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LayoutManager.java API Doc Java SE 6 API 2052 Tue Jun 10 00:25:16 BST 2008 java.awt

LayoutManager

public interface LayoutManager

Defines the interface for classes that know how to lay out Containers.

Swing's painting architecture assumes the children of a JComponent do not overlap. If a JComponent's LayoutManager allows children to overlap, the JComponent must override isOptimizedDrawingEnabled to return false.

see: Container
see: javax.swing.JComponent#isOptimizedDrawingEnabled
version: 1.27, 11/17/05
author: Sami Shaio
author: Arthur van Hoff

Fields Summary
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
public void addLayoutComponent(java.lang.String name, java.awt.Component comp)
If the layout manager uses a per-component string, adds the component comp to the layout, associating it with the string specified by name.
param
name the string to be associated with the component
param
comp the component to be added
public void layoutContainer(java.awt.Container parent)
Lays out the specified container.
param
parent the container to be laid out
public java.awt.Dimension minimumLayoutSize(java.awt.Container parent)
Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified container, given the components it contains.
param
parent the component to be laid out
see
#preferredLayoutSize
public java.awt.Dimension preferredLayoutSize(java.awt.Container parent)
Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified container, given the components it contains.
param
parent the container to be laid out
see
#minimumLayoutSize
public void removeLayoutComponent(java.awt.Component comp)
Removes the specified component from the layout.
param
comp the component to be removed