LayoutManager
, LayoutManager2
, Serializable
public class BorderLayout extends Object implements LayoutManager2, Serializable
NORTH
, SOUTH
, EAST
, WEST
, and CENTER
. When adding a component to a container with a border layout, use one of these five constants, for example: Panel p = new Panel(); p.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); p.add(new Button("Okay"), BorderLayout.SOUTH);As a convenience,
BorderLayout
interprets the absence of a string specification the same as the constant CENTER
: Panel p2 = new Panel(); p2.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); p2.add(new TextArea()); // Same as p.add(new TextArea(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
In addition, BorderLayout
supports the relative positioning constants, PAGE_START
, PAGE_END
, LINE_START
, and LINE_END
. In a container whose ComponentOrientation
is set to ComponentOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT
, these constants map to NORTH
, SOUTH
, WEST
, and EAST
, respectively.
For compatibility with previous releases, BorderLayout
also includes the relative positioning constants BEFORE_FIRST_LINE
, AFTER_LAST_LINE
, BEFORE_LINE_BEGINS
and AFTER_LINE_ENDS
. These are equivalent to PAGE_START
, PAGE_END
, LINE_START
and LINE_END
respectively. For consistency with the relative positioning constants used by other components, the latter constants are preferred.
Mixing both absolute and relative positioning constants can lead to unpredictable results. If you use both types, the relative constants will take precedence. For example, if you add components using both the NORTH
and PAGE_START
constants in a container whose orientation is LEFT_TO_RIGHT
, only the PAGE_START
will be laid out.
NOTE: Currently, BorderLayout
does not support vertical orientations. The isVertical
setting on the container's ComponentOrientation
is not respected.
The components are laid out according to their preferred sizes and the constraints of the container's size. The NORTH
and SOUTH
components may be stretched horizontally; the EAST
and WEST
components may be stretched vertically; the CENTER
component may stretch both horizontally and vertically to fill any space left over.
Here is an example of five buttons in an applet laid out using the BorderLayout
layout manager:
The code for this applet is as follows:
import java.awt.*; import java.applet.Applet; public class buttonDir extends Applet { public void init() { setLayout(new BorderLayout()); add(new Button("North"), BorderLayout.NORTH); add(new Button("South"), BorderLayout.SOUTH); add(new Button("East"), BorderLayout.EAST); add(new Button("West"), BorderLayout.WEST); add(new Button("Center"), BorderLayout.CENTER); } }
Modifier and Type | Field | Description |
---|---|---|
static final String |
AFTER_LAST_LINE |
Synonym for PAGE_END. |
static final String |
AFTER_LINE_ENDS |
Synonym for LINE_END. |
static final String |
BEFORE_FIRST_LINE |
Synonym for PAGE_START. |
static final String |
BEFORE_LINE_BEGINS |
Synonym for LINE_START. |
static final String |
CENTER |
The center layout constraint (middle of container). |
static final String |
EAST |
The east layout constraint (right side of container). |
static final String |
LINE_END |
The component goes at the end of the line direction for the layout. |
static final String |
LINE_START |
The component goes at the beginning of the line direction for the layout. |
static final String |
NORTH |
The north layout constraint (top of container). |
static final String |
PAGE_END |
The component comes after the last line of the layout's content. |
static final String |
PAGE_START |
The component comes before the first line of the layout's content. |
static final String |
SOUTH |
The south layout constraint (bottom of container). |
static final String |
WEST |
The west layout constraint (left side of container). |
Constructor | Description |
---|---|
BorderLayout() |
Constructs a new border layout with no gaps between components. |
BorderLayout |
Constructs a border layout with the specified gaps between components. |
Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
---|---|---|
void |
addLayoutComponent |
Adds the specified component to the layout, using the specified constraint object. |
void |
addLayoutComponent |
Deprecated. |
Object |
getConstraints |
Gets the constraints for the specified component |
int |
getHgap() |
Returns the horizontal gap between components. |
float |
getLayoutAlignmentX |
Returns the alignment along the x axis. |
float |
getLayoutAlignmentY |
Returns the alignment along the y axis. |
Component |
getLayoutComponent |
Returns the component that corresponds to the given constraint location based on the target Container 's component orientation. |
Component |
getLayoutComponent |
Gets the component that was added using the given constraint |
int |
getVgap() |
Returns the vertical gap between components. |
void |
invalidateLayout |
Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager has cached information it should be discarded. |
void |
layoutContainer |
Lays out the container argument using this border layout. |
Dimension |
maximumLayoutSize |
Returns the maximum dimensions for this layout given the components in the specified target container. |
Dimension |
minimumLayoutSize |
Determines the minimum size of the target container using this layout manager. |
Dimension |
preferredLayoutSize |
Determines the preferred size of the target container using this layout manager, based on the components in the container. |
