rename:

_createNativeView to createNativeView;
_initNativeView to initNativeView
_disposeNativeView to disposeNativeView
_resetNativeView to resetNativeView

tests/app/ui/layouts/layout-helper.android.ts

@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ class NativeGridLayout extends org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout {
 export class MyButton extends Button implements def.MyButton {
     nativeView: NativeButton;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         return new NativeButton(this._context, this);
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         this.nativeView.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         this.nativeView.owner = undefined;
     }
 
@@ -121,15 +121,15 @@ export class MyButton extends Button implements def.MyButton {
 export class MyStackLayout extends StackLayout implements def.MyStackLayout {
     nativeView: NativeStackLayout;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         return new NativeStackLayout(this._context, this);
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         this.nativeView.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         this.nativeView.owner = undefined;
     }
 
@@ -174,15 +174,15 @@ export class MyStackLayout extends StackLayout implements def.MyStackLayout {
 export class MyGridLayout extends GridLayout implements def.MyGridLayout {
     nativeView: NativeGridLayout;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         return new NativeGridLayout(this._context, this);
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         this.nativeView.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         this.nativeView.owner = undefined;
     }
 

tests/app/ui/view/view-tests-common.ts

@@ -281,13 +281,13 @@ class TestView extends Layout {
         this.nativeView = undefined;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         if (isIOS) {
             this.nativeView = this._nativeView;
             return this._nativeView;
         }
 
-        return super._createNativeView();
+        return super.createNativeView();
     }
 
     public toString() {

tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export class ActionBar extends ActionBarBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeMenuItemClickListener();
         const toolbar = new android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar(this._context);
         const menuItemClickListener = new MenuItemClickListener(this);
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ export class ActionBar extends ActionBarBase {
         return toolbar;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         (<any>this.nativeView).menuItemClickListener.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         (<any>this.nativeView).menuItemClickListener.owner = null;
     }
 

tns-core-modules/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.android.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export * from "./activity-indicator-common";
 export class ActivityIndicator extends ActivityIndicatorBase {
     nativeView: android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         const progressBar =  new android.widget.ProgressBar(this._context);
         progressBar.setVisibility(android.view.View.INVISIBLE);
         progressBar.setIndeterminate(true);

tns-core-modules/ui/button/button.android.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class Button extends ButtonBase {
 
     private _highlightedHandler: (args: TouchGestureEventData) => void;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeClickListener();
         const button = new android.widget.Button(this._context);
         const clickListener = new ClickListener(this);
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ export class Button extends ButtonBase {
         return button;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         (<any>this.nativeView).clickListener.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         (<any>this.nativeView).clickListener.owner = null;
     }
 

tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts

@@ -202,24 +202,25 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable {
     _tearDownUI(force?: boolean): void;
 
     /**
-     * Creates a native view
+     * Creates a native view.
+     * Returns either android.view.View or UIView.
      */
-    _createNativeView(): Object;
+    createNativeView(): Object;
-
-    /**
-     * Clean up references to the native view.
-     */
-    _disposeNativeView(): void;
 
     /**
      * Initializes properties/listeners of the native view.
      */
-    _initNativeView(): void;
+    initNativeView(): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Clean up references to the native view.
+     */
+    disposeNativeView(): void;
 
     /**
      * Resets properties/listeners set to the native view.
      */
-    _resetNativeView(): void;
+    resetNativeView(): void;
 
     _isAddedToNativeVisualTree: boolean;
 

tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.ts

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function putNativeView(context: Object, view: ViewBase): void {
     list.push(new WeakRef(view.nativeView));
 }
 
-export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
+export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
     public static loadedEvent = "loaded";
     public static unloadedEvent = "unloaded";
 
@@ -588,19 +588,19 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
         }
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView(): Object {
+    public createNativeView(): Object {
         return undefined;
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         //
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         //
     }
 
-    public _resetNativeView(): void {
+    public resetNativeView(): void {
         if (this.nativeView && this.recycleNativeView && isAndroid) {
             resetNativeView(this);
         }
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
             }
 
             if (!nativeView) {
-                nativeView = <android.view.View>this._createNativeView();
+                nativeView = <android.view.View>this.createNativeView();
             }
 
             this._androidView = this.nativeView = nativeView;
@@ -659,14 +659,14 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
             }
         } else {
             // TODO: Implement _createNativeView for iOS
-            this._createNativeView();
+            this.createNativeView();
             if (!currentNativeView) {
                 console.log(`${this.typeName} doesnt have NativeView !!!!! =================`);
             }
             // this.nativeView = this._iosView = (<any>this)._nativeView;
         }
 
