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# layoutProperties

Properties of a layout container.

```
static var layoutProperties: LayoutProperties { get }
```

## Discussion

Implement this property in a type that conforms to the [`Layout`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Layout)
protocol to characterize your custom layout container. For example,
you can indicate that your layout has a vertical
[`stackOrientation`](/documentation/SwiftUI/LayoutProperties/stackOrientation):

```
extension BasicVStack {
    static var layoutProperties: LayoutProperties {
        var properties = LayoutProperties()
        properties.stackOrientation = .vertical
        return properties
    }
}
```

If you don’t implement this property in your custom layout, the protocol
provides a default implementation, namely [`layoutProperties`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Layout/layoutProperties-6h7w0),
that returns a [`LayoutProperties`](/documentation/SwiftUI/LayoutProperties) instance with default values.

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