diff --git a/samplecode/SampleSkLayer.cpp b/samplecode/SampleSkLayer.cpp
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+#include "SampleCode.h"
+#include "SkCanvas.h"
+#include "SkPaint.h"
+#include "SkView.h"
+#include "SkLayer.h"
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+class TestLayer : public SkLayer {
+public:
+    TestLayer(SkColor c) : fColor(c) {}
+
+protected:
+    virtual void onDraw(SkCanvas* canvas, SkScalar opacity) {
+        SkRect r;
+        r.set(0, 0, this->getWidth(), this->getHeight());
+
+        SkPaint paint;
+        paint.setColor(fColor);
+        paint.setAlpha(SkScalarRound(opacity * 255));
+
+        canvas->drawRect(r, paint);
+    }
+
+private:
+    SkColor fColor;
+};
+
+class SkLayerView : public SkView {
+private:
+    SkLayer* fRootLayer;
+
+public:
+	SkLayerView() {
+        static const int W = 640;
+        static const int H = 480;
+        static const struct {
+            int fWidth;
+            int fHeight;
+            SkColor fColor;
+            int fPosX;
+            int fPosY;
+        } gData[] = {
+            { 120, 80, SK_ColorRED, 0, 0 },
+            { 120, 80, SK_ColorGREEN, W - 120, 0 },
+            { 120, 80, SK_ColorBLUE, 0, H - 80 },
+            { 120, 80, SK_ColorMAGENTA, W - 120, H - 80 },
+        };
+
+        fRootLayer = new SkLayer;
+        fRootLayer->setSize(W, H);
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < SK_ARRAY_COUNT(gData); i++) {
+            SkLayer* child = new TestLayer(gData[i].fColor);
+            child->setSize(gData[i].fWidth, gData[i].fHeight);
+            child->setPosition(gData[i].fPosX, gData[i].fPosY);
+            fRootLayer->addChild(child)->unref();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    virtual ~SkLayerView() {
+        SkSafeUnref(fRootLayer);
+    }
+    
+protected:
+    // overrides from SkEventSink
+    virtual bool onQuery(SkEvent* evt) {
+        if (SampleCode::TitleQ(*evt)) {
+            SampleCode::TitleR(evt, "SkLayer");
+            return true;
+        }
+        return this->INHERITED::onQuery(evt);
+    }
+    
+    void drawBG(SkCanvas* canvas) {
+        canvas->drawColor(0xFFDDDDDD);
+
+        fRootLayer->draw(canvas);
+    }
+    
+    virtual void onDraw(SkCanvas* canvas) {
+        this->drawBG(canvas);
+}
+    
+private:
+    typedef SkView INHERITED;
+};
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+static SkView* MyFactory() { return new SkLayerView; }
+static SkViewRegister reg(MyFactory);
+