LayoutManager (Java Platform SE 6)

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java.awt
interface LayoutManager

All Known Subinterfaces:: LayoutManager2

All Known Implementing Classes:: BasicComboBoxUI.ComboBoxLayoutManager, MetalComboBoxUI.MetalComboBoxLayoutManager, BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.TitlePaneLayout, BasicInternalFrameUI.InternalFrameLayout, BasicOptionPaneUI.ButtonAreaLayout, BasicScrollBarUI, MetalScrollBarUI, BasicSplitPaneDivider.DividerLayout, BasicTabbedPaneUI.TabbedPaneLayout, MetalTabbedPaneUI.TabbedPaneLayout, FlowLayout, GridLayout, JSpinner.DefaultEditor, JSpinner.DateEditor, JSpinner.ListEditor, JSpinner.NumberEditor, ScrollPaneLayout, ScrollPaneLayout.UIResource, 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.

Method Summary
`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

public 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

layoutContainer

public void layoutContainer(Container parent)

Lays out the specified container.

Parameters:: parent - the container to be laid out

minimumLayoutSize

public 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

preferredLayoutSize

public 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

removeLayoutComponent

public void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp)

Removes the specified component from the layout.

Parameters:: comp - the component to be removed