child: cardView, left: 20, right: 20)
+		view.layout.alignFromTop(cardView, top: 100)
+		view.layout.horizontally(cardView, left: 20, right: 20)
 	}
 	}
 }
 }
 
 

Examples/Programmatic/ImageCardView/ImageCardView/ViewController.swift

@@ -83,9 +83,8 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 		imageCardView.leftButtons = [btn1, btn2]
 		imageCardView.leftButtons = [btn1, btn2]
 		
 		
 		// To support orientation changes, use Layout.
 		// To support orientation changes, use Layout.
-		view.addSubview(imageCardView)
-		Layout.alignFromTop(view, child: imageCardView, top: 100)
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(view, child: imageCardView, left: 20, right: 20)
+		view.layout.alignFromTop(imageCardView, top: 100)
+		view.layout.horizontally(imageCardView, left: 20, right: 20)
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	private func prepareImageCardViewWithoutDetailLabelAndDividerExample() {
 	private func prepareImageCardViewWithoutDetailLabelAndDividerExample() {
@@ -133,9 +132,8 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 		imageCardView.rightButtons = [btn1, btn2, btn3]
 		imageCardView.rightButtons = [btn1, btn2, btn3]
 		
 		
 		// To support orientation changes, use Layout.
 		// To support orientation changes, use Layout.
-		view.addSubview(imageCardView)
-		Layout.alignFromTop(view, child: imageCardView, top: 100)
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(view, child: imageCardView, left: 20, right: 20)
+		view.layout.alignFromTop(imageCardView, top: 100)
+		view.layout.horizontally(imageCardView, left: 20, right: 20)
 	}
 	}
 }
 }
 
 

Examples/Programmatic/MaterialCollectionView/MaterialCollectionView/ViewController.swift

@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 		collectionView.contentInset.top = 100
 		collectionView.contentInset.top = 100
 		collectionView.spacing = 16
 		collectionView.spacing = 16
 		
 		
-		view.addSubview(collectionView)
-		Layout.alignToParent(view, child: collectionView)
+		view.layout.align(collectionView)
 	}
 	}
 }
 }
 
 

Examples/Programmatic/MaterialDepth/MaterialDepth/ViewController.swift

@@ -47,35 +47,30 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 	private func prepareMaterialDepth() {
 	private func prepareMaterialDepth() {
 		let v1: MaterialView = MaterialView()
 		let v1: MaterialView = MaterialView()
 		v1.depth = .Depth1
 		v1.depth = .Depth1
-		view.addSubview(v1)
 		
 		
 		let v2: MaterialView = MaterialView()
 		let v2: MaterialView = MaterialView()
 		v2.depth = .Depth2
 		v2.depth = .Depth2
-		view.addSubview(v2)
 		
 		
 		let v3: MaterialView = MaterialView()
 		let v3: MaterialView = MaterialView()
 		v3.depth = .Depth3
 		v3.depth = .Depth3
-		view.addSubview(v3)
 		
 		
 		let v4: MaterialView = MaterialView()
 		let v4: MaterialView = MaterialView()
 		v4.depth = .Depth4
 		v4.depth = .Depth4
-		view.addSubview(v4)
 		
 		
 		let v5: MaterialView = MaterialView()
 		let v5: MaterialView = MaterialView()
 		v5.depth = .Depth5
 		v5.depth = .Depth5
-		view.addSubview(v5)
 		
 		
 		let children: Array<UIView> = [v1, v2, v3, v4, v5]
 		let children: Array<UIView> = [v1, v2, v3, v4, v5]
 		
 		
 		// Align the vs vertically with an equal height.
 		// Align the vs vertically with an equal height.
-		Layout.alignToParentVertically(view, children: children, top: 100, bottom: 100, spacing: 20)
+		view.layout.vertically(children, top: 100, bottom: 100, spacing: 20)
 		
 		
 		/*
 		/*
 		Individually set the vs' horizontal alignment.
 		Individually set the vs' horizontal alignment.
 		If this is left out, the intrinsic value is used for the view.
 		If this is left out, the intrinsic value is used for the view.
 		*/
 		*/
 		for v in children {
 		for v in children {
-			Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(view, child: v, left: 20, right: 20)
+			view.layout.horizontally(v, left: 20, right: 20)
 		}
 		}
 	}
 	}
 }
 }

