А что в джавадоке про этот параметр пишут?
Adds a child view. If no layout parameters are already set on the child, the
* default parameters for this ViewGroup are set on the child.
*
* <p><strong>Note:</strong> do not invoke this method from
* {@link #draw(android.graphics.Canvas)}, {@link #onDraw(android.graphics.Canvas)},
* {@link #dispatchDraw(android.graphics.Canvas)} or any related method.</p>
*
* @param child the child view to add
* @param index the position at which to add the child