NativeScript · NathanWalker · Feb 5, 2025 · Feb 5, 2025 · Feb 5, 2025 · Feb 5, 2025
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/layouts/layout-base-common.ts b/packages/core/ui/layouts/layout-base-common.ts
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ export class LayoutBaseCommon extends CustomLayoutView implements LayoutBaseDefi
 		this._registerLayoutChild(child);
 	}
 
-	public insertChild(child: View, atIndex: number): void {
-		if (atIndex < 0) {
-			throw new Error('Cannot insert a child to a negative index.');
+	public insertChild(child: View, atIndex: number): boolean {
+		if (atIndex > -1) {
+			this._subViews.splice(atIndex, 0, child);
+			this._addView(child, atIndex);
+			this._registerLayoutChild(child);
+			return true;
 		}
-
-		this._subViews.splice(atIndex, 0, child);
-		this._addView(child, atIndex);
-		this._registerLayoutChild(child);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	public removeChild(child: View): void {

diff --git a/packages/core/ui/layouts/layout-base.d.ts b/packages/core/ui/layouts/layout-base.d.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class LayoutBase extends CustomLayoutView {
 	 * @param view The view to be added to the end of the children array.
 	 * @param atIndex The insertion index.
 	 */
-	insertChild(child: View, atIndex: number): void;
+	insertChild(child: View, atIndex: number): boolean;
 
 	/**
 	 * Removes the specified view from the children array.

diff --git a/packages/core/ui/layouts/layout-base.ios.ts b/packages/core/ui/layouts/layout-base.ios.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ export class LayoutBase extends LayoutBaseCommon {
 		this.requestLayout();
 	}
 
-	public insertChild(child: View, atIndex: number): void {
-		super.insertChild(child, atIndex);
-		this.requestLayout();
+	public insertChild(child: View, atIndex: number): boolean {
+		if (super.insertChild(child, atIndex)) {
+			this.requestLayout();
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	public removeChild(child: View): void {

diff --git a/packages/core/ui/layouts/root-layout/index.android.ts b/packages/core/ui/layouts/root-layout/index.android.ts
@@ -8,20 +8,23 @@ import { LinearGradient } from '../../styling/linear-gradient';
 export * from './root-layout-common';
 
 export class RootLayout extends RootLayoutBase {
-	insertChild(view: View, atIndex: number): void {
-		super.insertChild(view, atIndex);
-		if (!view.hasGestureObservers()) {
-			// block tap events from going through to layers behind the view
-			if (view.nativeViewProtected) {
-				view.nativeViewProtected.setOnTouchListener(
-					new android.view.View.OnTouchListener({
-						onTouch: function (view, event) {
-							return true;
-						},
-					}),
-				);
+	insertChild(view: View, atIndex: number): boolean {
+		if (super.insertChild(view, atIndex)) {
+			if (!view.hasGestureObservers()) {
+				// block tap events from going through to layers behind the view
+				if (view.nativeViewProtected) {
+					view.nativeViewProtected.setOnTouchListener(
+						new android.view.View.OnTouchListener({
+							onTouch: function (view, event) {
+								return true;
+							},
+						}),
+					);
+				}
 			}
+			return true;
 		}
+		return false;
 	}
 	removeChild(view: View): void {
 		if (view.hasGestureObservers() && view.nativeViewProtected) {