Examples/Programmatic/MaterialIcon/MaterialIcon/ViewController.swift

@@ -113,9 +113,7 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 		tableView.dataSource = self
 		tableView.dataSource = self
         tableView.delegate = self
         tableView.delegate = self
         
         
-        view.addSubview(tableView)
-        
-        Layout.alignToParent(view, child: tableView, top: 20, left: 0, bottom: 0, right: 0)
+        view.layout.align(tableView, top: 20)
 	}
 	}
     
     
     private func image(iconName:String!) -> UIImage? {
     private func image(iconName:String!) -> UIImage? {

Examples/Programmatic/MaterialSwitch/MaterialSwitch/ViewController.swift

@@ -50,56 +50,47 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController, MaterialSwitchDelegate {
 	private func prepareView() {
 	private func prepareView() {
 		view.backgroundColor = MaterialColor.white
 		view.backgroundColor = MaterialColor.white
 		
 		
-		view.addSubview(topView)
-		
-		view.addSubview(bottomView)
 		bottomView.backgroundColor = MaterialColor.grey.darken4
 		bottomView.backgroundColor = MaterialColor.grey.darken4
 		
 		
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(view, child: topView)
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(view, child: bottomView)
-		Layout.alignToParentVertically(view, children: [topView, bottomView])
+		view.layout.horizontally(topView)
+		view.layout.horizontally(bottomView)
+		view.layout.vertically([topView, bottomView])
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	/// Prepares the LightContent MaterialSwitch.
 	/// Prepares the LightContent MaterialSwitch.
 	private func prepareLightContentMaterialSwitch() {
 	private func prepareLightContentMaterialSwitch() {
 		let c1: MaterialSwitch = MaterialSwitch(state: .Off, style: .LightContent, size: .Small)
 		let c1: MaterialSwitch = MaterialSwitch(state: .Off, style: .LightContent, size: .Small)
 		c1.delegate = self
 		c1.delegate = self
-		topView.addSubview(c1)
 		
 		
 		let c2: MaterialSwitch = MaterialSwitch(state: .On, style: .LightContent)
 		let c2: MaterialSwitch = MaterialSwitch(state: .On, style: .LightContent)
 		c2.delegate = self
 		c2.delegate = self
-		topView.addSubview(c2)
 		
 		
 		let c3: MaterialSwitch = MaterialSwitch(state: .Off, style: .LightContent, size: .Large)
 		let c3: MaterialSwitch = MaterialSwitch(state: .Off, style: .LightContent, size: .Large)
 		c3.delegate = self
 		c3.delegate = self
 		c3.enabled = false
 		c3.enabled = false
-		topView.addSubview(c3)
 		
 		
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(topView, child: c1)
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(topView, child: c2)
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(topView, child: c3)
-		Layout.alignToParentVertically(topView, children: [c1, c2, c3])
+		topView.layout.horizontally(c1)
+		topView.layout.horizontally(c2)
+		topView.layout.horizontally(c3)
+		topView.layout.vertically([c1, c2, c3])
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	/// Prepares the LightContent MaterialSwitch.
 	/// Prepares the LightContent MaterialSwitch.
 	private func prepareDefaultMaterialSwitch() {
 	private func prepareDefaultMaterialSwitch() {
 		let c1: MaterialSwitch = MaterialSwitch(state: .Off, style: .Default, size: .Small)
 		let c1: MaterialSwitch = MaterialSwitch(state: .Off, style: .Default, size: .Small)
 		c1.delegate = self
 		c1.delegate = self
-		bottomView.addSubview(c1)
 		
 		
 		let c2: MaterialSwitch = MaterialSwitch(state: .On)
 		let c2: MaterialSwitch = MaterialSwitch(state: .On)
 		c2.delegate = self
 		c2.delegate = self
-		bottomView.addSubview(c2)
 		
 		
 		let c3: MaterialSwitch = MaterialSwitch(state: .Off, style: .Default, size: .Large)
 		let c3: MaterialSwitch = MaterialSwitch(state: .Off, style: .Default, size: .Large)
 		c3.delegate = self
 		c3.delegate = self
 		c3.enabled = false
 		c3.enabled = false
-		bottomView.addSubview(c3)
 		
