se.datadosen.explorer
Class SmartFlowLayout

java.lang.Object
  se.datadosen.explorer.SmartFlowLayout

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.LayoutManager, java.io.Serializable

public class SmartFlowLayout
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.awt.LayoutManager, java.io.Serializable

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static int	CENTER This value indicates that each row of components should be centered.
static int	LEADING This value indicates that each row of components should be justified to the leading edge of the container's orientation, for example, to the left in left-to-right orientations.
static int	LEFT This value indicates that each row of components should be left-justified.
static int	RIGHT This value indicates that each row of components should be right-justified.
static int	TRAILING This value indicates that each row of components should be justified to the trailing edge of the container's orientation, for example, to the right in left-to-right orientations.

Constructor Summary

SmartFlowLayout()
Constructs a new FlowLayout with a centered alignment and a default 5-unit horizontal and vertical gap.

SmartFlowLayout(int align)
Constructs a new FlowLayout with the specified alignment and a default 5-unit horizontal and vertical gap.

SmartFlowLayout(int align, int hgap, int vgap)
Creates a new flow layout manager with the indicated alignment and the indicated horizontal and vertical gaps.

Method Summary

void	addLayoutComponent(java.lang.String name, java.awt.Component comp) Adds the specified component to the layout.
int	getAlignment() Gets the alignment for this layout.
int	getHgap() Gets the horizontal gap between components.
int	getVgap() Gets the vertical gap between components.
void	layoutContainer(java.awt.Container target) Lays out the container.
java.awt.Dimension	minimumLayoutSize(java.awt.Container target) Returns the minimum dimensions needed to layout the visible components contained in the specified target container.
java.awt.Dimension	preferredLayoutSize(java.awt.Container target) Returns the preferred dimensions for this layout given the visible components in the specified target container.
void	removeLayoutComponent(java.awt.Component comp) Removes the specified component from the layout.
void	setAlignment(int align) Sets the alignment for this layout.
void	setHgap(int hgap) Sets the horizontal gap between components.
void	setVgap(int vgap) Sets the vertical gap between components.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this FlowLayout object and its values.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

LEFT

public static final int LEFT

This value indicates that each row of components should be left-justified.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

CENTER

public static final int CENTER

This value indicates that each row of components should be centered.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

RIGHT

public static final int RIGHT

This value indicates that each row of components should be right-justified.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

LEADING

public static final int LEADING

This value indicates that each row of components should be justified to the leading edge of the container's orientation, for example, to the left in left-to-right orientations.

Since:

1.2 Package-private pending API change approval

See Also:

Component.getComponentOrientation(), ComponentOrientation, Constant Field Values

TRAILING

public static final int TRAILING

This value indicates that each row of components should be justified to the trailing edge of the container's orientation, for example, to the right in left-to-right orientations.

Since:

1.2 Package-private pending API change approval

See Also:

Component.getComponentOrientation(), ComponentOrientation, Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

SmartFlowLayout

public SmartFlowLayout()

Constructs a new FlowLayout with a centered alignment and a default 5-unit horizontal and vertical gap.

SmartFlowLayout

public SmartFlowLayout(int align)

Constructs a new FlowLayout with the specified alignment and a default 5-unit horizontal and vertical gap. The value of the alignment argument must be one of FlowLayout.LEFT, FlowLayout.RIGHT, or FlowLayout.CENTER.

Parameters:

align - the alignment value

SmartFlowLayout

public SmartFlowLayout(int align,
                       int hgap,
                       int vgap)

Creates a new flow layout manager with the indicated alignment and the indicated horizontal and vertical gaps.

The value of the alignment argument must be one of FlowLayout.LEFT, FlowLayout.RIGHT, or FlowLayout.CENTER.

Parameters:

align - the alignment value

hgap - the horizontal gap between components

vgap - the vertical gap between components

Method Detail

getAlignment

public int getAlignment()

Gets the alignment for this layout. Possible values are FlowLayout.LEFT, FlowLayout.RIGHT, FlowLayout.CENTER, FlowLayout.LEADING, or FlowLayout.TRAILING.

Returns:

the alignment value for this layout

Since:

JDK1.1

See Also:

FlowLayout.setAlignment(int)

setAlignment

public void setAlignment(int align)

Sets the alignment for this layout. Possible values are

• FlowLayout.LEFT
• FlowLayout.RIGHT
• FlowLayout.CENTER
• FlowLayout.LEADING
• FlowLayout.TRAILING

Parameters:

align - one of the alignment values shown above

Since:

JDK1.1

See Also:

getAlignment()

getHgap

public int getHgap()

Gets the horizontal gap between components.

Returns:

the horizontal gap between components

Since:

JDK1.1

See Also:

FlowLayout.setHgap(int)

setHgap

public void setHgap(int hgap)

Sets the horizontal gap between components.

Parameters:

hgap - the horizontal gap between components

Since:

JDK1.1

See Also:

FlowLayout.getHgap()

getVgap

public int getVgap()

Gets the vertical gap between components.

Returns:

the vertical gap between components

Since:

JDK1.1

See Also:

FlowLayout.setVgap(int)

setVgap

public void setVgap(int vgap)

Sets the vertical gap between components.

Parameters:

vgap - the vertical gap between components

Since:

JDK1.1

See Also:

FlowLayout.getVgap()

addLayoutComponent

public void addLayoutComponent(java.lang.String name,
                               java.awt.Component comp)

Adds the specified component to the layout. Not used by this class.

Specified by:

addLayoutComponent in interface java.awt.LayoutManager

Parameters:

name - the name of the component

comp - the component to be added

removeLayoutComponent

public void removeLayoutComponent(java.awt.Component comp)

Removes the specified component from the layout. Not used by this class.

Specified by:

removeLayoutComponent in interface java.awt.LayoutManager

Parameters:

comp - the component to remove

See Also:

Container.removeAll()

preferredLayoutSize

public java.awt.Dimension preferredLayoutSize(java.awt.Container target)

Returns the preferred dimensions for this layout given the visible components in the specified target container.

Specified by:

preferredLayoutSize in interface java.awt.LayoutManager

Parameters:

target - the component which needs to be laid out

Returns:

the preferred dimensions to lay out the subcomponents of the specified container

See Also:

Container, minimumLayoutSize(java.awt.Container), Container.getPreferredSize()

minimumLayoutSize

public java.awt.Dimension minimumLayoutSize(java.awt.Container target)

Returns the minimum dimensions needed to layout the visible components contained in the specified target container.

Specified by:

minimumLayoutSize in interface java.awt.LayoutManager

Parameters:

target - the component which needs to be laid out

Returns:

the minimum dimensions to lay out the subcomponents of the specified container

See Also:

preferredLayoutSize(java.awt.Container), Container, Container.doLayout()

layoutContainer

public void layoutContainer(java.awt.Container target)

Lays out the container. This method lets each component take its preferred size by reshaping the components in the target container in order to satisfy the alignment of this FlowLayout object.

Specified by:

layoutContainer in interface java.awt.LayoutManager

Parameters:

target - the specified component being laid out

See Also:

Container, Container.doLayout()

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this FlowLayout object and its values.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a string representation of this layout