What is CoordinatorLayout?

Question

Just had a look at the demo app of new Android support design library. It\'s provided by Chris Banes on github. Throught the app, CoordinatorLayout is used Heav

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An additional point to note. Since OP specifically asked

Also, many of the support design libabry classes like FloatingActionButton, SnackBar, AppBarLayout etc. behaves differently when used inside CoordinatorLayout.

And I guess it is because of this.

CoordinatorLayout is a super-powered FrameLayout.

FAB Button, SnackBar works on the concept of FrameLayout, and since CoordinatorLayout itself has functionality of FrameLayout, it might make other views to behave differently!.