 		
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(bottomView, child: c1)
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(bottomView, child: c2)
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(bottomView, child: c3)
-		Layout.alignToParentVertically(bottomView, children: [c1, c2, c3])
+		bottomView.layout.horizontally(c1)
+		bottomView.layout.horizontally(c2)
+		bottomView.layout.horizontally(c3)
+		bottomView.layout.vertically([c1, c2, c3])
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	internal func materialSwitchStateChanged(control: MaterialSwitch) {
 	internal func materialSwitchStateChanged(control: MaterialSwitch) {

Examples/Programmatic/MenuController/MenuController/AppMenuController.swift

@@ -148,9 +148,8 @@ class AppMenuController: MenuController {
 		menuView.menu.views = [menuButton, blueButton, greenButton, yellowButton]
 		menuView.menu.views = [menuButton, blueButton, greenButton, yellowButton]
 		menuView.delegate = self
 		menuView.delegate = self
 		
 		
-		view.addSubview(menuView)
-		Layout.size(view, child: menuView, width: baseSize.width, height: baseSize.height)
-		Layout.alignFromBottomRight(view, child: menuView, bottom: menuViewInset, right: menuViewInset)
+		view.layout.size(menuView, width: baseSize.width, height: baseSize.height)
+		view.layout.alignFromBottomRight(menuView, bottom: menuViewInset, right: menuViewInset)
 	}
 	}
 }
 }
 
 

Examples/Programmatic/MenuView/MenuView/ViewController.swift

@@ -137,9 +137,8 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 		menuView.menu.baseSize = CGSizeMake(diameter, diameter)
 		menuView.menu.baseSize = CGSizeMake(diameter, diameter)
 		menuView.menu.views = [btn1, btn2, btn3, btn4]
 		menuView.menu.views = [btn1, btn2, btn3, btn4]
 		
 		
-		view.addSubview(menuView)
-		Layout.size(view, child: menuView, width: diameter, height: diameter)
-		Layout.alignFromBottomLeft(view, child: menuView, bottom: 16, left: (view.bounds.width - diameter) / 2)
+		view.layout.size(menuView, width: diameter, height: diameter)
+		view.layout.alignFromBottomLeft(menuView, bottom: 16, left: (view.bounds.width - diameter) / 2)
 	}
 	}
 }
 }
 
 

Examples/Programmatic/SearchBar/SearchBar/ViewController.swift

@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 	/// Prepares the containerView.
 	/// Prepares the containerView.
 	private func prepareContainerView() {
 	private func prepareContainerView() {
 		containerView = UIView()
 		containerView = UIView()
-		view.addSubview(containerView)
-		
-		Layout.alignToParent(view, child: containerView, top: 100, left: 20, right: 20)
+		view.layout.align(containerView, top: 100, left: 20, right: 20)
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	/// Prepares the toolbar
 	/// Prepares the toolbar

Examples/Programmatic/SideNavigationController/SideNavigationController/AppLeftViewController.swift

@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ class AppLeftViewController: UIViewController {
 		tableView.separatorStyle = .None
 		tableView.separatorStyle = .None
 		
 		
 		// Use Layout to easily align the tableView.
 		// Use Layout to easily align the tableView.
-		view.addSubview(tableView)
-		Layout.alignToParent(view, child: tableView)
+		view.layout.align(tableView)
 	}
 	}
 }
 }
 
 

Examples/Programmatic/TableCardView/TableCardView/ViewController.swift

@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 		cardView.leftButtons = [closeButton]
 		cardView.leftButtons = [closeButton]
 		cardView.rightButtons = [settingButton]
 		cardView.rightButtons = [settingButton]
 		
 		
-		view.addSubview(cardView)
-		Layout.alignToParent(view, child: cardView, left: 10, right: 10, top: 100, bottom: 100)
+		view.layout.align(cardView, left: 10, right: 10, top: 100, bottom: 100)
 	}
 	}
 }
 }
 
 

