    /**
     * @class Ext.layout.Layout
     * @extends Object
     * Base Layout class - extended by ComponentLayout and ContainerLayout
     */
    Ext.define('Ext.layout.Layout', {

        /* Begin Definitions */

        /* End Definitions */

        isLayout: true,
        initialized: false,

        statics: {
            create: function(layout, defaultType) {
                var type;
                if (layout instanceof Ext.layout.Layout) {
                    return Ext.createByAlias('layout.' + layout);
                } else {
                    if (!layout || typeof layout === 'string') {
                        type = layout || defaultType;
                        layout = {};
                    }
                    else {
                        type = layout.type;
                    }
                    return Ext.createByAlias('layout.' + type, layout || {});
                }
            }
        },

        constructor : function(config) {
            this.id = Ext.id(null, this.type + '-');
            Ext.apply(this, config);
        },

        /**
         * @private
         */
        layout : function() {
            var me = this;
            me.layoutBusy = true;
            me.initLayout();

            if (me.beforeLayout.apply(me, arguments) !== false) {
                me.layoutCancelled = false;
                me.onLayout.apply(me, arguments);
                me.childrenChanged = false;
                me.owner.needsLayout = false;
                me.layoutBusy = false;
                me.afterLayout.apply(me, arguments);
            }
            else {
                me.layoutCancelled = true;
            }
            me.layoutBusy = false;
            me.doOwnerCtLayouts();
        },

        beforeLayout : function() {
            this.renderChildren();
            return true;
        },

        renderChildren: function () {
            var me = this;
            me.renderItems(me.getLayoutItems(), me.getRenderTarget());
        },

        /**
         * @private
         * Iterates over all passed items, ensuring they are rendered.  If the items are already rendered,
         * also determines if the items are in the proper place dom.
         */
        renderItems : function(items, target) {
            var ln = items.length,
                i = 0,
                item;

            for (; i < ln; i++) {
                item = items[i];
                if (item && !item.rendered) {
                    this.renderItem(item, target, i);
                }
                else if (!this.isValidParent(item, target, i)) {
                    this.moveItem(item, target, i);
                }
            }
        },

        // @private - Validates item is in the proper place in the dom.
        isValidParent : function(item, target, position) {
            var dom = item.el ? item.el.dom : Ext.getDom(item);
            if (dom && target && target.dom) {
                if (Ext.isNumber(position) && dom !== target.dom.childNodes[position]) {
                    return false;
                }
                return (dom.parentNode == (target.dom || target));
            }
            return false;
        },

        /**
         * @private
         * Renders the given Component into the target Element.
         * @param {Ext.Component} item The Component to render
         * @param {Ext.core.Element} target The target Element
         * @param {Number} position The position within the target to render the item to
         */
        renderItem : function(item, target, position) {
            var me = this;
            if (!item.rendered) {
                if (me.itemCls) {
                    item.addCls(me.itemCls);
                }
                if (me.owner.itemCls) {
                    item.addCls(me.owner.itemCls);
                }
                item.render(target, position);
                me.configureItem(item);
                me.childrenChanged = true;
            }
        },

        /**
         * @private
         * Moved Component to the provided target instead.
         */
        moveItem : function(item, target, position) {
            // Make sure target is a dom element
            target = target.dom || target;
            if (typeof position == 'number') {
                position = target.childNodes[position];
            }
            target.insertBefore(item.el.dom, position || null);
            item.container = Ext.get(target);
            this.configureItem(item);
            this.childrenChanged = true;
        },

        /**
         * @private
         * Adds the layout's targetCls if necessary and sets
         * initialized flag when complete.
         */
        initLayout : function() {
            if (!this.initialized && !Ext.isEmpty(this.targetCls)) {
                this.getTarget().addCls(this.targetCls);
            }
            this.initialized = true;
        },

        // @private Sets the layout owner
        setOwner : function(owner) {
            this.owner = owner;
        },

        // @private - Returns empty array
        getLayoutItems : function() {
            return [];
        },

        /**
         * @private
         * Applies itemCls
         * Empty template method
         */
        configureItem: Ext.emptyFn,

        // Placeholder empty functions for subclasses to extend
        onLayout : Ext.emptyFn,
        afterLayout : Ext.emptyFn,
        onRemove : Ext.emptyFn,
        onDestroy : Ext.emptyFn,
        doOwnerCtLayouts : Ext.emptyFn,

        /**
         * @private
         * Removes itemCls
         */
        afterRemove : function(item) {
            var me = this,
                el = item.el,
                owner = me.owner;

            // Clear managed dimensions flag when removed from the layout.
            if (item.rendered) {
                if (me.itemCls) {
                    el.removeCls(me.itemCls);
                }
                if (owner.itemCls) {
                    el.removeCls(owner.itemCls);
                }
            }

            // These flags are set at the time a child item is added to a layout.
            // The layout must decide if it is managing the item's width, or its height, or both.
            // See AbstractComponent for docs on these properties.
            delete item.layoutManagedWidth;
            delete item.layoutManagedHeight;
        },

        /*
         * Destroys this layout. This is a template method that is empty by default, but should be implemented
         * by subclasses that require explicit destruction to purge event handlers or remove DOM nodes.
         * @protected
         */
        destroy : function() {
            if (!Ext.isEmpty(this.targetCls)) {
                var target = this.getTarget();
                if (target) {
                    target.removeCls(this.targetCls);
                }
            }
            this.onDestroy();
        }
    });