| page.title=Hierarchy Viewer |
| parent.title=Tools |
| parent.link=index.html |
| @jd:body |
| |
| <p>The Hierarchy Viewer allows you to debug and optimize your user |
| interface. It provides a visual representation of the layout's View hierarchy |
| (the Layout View) and a magnified inspector of the display (the Pixel Perfect View). </p> |
| |
| <p>To start the Hierarchy Viewer, do one of the following: </p> |
| |
| <ul> |
| <li> From Android Studio, choose <strong>Tools > Android Device Monitor</strong> or click the |
| Android Device Monitor icon |
| <img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/hierarchicalviewer-icon.png" alt=""/>. Click the Open Perspectives |
| icon <img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/studio-DDMS-open-perspective-icon.png" alt=""/> and select |
| <strong>Hierarchy View</strong>. </li> |
| <li>From the SDK <code>tools/</code> directory, enter: |
| <pre>monitor</pre> </li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p>For more information on how to use the Hierarchy Viewer, see |
| <a href="{@docRoot}tools/debugging/debugging-ui.html">Optimizing Your UI</a>. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> The command line version of Hierarchy Viewer has been |
| deprecated. </p> |
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