Examples/Programmatic/TextField/TextField/ViewController.swift

@@ -69,10 +69,9 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController, TextFieldDelegate {
 		btn.setTitle("Resign", forState: .Normal)
 		btn.setTitle("Resign", forState: .Normal)
 		btn.setTitleColor(MaterialColor.blue.base, forState: .Normal)
 		btn.setTitleColor(MaterialColor.blue.base, forState: .Normal)
 		btn.setTitleColor(MaterialColor.blue.base, forState: .Highlighted)
 		btn.setTitleColor(MaterialColor.blue.base, forState: .Highlighted)
-		view.addSubview(btn)
 		
 		
-		Layout.alignFromBottomRight(view, child: btn, bottom: 24, right: 24)
-		Layout.size(view, child: btn, width: 100, height: 50)
+		view.layout.size(btn, width: 100, height: 50)
+		view.layout.alignFromBottomRight(btn, bottom: 24, right: 24)
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	/// Handle the resign responder button.
 	/// Handle the resign responder button.
@@ -92,12 +91,10 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController, TextFieldDelegate {
 		nameField.textAlignment = .Center
 		nameField.textAlignment = .Center
 		nameField.clearButtonMode = .WhileEditing
 		nameField.clearButtonMode = .WhileEditing
 		
 		
-		view.addSubview(nameField)
-		
 		// Size the TextField to the maximum width, less 40 pixels on either side
 		// Size the TextField to the maximum width, less 40 pixels on either side
 		// with a top margin of 40 pixels.
 		// with a top margin of 40 pixels.
-		Layout.alignFromTop(view, child: nameField, top: 40)
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(view, child: nameField, left: 40, right: 40)
+		view.layout.alignFromTop(nameField, top: 40)
+		view.layout.horizontally(nameField, left: 40, right: 40)
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	/// Prepares the email TextField.
 	/// Prepares the email TextField.
@@ -126,12 +123,10 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController, TextFieldDelegate {
 		// Setting the visibilityFlatButton color.
 		// Setting the visibilityFlatButton color.
 		passwordField.visibilityIconButton?.tintColor = MaterialColor.green.base.colorWithAlphaComponent(passwordField.secureTextEntry ? 0.38 : 0.54)
 		passwordField.visibilityIconButton?.tintColor = MaterialColor.green.base.colorWithAlphaComponent(passwordField.secureTextEntry ? 0.38 : 0.54)
 		
 		
-		view.addSubview(passwordField)
-		
 		// Size the TextField to the maximum width, less 40 pixels on either side
 		// Size the TextField to the maximum width, less 40 pixels on either side
 		// with a top margin of 200 pixels.
 		// with a top margin of 200 pixels.
-		Layout.alignFromTop(view, child: passwordField, top: 200)
-		Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(view, child: passwordField, left: 40, right: 40)
+		view.layout.alignFromTop(passwordField, top: 200)
+		view.layout.horizontally(passwordField, left: 40, right: 40)
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	/// Executed when the 'return' key is pressed when using the emailField.
 	/// Executed when the 'return' key is pressed when using the emailField.

Examples/Programmatic/TextView/TextView/ViewController.swift

@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController, TextDelegate {
 		textView.titleLabelColor = MaterialColor.grey.base
 		textView.titleLabelColor = MaterialColor.grey.base
 		textView.titleLabelActiveColor = MaterialColor.blue.accent3
 		textView.titleLabelActiveColor = MaterialColor.blue.accent3
 		
 		
-		view.addSubview(textView)
-		Layout.alignToParent(view, child: textView!, top: 124, left: 24, bottom: 24, right: 24)
+		view.layout.align(textView!, top: 124, left: 24, bottom: 24, right: 24)
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	/**
 	/**

Examples/Programmatic/Toolbar/Toolbar/ViewController.swift

@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 	/// Prepares the containerView.
 	/// Prepares the containerView.
 	private func prepareContainerView() {
 	private func prepareContainerView() {
 		containerView = UIView()
 		containerView = UIView()
-		view.addSubview(containerView)
-		
-		Layout.alignToParent(view, child: containerView, top: 100, left: 20, right: 20)
+		view.layout.align(containerView, top: 100, left: 20, right: 20)
 	}
 	}
 	
