Interface LayoutManager

All Known Subinterfaces:
LayoutManager2
All Known Implementing Classes:
BasicComboBoxUI.ComboBoxLayoutManager,BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.TitlePaneLayout,BasicInternalFrameUI.InternalFrameLayout,BasicOptionPaneUI.ButtonAreaLayout,BasicScrollBarUI,BasicSplitPaneDivider.DividerLayout,BasicSplitPaneUI.BasicHorizontalLayoutManager,BasicSplitPaneUI.BasicVerticalLayoutManager,BasicTabbedPaneUI.TabbedPaneLayout,BorderLayout,BoxLayout,CardLayout,DefaultMenuLayout,FlowLayout,GridBagLayout,GridLayout,GroupLayout,JRootPane.RootLayout,JSpinner.DateEditor,JSpinner.DefaultEditor,JSpinner.ListEditor,JSpinner.NumberEditor,MetalComboBoxUI.MetalComboBoxLayoutManager,MetalScrollBarUI,MetalTabbedPaneUI.TabbedPaneLayout,OverlayLayout,ScrollPaneLayout,ScrollPaneLayout.UIResource,SpringLayout,SynthScrollBarUI,ViewportLayout
public interfaceLayoutManager
Defines the interface for classes that know how to lay outContainers.

Swing's painting architecture assumes the children of aJComponent do not overlap. If aJComponent'sLayoutManager allows children to overlap, theJComponent must overrideisOptimizedDrawingEnabled to return false.

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  • Method Details

    • addLayoutComponent

      void addLayoutComponent(String name,Component comp)
      If the layout manager uses a per-component string, adds the componentcomp to the layout, associating it with the string specified byname.
      Parameters:
      name - the string to be associated with the component
      comp - the component to be added

    • removeLayoutComponent

      void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp)
      Removes the specified component from the layout.
      Parameters:
      comp - the component to be removed

    • preferredLayoutSize

      Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent)
      Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified container, given the components it contains.
      Parameters:
      parent - the container to be laid out
      Returns:
      the preferred dimension for the container
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    • minimumLayoutSize

      Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent)
      Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified container, given the components it contains.
      Parameters:
      parent - the component to be laid out
      Returns:
      the minimum dimension for the container
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    • layoutContainer

      void layoutContainer(Container parent)
      Lays out the specified container.
      Parameters:
      parent - the container to be laid out