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 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 Also:: Container, JComponent.isOptimizedDrawingEnabled()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addLayoutComponent(String name, 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`.
`void`	`layoutContainer(Container parent)`	Lays out the specified container.
`Dimension`	`minimumLayoutSize(Container parent)`	Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified container, given the components it contains.
`Dimension`	`preferredLayoutSize(Container parent)`	Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified container, given the components it contains.
`void`	`removeLayoutComponent(Component comp)`	Removes the specified component from the layout.

Method Detail

addLayoutComponent

void addLayoutComponent(String name,
                        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.

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
See Also:: minimumLayoutSize(java.awt.Container)

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
See Also:: preferredLayoutSize(java.awt.Container)

layoutContainer

void layoutContainer(Container parent)

Lays out the specified container.

Parameters:: parent - the container to be laid out