 	
 	/// Prepares the toolbar
 	/// Prepares the toolbar

Examples/Storyboards/SideNavigationController/SideNavigationController/MainViewController.swift

@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@ class RootViewController: UIViewController {
 		fabButton.setImage(img, forState: .Highlighted)
 		fabButton.setImage(img, forState: .Highlighted)
 		fabButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(handleFabButton), forControlEvents: .TouchUpInside)
 		fabButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(handleFabButton), forControlEvents: .TouchUpInside)
 		
 		
-		view.addSubview(fabButton)
-		Layout.alignFromBottomRight(view, child: fabButton, bottom: 16, right: 16)
-		Layout.size(view, child: fabButton, width: 64, height: 64)
+		view.layout.size(fabButton, width: 64, height: 64)
+		view.layout.alignFromBottomRight(fabButton, bottom: 16, right: 16)
     }
     }
 	
 	
 	// FabButton handler.
 	// FabButton handler.

Sources/iOS/BottomTabBar.swift

@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ public class BottomTabBar : UITabBar {
 		super.didMoveToSuperview()
 		super.didMoveToSuperview()
 		if autoLayoutToSuperview {
 		if autoLayoutToSuperview {
 			if let v: UIView = superview {
 			if let v: UIView = superview {
-				Layout.alignFromBottom(v, child: self)
-				Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(v, child: self)
+				v.layout.alignFromBottom(self)
+				v.layout.horizontally(self)
 			}
 			}
 		}
 		}
 	}
 	}

Sources/iOS/CardView.swift

@@ -274,18 +274,14 @@ public class CardView : MaterialPulseView {
 		
 		
 		// title
 		// title
 		if let v: UILabel = titleLabel {
 		if let v: UILabel = titleLabel {
-			addSubview(v)
-			
 			verticalFormat += "-[titleLabel]"
 			verticalFormat += "-[titleLabel]"
 			views["titleLabel"] = v
 			views["titleLabel"] = v
 			
 			
-			Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(self, child: v, left: contentInset.left + titleLabelInset.left, right: contentInset.right + titleLabelInset.right)
+			layout.horizontally(v, left: contentInset.left + titleLabelInset.left, right: contentInset.right + titleLabelInset.right)
 		}
 		}
 		
 		
 		// detail
 		// detail
 		if let v: UIView = contentView {
 		if let v: UIView = contentView {
-			addSubview(v)
-			
 			if nil == titleLabel {
 			if nil == titleLabel {
 				metrics["insetTop"] = (metrics["insetTop"] as! CGFloat) + contentViewInset.top
 				metrics["insetTop"] = (metrics["insetTop"] as! CGFloat) + contentViewInset.top
 			} else {
 			} else {
@@ -296,7 +292,7 @@ public class CardView : MaterialPulseView {
 			verticalFormat += "-[contentView]"
 			verticalFormat += "-[contentView]"
 			views["contentView"] = v
 			views["contentView"] = v
 			
 			
-			Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(self, child: v, left: contentInset.left + contentViewInset.left, right: contentInset.right + contentViewInset.right)
+			layout.horizontally(v, left: contentInset.left + contentViewInset.left, right: contentInset.right + contentViewInset.right)
 		}
 		}
 		
 		
 		// leftButtons
 		// leftButtons
@@ -318,8 +314,7 @@ public class CardView : MaterialPulseView {
 					
 					
 					h += "[\(k)]"
 					h += "[\(k)]"
 					
 					
-					addSubview(b)
-					Layout.alignFromBottom(self, child: b, bottom: contentInset.bottom + leftButtonsInset.bottom)
+					layout.alignFromBottom(b, bottom: contentInset.bottom + leftButtonsInset.bottom)
 					
 					
 					i += 1
 					i += 1
 				}
 				}
@@ -348,8 +343,7 @@ public class CardView : MaterialPulseView {
 						h += "-(right_left)-"
 						h += "-(right_left)-"
 					}
 					}
 					
