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Class Overview
Extends the FlowLayout class to support both vertical and horizontal layout of components. Orientation can be changed dynamically after creation by calling either of the methods @method orientHorizontally or
Summary
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| int | BOTTOM | The bottom vertical alignment constant. | |||||||||
| int | HORIZONTAL | The horizontal orientation constant. | |||||||||
| int | TOP | The top vertical alignment constant. | |||||||||
| int | VERTICAL | The vertical orientation constant. | |||||||||
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Constructs a new flow layout with a horizontal orientation and
centered alignment.
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Constructs a new flow layout with the specified orientation and
a centered alignment.
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Constructs a new flow layout with the specified orientation and
alignment.
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Constructs a new flow layout with the specified orientation,
alignment, and gap values.
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Lays out the container.
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Returns the minimum dimensions needed to layout the components
contained in the specified target container.
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Set the layout's current orientation to horizontal.
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Set the layout's current orientation to vertical.
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Returns the preferred dimensions for this layout given the
components in the specified target container.
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Returns the String representation of this layout's values.
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java.awt.LayoutManager
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Constants
public static final int BOTTOM
The bottom vertical alignment constant.
public static final int HORIZONTAL
The horizontal orientation constant.
public static final int TOP
The top vertical alignment constant.
public static final int VERTICAL
The vertical orientation constant.
Public Constructors
public OrientableFlowLayout ()
Constructs a new flow layout with a horizontal orientation and centered alignment.
public OrientableFlowLayout (int orientation)
Constructs a new flow layout with the specified orientation and a centered alignment.
Parameters
| orientation | the orientation, one of HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL. |
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public OrientableFlowLayout (int orientation, int hAlign, int vAlign)
Constructs a new flow layout with the specified orientation and alignment.
Parameters
| orientation | the orientation, one of HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL. |
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| hAlign | the horizontal alignment, one of LEFT, CENTER, or RIGHT. |
| vAlign | the vertical alignment, one of TOP, CENTER, or BOTTOM. |
public OrientableFlowLayout (int orientation, int hAlign, int vAlign, int hHGap, int hVGap, int vHGap, int vVGap)
Constructs a new flow layout with the specified orientation, alignment, and gap values.
Parameters
| orientation | the orientation, one of HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL. |
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| hAlign | the horizontal alignment, one of LEFT, CENTER, or RIGHT. |
| vAlign | the vertical alignment, one of TOP, CENTER, or BOTTOM. |
| hHGap | the horizontal gap between components in HORIZONTAL. |
| hVGap | the vertical gap between components in HORIZONTAL. |
| vHGap | the horizontal gap between components in VERTICAL. |
| vVGap | the vertical gap between components in VERTICAL. |
Public Methods
public void layoutContainer (Container target)
Lays out the container. This method will reshape the components in the target to satisfy the constraints of the layout.
Parameters
| target | the specified component being laid out. |
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See Also
public Dimension minimumLayoutSize (Container target)
Returns the minimum dimensions needed to layout the components contained in the specified target container.
Parameters
| target | the component which needs to be laid out. |
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Returns
- the minimum dimensions to lay out the subcomponents of the specified container
See Also
- #preferredLayoutSize.
public synchronized void orientHorizontally ()
Set the layout's current orientation to horizontal.
public synchronized void orientVertically ()
Set the layout's current orientation to vertical.
public Dimension preferredLayoutSize (Container target)
Returns the preferred dimensions for this layout given the components in the specified target container.
Parameters
| target | the component which needs to be laid out. |
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Returns
- the preferred dimensions to lay out the subcomponents of the specified container
public String toString ()
Returns the String representation of this layout's values.
Returns
- a string representation of this layout