Builder class for producing complex elements with matching field and name pairs. The builder starts empty. The order in which elements are added is retained for the layout in memory.
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The builder starts empty. The order in which elements are added is retained for the layout in memory.\n\nSummary\n-------\n\n| Public constructors ||\n|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|\n| [Builder](#Builder(android.renderscript.RenderScript))`(`rs:` `[RenderScript](/reference/kotlin/android/renderscript/RenderScript)!`)` Create a builder object. |\n\n| Public methods ||\n|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| open [Element.Builder](#)! | [add](#add(android.renderscript.Element,%20kotlin.String))`(`element:` `[Element](/reference/kotlin/android/renderscript/Element)!`, `name:` `[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)!`)` Add a single element to this Element. |\n| open [Element.Builder](#)! | [add](#add(android.renderscript.Element,%20kotlin.String,%20kotlin.Int))`(`element:` `[Element](/reference/kotlin/android/renderscript/Element)!`, `name:` `[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)!`, `arraySize:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`)` Add an array of elements to this element. |\n| open [Element](/reference/kotlin/android/renderscript/Element)! | [create](#create())`()` Create the element from this builder. |\n\nPublic constructors\n-------------------\n\n### Builder\n\nAdded in [API level 11](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) \n\n```\nBuilder(rs: RenderScript!)\n```\n\nCreate a builder object.\n\n| Parameters ||\n|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `rs` | [RenderScript](/reference/kotlin/android/renderscript/RenderScript)!: |\n\nPublic methods\n--------------\n\n### add\n\nAdded in [API level 11](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) \n\n```\nopen fun add(\n element: Element!, \n name: String!\n): Element.Builder!\n```\n\n**Deprecated:** *Deprecated in Java.*\n\nAdd a single element to this Element.\n\n| Parameters ||\n|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `element` | [Element](/reference/kotlin/android/renderscript/Element)!: |\n| `name` | [String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)!: |\n\n### add\n\nAdded in [API level 11](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) \n\n```\nopen fun add(\n element: Element!, \n name: String!, \n arraySize: Int\n): Element.Builder!\n```\n\n**Deprecated:** *Deprecated in Java.*\n\nAdd an array of elements to this element.\n\n| Parameters ||\n|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `element` | [Element](/reference/kotlin/android/renderscript/Element)!: |\n| `name` | [String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)!: |\n| `arraySize` | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html): |\n\n### create\n\nAdded in [API level 11](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) \n\n```\nopen fun create(): Element!\n```\n\n**Deprecated:** *Deprecated in Java.*\n\nCreate the element from this builder.\n\n| Return ||\n|------------------------------------------------------------|---------|\n| [Element](/reference/kotlin/android/renderscript/Element)! | Element |"]]
