The code for the HorizontalOrVerticalLayoutGroup class in Unity's new UI system.

HorizontalOrVerticalLayoutGroup.cs

namespace UnityEngine.UI
{

public abstract class HorizontalOrVerticalLayoutGroup : LayoutGroup
{
	[SerializeField] protected float m_Spacing = 0;
	public float spacing { get { return m_Spacing; } set { SetProperty (ref m_Spacing, value); } }
	
	[SerializeField] protected bool m_ChildForceExpandWidth = true;
	public bool childForceExpandWidth { get { return m_ChildForceExpandWidth; } set { SetProperty (ref m_ChildForceExpandWidth, value); } }
	
	[SerializeField] protected bool m_ChildForceExpandHeight = true;
	public bool childForceExpandHeight { get { return m_ChildForceExpandHeight; } set { SetProperty (ref m_ChildForceExpandHeight, value); } }
	
	protected void CalcAlongAxis (int axis, bool isVertical)
	{
		float combinedPadding = (axis == 0 ? padding.horizontal : padding.vertical);
		
		float totalMin = combinedPadding;
		float totalPreferred = combinedPadding;
		float totalFlexible = 0;
		
		bool alongOtherAxis = (isVertical ^ (axis == 1));
		for (int i=0; i<rectChildren.Count; i++)
		{
			RectTransform child = rectChildren[i];
			float min = LayoutUtility.GetMinSize (child, axis);
			float preferred = LayoutUtility.GetPreferredSize (child, axis);
			float flexible = LayoutUtility.GetFlexibleSize (child, axis);
			if ((axis == 0 ? childForceExpandWidth : childForceExpandHeight))
				flexible = Mathf.Max (flexible, 1);
			
			if (alongOtherAxis)
			{
				totalMin = Mathf.Max (min + combinedPadding, totalMin);
				totalPreferred = Mathf.Max (preferred + combinedPadding, totalPreferred);
				totalFlexible = Mathf.Max (flexible, totalFlexible);
			}
			else
			{
				totalMin += min + spacing;
				totalPreferred += preferred + spacing;
				
				// Increment flexible size with element's flexible size.
				totalFlexible += flexible;
			}
		}
		
		if (!alongOtherAxis && rectChildren.Count > 0)
		{
			totalMin -= spacing;
			totalPreferred -= spacing;
		}
		totalPreferred = Mathf.Max (totalMin, totalPreferred);
		SetLayoutInputForAxis (totalMin, totalPreferred, totalFlexible, axis);
	}
	
	protected void SetChildrenAlongAxis (int axis, bool isVertical)
	{
		float size = rectTransform.rect.size[axis];
		
		bool alongOtherAxis = (isVertical ^ (axis == 1));
		if (alongOtherAxis)
		{
			float innerSize = size - (axis == 0 ? padding.horizontal : padding.vertical);
			for (int i=0; i<rectChildren.Count; i++)
			{
				RectTransform child = rectChildren[i];
				float min = LayoutUtility.GetMinSize (child, axis);
				float preferred = LayoutUtility.GetPreferredSize (child, axis);
				float flexible = LayoutUtility.GetFlexibleSize (child, axis);
				if ((axis == 0 ? childForceExpandWidth : childForceExpandHeight))
					flexible = Mathf.Max (flexible, 1);
				
				float requiredSpace = Mathf.Clamp (innerSize, min, flexible > 0 ? size : preferred);
				float startOffset = GetStartOffset (axis, requiredSpace);
				SetChildAlongAxis (child, axis, startOffset, requiredSpace);
			}
		}
		else
		{
			float pos = (axis == 0 ? padding.left : padding.top);
			if (GetTotalFlexibleSize (axis) == 0 && GetTotalPreferredSize (axis) < size)
				pos = GetStartOffset (axis, GetTotalPreferredSize (axis) - (axis == 0 ? padding.horizontal : padding.vertical));
			
			float minMaxLerp = 0;
			if (GetTotalMinSize (axis) != GetTotalPreferredSize (axis))
				minMaxLerp = Mathf.Clamp01 ((size - GetTotalMinSize (axis)) / (GetTotalPreferredSize (axis) - GetTotalMinSize (axis)));
			
			float itemFlexibleMultiplier = 0;
			if (size > GetTotalPreferredSize (axis))
			{
				if (GetTotalFlexibleSize (axis) > 0)
					itemFlexibleMultiplier = (size - GetTotalPreferredSize (axis)) / GetTotalFlexibleSize (axis);
			}
			
			for (int i=0; i<rectChildren.Count; i++)
			{
				RectTransform child = rectChildren[i];
				float min = LayoutUtility.GetMinSize (child, axis);
				float preferred = LayoutUtility.GetPreferredSize (child, axis);
				float flexible = LayoutUtility.GetFlexibleSize (child, axis);
				if ((axis == 0 ? childForceExpandWidth : childForceExpandHeight))
					flexible = Mathf.Max (flexible, 1);
				
				float childSize = Mathf.Lerp (min, preferred, minMaxLerp);
				childSize += flexible * itemFlexibleMultiplier;
				SetChildAlongAxis (child, axis, pos, childSize);
				pos += childSize + spacing;
			}
		}
	}
}

}