diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts
index e780386dc..e6298d714 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts
@@ -253,7 +253,15 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable {
     public bind(options: BindingOptions, source?: Object): void;
     public unbind(property: string): void;
 
+    /**
+     * Invalidates the layout of the view and triggers a new layout pass.
+     */
     public requestLayout(): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Iterates over children of type ViewBase. 
+     * @param callback Called for each child of type ViewBase. Iteration stops if this method returns falsy value.
+     */
     public eachChild(callback: (child: ViewBase) => boolean): void;
 
     public _addView(view: ViewBase, atIndex?: number): void;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
index b475e60e6..ceeaf8796 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
@@ -576,7 +576,11 @@ export abstract class View extends ViewBase {
     _getNativeViewsCount(): number;
 
     _eachLayoutView(callback: (View) => void): void;
-
+    
+    /**
+     * Iterates over children of type View. 
+     * @param callback Called for each child of type View. Iteration stops if this method returns falsy value.
+     */
     public eachChildView(callback: (view: View) => boolean): void;
 
     //@private