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Material Design Canonical layouts

Documents list-detail as a canonical adaptive layout for explorable lists shown alongside each item's details, distinct from feed and supporting-pane layouts.

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Pattern Supported decision Required contract Claim note
Master-detail Choose master-detail when list selection opens or owns a full detail destination and the layout must coordinate source and detail state. Selecting an item in the master list updates the selected marker and detail heading to the same object. Supports list-detail as a canonical adaptive layout distinct from feed and supporting-pane layouts.

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Publisher: Google Material Design. Last checked: .

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