question: private void addExternalValueInputPatch ( boolean isShadow , int i , int xTo , InputView inputView , ViewPoint inputLayoutOrigin ) { mHelper . setPointMaybeFlip ( mInputConnectorOffsets . get ( i ) , xTo , inputLayoutOrigin . y ) ; final NinePatchDrawable inputDrawable = getColoredPatchDrawable ( isShadow ? R . drawable . value_input_external_shadow : R . drawable . value_input_external ) ; final NinePatchDrawable inputBorderDrawable = mPatchManager . getPatchDrawable ( R . drawable . value_input_external_border ) ; final NinePatchDrawable connectionHighlightDrawable = mPatchManager . getPatchDrawable ( R . drawable . value_input_external_connection ) ; int patchLeft = xTo - inputDrawable . getIntrinsicWidth ( ) ; int patchRight = xTo ; int connectorTop = inputLayoutOrigin . y + mBlockTopPadding ; int connectorBottom = inputLayoutOrigin . y + inputView . getMeasuredHeight ( ) ; mHelper . setRtlAwareBounds ( tempRect , mBlockViewSize . x , patchLeft , connectorTop , patchRight , connectorBottom ) ; inputDrawable . setBounds ( tempRect ) ; inputBorderDrawable . setBounds ( tempRect ) ; connectionHighlightDrawable . setBounds ( tempRect ) ; mBlockPatches . add ( inputDrawable ) ; mBlockBorderPatches . add ( inputBorderDrawable ) ; mInputConnectionHighlightPatches . set ( i , connectionHighlightDrawable ) ; if ( i > 0 ) { final NinePatchDrawable boundaryGapDrawable = getColoredPatchDrawable ( R . drawable . dummy_input ) ; final NinePatchDrawable boundaryGapBorderDrawable = mPatchManager . getPatchDrawable ( R . drawable . dummy_input_border ) ; mHelper . setRtlAwareBounds ( tempRect , mBlockViewSize . x , patchLeft , inputLayoutOrigin . y , patchRight , connectorTop ) ; boundaryGapDrawable . setBounds ( tempRect ) ; boundaryGapBorderDrawable . setBounds ( tempRect ) ; mBlockPatches . add ( boundaryGapDrawable ) ; mBlockBorderPatches . add ( boundaryGapBorderDrawable ) ; } }
target:  Add connector patch for external Value inputs.