void |
removeLayoutComponent |
Removes the specified component from this border layout. |
void |
setHgap |
Sets the horizontal gap between components. |
void |
setVgap |
Sets the vertical gap between components. |
String |
toString() |
Returns a string representation of the state of this border layout. |
public static final String NORTH
public static final String SOUTH
public static final String EAST
public static final String WEST
public static final String CENTER
public static final String BEFORE_FIRST_LINE
public static final String AFTER_LAST_LINE
public static final String BEFORE_LINE_BEGINS
public static final String AFTER_LINE_ENDS
public static final String PAGE_START
public static final String PAGE_END
public static final String LINE_START
public static final String LINE_END
public BorderLayout()
public BorderLayout(int hgap, int vgap)
hgap
and the vertical gap is specified by vgap
.hgap
- the horizontal gap.vgap
- the vertical gap.public int getHgap()
public void setHgap(int hgap)
hgap
- the horizontal gap between componentspublic int getVgap()
public void setVgap(int vgap)
vgap
- the vertical gap between componentspublic void addLayoutComponent(Component comp, Object constraints)
NORTH
, SOUTH
, EAST
, WEST
, or CENTER
. Most applications do not call this method directly. This method is called when a component is added to a container using the Container.add
method with the same argument types.
addLayoutComponent
in interface LayoutManager2
comp
- the component to be added.constraints
- an object that specifies how and where the component is added to the layout.IllegalArgumentException
- if the constraint object is not a string, or if it not one of the five specified constants.@Deprecated public void addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp)
addLayoutComponent(Component, Object)
.LayoutManager
comp
to the layout, associating it with the string specified by name
.addLayoutComponent
in interface LayoutManager
name
- the string to be associated with the componentcomp
- the component to be addedpublic void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp)
remove
or removeAll
methods. Most applications do not call this method directly.removeLayoutComponent
in interface LayoutManager
comp
- the component to be removed.public Component getLayoutComponent(Object constraints)
constraints
- the desired constraint, one of CENTER
, NORTH
, SOUTH
, WEST
, EAST
, PAGE_START
, PAGE_END
, LINE_START
, LINE_END
null
if the location is emptyIllegalArgumentException
- if the constraint object is not one of the nine specified constantspublic Component getLayoutComponent(Container target, Object constraints)
Container
's component orientation. Components added with the relative constraints PAGE_START
, PAGE_END
, LINE_START
, and LINE_END
take precedence over components added with the explicit constraints NORTH
, SOUTH
, WEST
, and EAST
. The Container
's component orientation is used to determine the location of components added with LINE_START
and LINE_END
.target
- the Container
used to obtain the constraint location based on the target Container
's component orientation.constraints
- the desired absolute position, one of CENTER
, NORTH
, SOUTH
, EAST
, WEST
null
if the location is emptyIllegalArgumentException
- if the constraint object is not one of the five specified constantsNullPointerException
- if the target parameter is nullpublic Object getConstraints(Component comp)
comp
- the component to be queriedpublic Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container target)
target
container using this layout manager. This method is called when a container calls its getMinimumSize
method. Most applications do not call this method directly.
minimumLayoutSize
in interface LayoutManager
target
- the container in which to do the layout.public Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container target)
target
container using this layout manager, based on the components in the container. Most applications do not call this method directly. This method is called when a container calls its getPreferredSize
method.
preferredLayoutSize
in interface LayoutManager
target
- the container in which to do the layout.public Dimension maximumLayoutSize(Container target)
maximumLayoutSize
in interface LayoutManager2
target
- the component which needs to be laid outpublic float getLayoutAlignmentX(Container parent)
getLayoutAlignmentX
in interface LayoutManager2
parent
- the target containerpublic float getLayoutAlignmentY(Container parent)
getLayoutAlignmentY
in interface LayoutManager2
parent
- the target containerpublic void invalidateLayout(Container target)
invalidateLayout
in interface LayoutManager2
target
- the target containerpublic void layoutContainer(Container target)
This method actually reshapes the components in the specified container in order to satisfy the constraints of this BorderLayout
object. The NORTH
and SOUTH
components, if any, are placed at the top and bottom of the container, respectively. The WEST
and EAST
components are then placed on the left and right, respectively. Finally, the CENTER
object is placed in any remaining space in the middle.
Most applications do not call this method directly. This method is called when a container calls its doLayout
method.
layoutContainer
in interface LayoutManager
target
- the container in which to do the layout.public String toString()
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