java.awt
Interface LayoutManager

All Known Subinterfaces:

LayoutManager2

All Known Implementing Classes:

GridLayout, FlowLayout, ViewportLayout, ScrollPaneLayout, BasicOptionPaneUI.ButtonAreaLayout, BasicTabbedPaneUI.TabbedPaneLayout, BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.TitlePaneLayout, BasicScrollBarUI, BasicInternalFrameUI.InternalFrameLayout, BasicComboBoxUI.ComboBoxLayoutManager, BasicSplitPaneDivider.DividerLayout

public interface LayoutManager

Defines the interface for classes that know how to layout Containers.

See Also:

Container

Method Summary

void	addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp) Adds the specified component with the specified name to the layout.
void	layoutContainer(Container parent) Lays out the container in the specified panel.
Dimension	minimumLayoutSize(Container parent) Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified panel given the components in the specified parent container.
Dimension	preferredLayoutSize(Container parent) Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified panel given the components in the specified parent container.
void	removeLayoutComponent(Component comp) Removes the specified component from the layout.

Method Detail

addLayoutComponent

public void addLayoutComponent(String name,
                               Component comp)

Adds the specified component with the specified name to the layout.

Parameters:

name - the component name

comp - the component to be added

removeLayoutComponent

public void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp)

Removes the specified component from the layout.

Parameters:

comp - the component to be removed

preferredLayoutSize

public Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent)

Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified panel given the components in the specified parent container.

Parameters:

parent - the component to be laid out

See Also:

minimumLayoutSize(java.awt.Container)

minimumLayoutSize

public Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent)

Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified panel given the components in the specified parent container.

Parameters:

parent - the component to be laid out

See Also:

preferredLayoutSize(java.awt.Container)

layoutContainer

public void layoutContainer(Container parent)

Lays out the container in the specified panel.

Parameters:

parent - the component which needs to be laid out