    /**
     * @class Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer
     * @extends Ext.layout.Layout
     * Please refer to sub classes documentation
     */

    Ext.define('Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer', {

        /* Begin Definitions */

        extend: 'Ext.layout.Layout',

        /* End Definitions */

        type: 'container',

        /**
         * @cfg {Boolean} bindToOwnerCtComponent
         * Flag to notify the ownerCt Component on afterLayout of a change
         */
        bindToOwnerCtComponent: false,

        /**
         * @cfg {Boolean} bindToOwnerCtContainer
         * Flag to notify the ownerCt Container on afterLayout of a change
         */
        bindToOwnerCtContainer: false,

        /**
         * @cfg {String} itemCls
         * <p>An optional extra CSS class that will be added to the container. This can be useful for adding
         * customized styles to the container or any of its children using standard CSS rules. See
         * {@link Ext.Component}.{@link Ext.Component#ctCls ctCls} also.</p>
         * </p>
         */

        /**
        * Set the size of an item within the Container.  We should always use setCalculatedSize.
        * @private
        */
        setItemSize: function(item, width, height) {
            if (Ext.isObject(width)) {
                height = width.height;
                width = width.width;
            }
            item.setCalculatedSize(width, height, this.owner);
        },

        /**
         * <p>Returns an array of child components either for a render phase (Performed in the beforeLayout method of the layout's
         * base class), or the layout phase (onLayout).</p>
         * @return {Array} of child components
         */
        getLayoutItems: function() {
            return this.owner && this.owner.items && this.owner.items.items || [];
        },

        afterLayout: function() {
            this.owner.afterLayout(this);
        },
        /**
         * Returns the owner component's resize element.
         * @return {Ext.core.Element}
         */
         getTarget: function() {
             return this.owner.getTargetEl();
         },
        /**
         * <p>Returns the element into which rendering must take place. Defaults to the owner Container's {@link Ext.AbstractComponent#targetEl}.</p>
         * May be overridden in layout managers which implement an inner element.
         * @return {Ext.core.Element}
         */
         getRenderTarget: function() {
             return this.owner.getTargetEl();
         }
    });