-        this._initNativeView();
+        this.initNativeView();
 
         if (this.parent) {
             let nativeIndex = this.parent._childIndexToNativeChildIndex(atIndex);
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
             traceWrite(`${this}._tearDownUI(${force})`, traceCategories.VisualTreeEvents);
         }
 
-        this._resetNativeView();
+        this.resetNativeView();
 
         this.eachChild((child) => {
             child._tearDownUI(force);
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
             }
         }
 
-        this._disposeNativeView();
+        this.disposeNativeView();
 
         this.nativeView = null;
         this._androidView = null;

tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts

@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
 export class CustomLayoutView extends View implements CustomLayoutViewDefinition {
     nativeView: android.view.ViewGroup;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         return new org.nativescript.widgets.ContentLayout(this._context);
     }
 

tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker.android.ts

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function initializeDateChangedListener(): void {
 export class DatePicker extends DatePickerBase {
     nativeView: android.widget.DatePicker;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeDateChangedListener();
         const picker = new android.widget.DatePicker(this._context);
         picker.setCalendarViewShown(false);
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ export class DatePicker extends DatePickerBase {
         return picker;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         (<any>this.nativeView).listener.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         (<any>this.nativeView).listener.owner = null;
     }
 

tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
 
     public abstract _onReturnPress(): void;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeEditTextListeners();
         const editText = new android.widget.EditText(this._context);
         this._configureEditText(editText);
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
         return editText;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         const nativeView = this.nativeView;
         (<any>nativeView).listener.owner = this;
         this._keyListenerCache = nativeView.getKeyListener();
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
     //             this._android.removeTextChangedListener(this._editTextListeners);
     //         }
     //     }
-    //     super._resetNativeView();
+    //     super.resetNativeView();
     // }
 
     // public _disposeNativeView(force?: boolean) {
     //     this._android = undefined;
-    //     super._disposeNativeView();
+    //     super.disposeNativeView();
     // }
 
     public dismissSoftInput() {

tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.android.ts

@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export class Frame extends FrameBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         // TODO: probably memory leak.
         // this._listener = new android.view.View.OnAttachStateChangeListener({
         //     onViewAttachedToWindow: this.onNativeViewAttachedToWindow.bind(this),
@@ -303,17 +303,17 @@ export class Frame extends FrameBase {
         return root;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         this._android.rootViewGroup = this.nativeView;
         this._android.rootViewGroup.setId(this._containerViewId);
         // this._android.rootViewGroup.addOnAttachStateChangeListener(this._listener);
     }
 
-    // public _resetNativeView() {
+    // public resetNativeView() {
     //     this._android.rootViewGroup.removeOnAttachStateChangeListener(this._listener);
     // }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         // we should keep the reference to underlying native object, since frame can contain many pages.
         this._android.rootViewGroup = null;
     }

tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view.android.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export * from "./html-view-common";
 export class HtmlView extends HtmlViewBase {
     nativeView: android.widget.TextView;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         const textView = new android.widget.TextView(this._context);
         // This makes the html <a href...> work
         textView.setLinksClickable(true);

tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.android.ts

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
     public decodeHeight = 0;
     public useCache = true;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeImageLoadedListener();
         if (!imageFetcher) {
             initImageCache(this._context);
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
         return imageView;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         (<any>this.nativeView).listener.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         (<any>this.nativeView).listener.owner = null;
     }
 

tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.android.ts

@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ export class Label extends TextBase implements LabelDefinition {
         this.style.whiteSpace = value ? WhiteSpace.NORMAL : WhiteSpace.NO_WRAP;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         const textView = new android.widget.TextView(this._context);
         textView.setSingleLine(true);
         textView.setEllipsize(android.text.TextUtils.TruncateAt.END);
         return textView;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         const textView = this.nativeView;
         textView.setSingleLine(true);
         // textView.setEllipsize(android.text.TextUtils.TruncateAt.END);

tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/absolute-layout/absolute-layout.android.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ View.prototype[leftProperty.setNative] = makeNativeSetter<number>(function(this:
 export class AbsoluteLayout extends AbsoluteLayoutBase {
     nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.AbsoluteLayout;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         return new org.nativescript.widgets.AbsoluteLayout(this._context);
     }
 }

tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/dock-layout/dock-layout.android.ts

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ View.prototype[dockProperty.setNative] = function(this: View, value: "left" | "t
 export class DockLayout extends DockLayoutBase {
     nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.DockLayout;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         return new org.nativescript.widgets.DockLayout(this._context);
     }
 

tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout/flexbox-layout.android.ts