 					
-					addSubview(b)
-					Layout.alignFromBottom(self, child: b, bottom: contentInset.bottom + rightButtonsInset.bottom)
+					layout.alignFromBottom(b, bottom: contentInset.bottom + rightButtonsInset.bottom)
 					
 					
 					i -= 1
 					i -= 1
 				}
 				}

Sources/iOS/ImageCardView.swift

@@ -374,21 +374,17 @@ public class ImageCardView : MaterialPulseView {
 		
 		
 		// title
 		// title
 		if let v: UILabel = titleLabel {
 		if let v: UILabel = titleLabel {
-			addSubview(v)
-			
 			if nil == imageLayer?.contents {
 			if nil == imageLayer?.contents {
 				verticalFormat += "-[titleLabel]"
 				verticalFormat += "-[titleLabel]"
 				views["titleLabel"] = v
 				views["titleLabel"] = v
 			} else {
 			} else {
-				Layout.alignFromTop(self, child: v, top: contentInset.top + titleLabelInset.top)
+				layout.alignFromTop(v, top: contentInset.top + titleLabelInset.top)
 			}
 			}
-			Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(self, child: v, left: contentInset.left + titleLabelInset.left, right: contentInset.right + titleLabelInset.right)
+			layout.horizontally(v, left: contentInset.left + titleLabelInset.left, right: contentInset.right + titleLabelInset.right)
 		}
 		}
 		
 		
 		// detail
 		// detail
 		if let v: UIView = contentView {
 		if let v: UIView = contentView {
-			addSubview(v)
-			
 			if nil == imageLayer?.contents && nil != titleLabel {
 			if nil == imageLayer?.contents && nil != titleLabel {
 				verticalFormat += "-(insetB)"
 				verticalFormat += "-(insetB)"
 				metrics["insetB"] = titleLabelInset.bottom + contentViewInset.top
 				metrics["insetB"] = titleLabelInset.bottom + contentViewInset.top
@@ -399,7 +395,7 @@ public class ImageCardView : MaterialPulseView {
 			verticalFormat += "-[contentView]"
 			verticalFormat += "-[contentView]"
 			views["contentView"] = v
 			views["contentView"] = v
 			
 			
-			Layout.alignToParentHorizontally(self, child: v, left: contentInset.left + contentViewInset.left, right: contentInset.right + contentViewInset.right)
+			layout.horizontally(v, left: contentInset.left + contentViewInset.left, right: contentInset.right + contentViewInset.right)
 		}
 		}
 		
 		
 		// leftButtons
 		// leftButtons
@@ -421,8 +417,7 @@ public class ImageCardView : MaterialPulseView {
 					
 					
 					h += "[\(k)]"
 					h += "[\(k)]"
 					
 					
-					addSubview(b)
-					Layout.alignFromBottom(self, child: b, bottom: contentInset.bottom + leftButtonsInset.bottom)
+					layout.alignFromBottom(b, bottom: contentInset.bottom + leftButtonsInset.bottom)
 					
 					
 					i += 1
 					i += 1
 				}
 				}
@@ -451,8 +446,7 @@ public class ImageCardView : MaterialPulseView {
 						h += "-(right_left)-"
 						h += "-(right_left)-"
 					}
 					}
 					
 					
-					addSubview(b)
-					Layout.alignFromBottom(self, child: b, bottom: contentInset.bottom + rightButtonsInset.bottom)
+					layout.alignFromBottom(b, bottom: contentInset.bottom + rightButtonsInset.bottom)
 					
 					
 					i -= 1
 					i -= 1
 				}
 				}

Sources/iOS/TextView.swift

@@ -409,8 +409,7 @@ public class TextView: UITextView {
 	internal func reloadView() {
 	internal func reloadView() {
 		if let p = placeholderLabel {
 		if let p = placeholderLabel {
 			removeConstraints(constraints)
 			removeConstraints(constraints)
-			Layout.alignToParent(self,
-				child: p,
+			layout.align(p,
 				top: textContainerInset.top,
 				top: textContainerInset.top,
 				left: textContainerInset.left + textContainer.lineFragmentPadding,
 				left: textContainerInset.left + textContainer.lineFragmentPadding,
 				bottom: textContainerInset.bottom,
 				bottom: textContainerInset.bottom,