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diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Controls/ViewContainers/ViewContainer.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Controls/ViewContainers/ViewContainer.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+
+namespace Xamarin.Forms.Controls
+{
+	internal enum ViewLayoutType
+	{
+		Normal,
+		Layered
+	}
+
+	internal class ViewContainer<T> 
+		where T : View
+	{
+
+		public Label TitleLabel { get; private set; }
+		public Label BoundsLabel { get; private set; }
+		public T View { get; private set; }
+
+		// May want to override the container layout in subclasses
+		public StackLayout ContainerLayout { get; protected set; }
+
+		public ViewContainer (Enum formsMember, T view)
+		{
+			view.AutomationId = formsMember + "VisualElement";
+			View = view;
+			
+			TitleLabel = new Label {
+				Text = formsMember + " View"
+			};
+
+			BoundsLabel = new Label {
+				BindingContext = new MultiBindingHack (view)
+			};
+			BoundsLabel.SetBinding (Label.TextProperty, "LabelWithBounds");
+
+			ContainerLayout = new StackLayout {
+				AutomationId = formsMember + "Container", 
+				Padding = 10,
+				Children = { TitleLabel, BoundsLabel, view }
+			};
+		}
+	}
+}
+\ No newline at end of file