@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ const alignSelfMap = {
 export class FlexboxLayout extends FlexboxLayoutBase {
     nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.FlexboxLayout;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         return new org.nativescript.widgets.FlexboxLayout(this._context);
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         (<any>this.nativeView).invalidateOrdersCache();
     }
 

tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout/grid-layout.android.ts

@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@ export class ItemSpec extends ItemSpecBase {
 export class GridLayout extends GridLayoutBase {
     nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         return new org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout(this._context);
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         // Update native GridLayout
         this.rowsInternal.forEach((itemSpec: ItemSpec, index, rows) => { this._onRowAdded(itemSpec); }, this);
         this.columnsInternal.forEach((itemSpec: ItemSpec, index, rows) => { this._onColumnAdded(itemSpec); }, this);
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         // Update native GridLayout
         for (let i = this.rowsInternal.length; i--; i >= 0) {
             const itemSpec = <ItemSpec>this.rowsInternal[i];

tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout.android.ts

@@ -41,18 +41,18 @@ export class Layout extends LayoutBase implements LayoutDefinition {
     _measuredWidth: number;
     _measuredHeight: number;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeNativeViewGroup();
         return new NativeViewGroup(this._context);
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         (<any>this.nativeView)[OWNER] = this;
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
          (<any>this.nativeView)[OWNER] = undefined;
-        super._disposeNativeView();
+        super.disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     public measure(widthMeasureSpec: number, heightMeasureSpec: number): void {

tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout/stack-layout.android.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export * from "./stack-layout-common";
 export class StackLayout extends StackLayoutBase {
     nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.StackLayout;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
          return new org.nativescript.widgets.StackLayout(this._context);
     }
 

tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/wrap-layout/wrap-layout.android.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export * from "./wrap-layout-common";
 export class WrapLayout extends WrapLayoutBase {
     nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.WrapLayout;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
          return new org.nativescript.widgets.WrapLayout(this._context);
     }
 

tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class ListPicker extends ListPickerBase {
     nativeView: android.widget.NumberPicker;
     private _selectorWheelPaint: android.graphics.Paint;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeNativeClasses();
         const picker = new android.widget.NumberPicker(this._context);
        
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class ListPicker extends ListPickerBase {
         return picker;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         const nativeView = this.nativeView;
         this._selectorWheelPaint = getSelectorWheelPaint(nativeView);
         (<any>nativeView).formatter.owner = this;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export class ListPicker extends ListPickerBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         const nativeView = this.nativeView;
         (<any>nativeView).formatter.owner = null;
         (<any>nativeView).valueChangedListener.owner = null;

tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class ListView extends ListViewBase {
     public _realizedItems = new Map<android.view.View, View>();
     public _realizedTemplates = new Map<string, Map<android.view.View, View>>();
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeItemClickListener();
 
         const listView = new android.widget.ListView(this._context);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class ListView extends ListViewBase {
         return listView;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
         (<any>nativeView).itemClickListener.owner = this;
         const adapter = (<any>nativeView).adapter;
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ export class ListView extends ListViewBase {
         nativeView.setId(this._androidViewId);
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         const nativeView = this.nativeView;
          nativeView.setAdapter(null);
         (<any>nativeView).itemClickListener.owner = null;
         (<any>nativeView).adapter.owner = null;
         this.clearRealizedCells();
-        super._disposeNativeView();
+        super.disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     public refresh() {

tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.android.ts

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class Page extends PageBase {
     nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout;
     private _isBackNavigation = false;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         const layout = new org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout(this._context);
         layout.addRow(new org.nativescript.widgets.ItemSpec(1, org.nativescript.widgets.GridUnitType.auto));
         layout.addRow(new org.nativescript.widgets.ItemSpec(1, org.nativescript.widgets.GridUnitType.star));
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class Page extends PageBase {
         return layout;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         this.nativeView.setBackgroundColor(-1); // White color.
     }
 

tns-core-modules/ui/placeholder/placeholder.android.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { View } from "../core/view"
 export class Placeholder extends View implements PlaceholderDefinition {
     public static creatingViewEvent = "creatingView";
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         let args = <CreateViewEventData>{ eventName: Placeholder.creatingViewEvent, object: this, view: undefined, context: this._context };
         this.notify(args);
         return <android.view.View>args.view;

tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress.android.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const R_ATTR_PROGRESS_BAR_STYLE_HORIZONTAL = 0x01010078;
 export class Progress extends ProgressBase {
     nativeView: android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         return new android.widget.ProgressBar(this._context, null, R_ATTR_PROGRESS_BAR_STYLE_HORIZONTAL);
     }
 

tns-core-modules/ui/proxy-view-container/proxy-view-container.ts

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class ProxyViewContainer extends LayoutBase implements ProxyViewContainer
         return false;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         return undefined;
     }
 

tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class ScrollView extends ScrollViewBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         const nativeView = this.orientation === "horizontal" ? new org.nativescript.widgets.HorizontalScrollView(this._context) : new org.nativescript.widgets.VerticalScrollView(this._context);
         if (this._androidViewId < 0) {
             this._androidViewId = android.view.View.generateViewId();

tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class SearchBar extends SearchBarBase {
         return result;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeNativeClasses();
         const nativeView = new android.widget.SearchView(this._context);
         nativeView.setIconified(false);
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ export class SearchBar extends SearchBarBase {
         return nativeView;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
         nativeView.closeListener.owner = this;
         nativeView.queryTextListener.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
         nativeView.closeListener.owner = null;
         nativeView.queryTextListener.owner = null;

tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export class SegmentedBar extends SegmentedBarBase {
         return !this._addingTab;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeNativeClasses();
 
         const context: android.content.Context = this._context;
@@ -210,13 +210,13 @@ export class SegmentedBar extends SegmentedBarBase {
         return nativeView;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
         nativeView.listener.owner = this;
         this._tabContentFactory = this._tabContentFactory || new TabContentFactory(this);
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
         nativeView.listener.owner = null;
     }

tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.android.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class Slider extends SliderBase {
     _supressNativeValue: boolean;
     nativeView: android.widget.SeekBar;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeSeekBarChangeListener();
         const listener = new SeekBarChangeListener(this);
         const nativeView = new android.widget.SeekBar(this._context);
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ export class Slider extends SliderBase {
         return nativeView;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
         nativeView.listener.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
         nativeView.listener.owner = null;
     }

tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch.android.ts

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class Switch extends SwitchBase {
     nativeView: android.widget.Switch;
     public checked: boolean;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeCheckedChangeListener();
         const nativeView = new android.widget.Switch(this._context);
         const listener = new CheckedChangeListener(this);
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ export class Switch extends SwitchBase {
         return nativeView;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
         nativeView.listener.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
         nativeView.listener.owner = null;
     }

tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeNativeClasses();
         if (traceEnabled()) {
             traceWrite("TabView._createUI(" + this + ");", traceCategory);
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
         return nativeView;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         if (this._androidViewId < 0) {
             this._androidViewId = android.view.View.generateViewId();
         }
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
         (<any>this._pagerAdapter).owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         // this._tabLayout.setItems(null, null);
         this._pagerAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
         (<any>this._pagerAdapter).owner = null;

tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts

@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ export class TextBase extends TextBaseCommon {
     nativeView: android.widget.TextView;
     _defaultTransformationMethod: android.text.method.TransformationMethod;
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         this._defaultTransformationMethod = this.nativeView.getTransformationMethod();
-        super._initNativeView();
+        super.initNativeView();
     }
 
-    public _resetNativeView(): void {
+    public resetNativeView(): void {
-        super._resetNativeView();
+        super.resetNativeView();
         // We reset it here too because this could be changed by multiple properties - whiteSpace, secure, textTransform
         this.nativeView.setTransformationMethod(this._defaultTransformationMethod);
     }

tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ export class TextField extends TextFieldBase {
         editText.setHorizontallyScrolling(true);
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         // TODO: We should be able to reset it using only our properties. Check it first.
-        super._initNativeView();
+        super.initNativeView();
         this.nativeView.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_NORMAL | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES);
     }
 

tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.android.ts

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ export class TextView extends EditableTextBase implements TextViewDefinition {
         editText.setGravity(android.view.Gravity.TOP | android.view.Gravity.LEFT);
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         // TODO: We should be able to reset it using only our properties. Check it first.
-        super._initNativeView();
+        super.initNativeView();
         this.nativeView.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_NORMAL | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE);
     }
 }

tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker.android.ts

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class TimePicker extends TimePickerBase {
     nativeView: android.widget.TimePicker;
     updatingNativeValue: boolean;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeTimeChangedListener();
         const nativeView = new android.widget.TimePicker(this._context);
         const listener = new TimeChangedListener(this);
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class TimePicker extends TimePickerBase {
         return nativeView;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
         nativeView.listener.owner = this;
 

tns-core-modules/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function initializeWebViewClient(): void {
 export class WebView extends WebViewBase {
     nativeView: android.webkit.WebView;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeWebViewClient();
 
         const nativeView = new android.webkit.WebView(this._context);
@@ -100,18 +100,18 @@ export class WebView extends WebViewBase {
         return nativeView;
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         (<any>this.nativeView).client.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _resetNativeView() {
+    public resetNativeView() {
         const nativeView = this.nativeView;
         if (nativeView) {
             nativeView.destroy();
         }
 
         (<any>nativeView).client.owner = null;
-        super._resetNativeView();
+        super.resetNativeView();
     }
 
     public _loadFileOrResource(path: string, content: string) {