Class JRootPane.RootLayout

java.lang.Object
javax.swing.JRootPane.RootLayout
All Implemented Interfaces:
LayoutManager, LayoutManager2, Serializable
Enclosing class:
JRootPane
protected class JRootPane.RootLayout extends Object implements LayoutManager2, Serializable
A custom layout manager that is responsible for the layout of layeredPane, glassPane, and menuBar.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

Constructor Summary

RootLayout()
Modifier Constructor Description
protected
Constructs a RootLayout.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method Description
void addLayoutComponent(Component comp, Object constraints)
Adds the specified component to the layout, using the specified constraint object.
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.
float getLayoutAlignmentX(Container target)
Returns the alignment along the x axis.
float getLayoutAlignmentY(Container target)
Returns the alignment along the y axis.
void invalidateLayout(Container target)
Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager has cached information it should be discarded.
void layoutContainer(Container parent)
Instructs the layout manager to perform the layout for the specified container.
Dimension maximumLayoutSize(Container target)
Returns the maximum amount of space the layout can use.
Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent)
Returns the minimum amount of space the layout needs.
Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent)
Returns the amount of space the layout would like to have.
void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp)
Removes the specified component from the layout.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

RootLayout

protected RootLayout()
Constructs a RootLayout.

Method Details

preferredLayoutSize

public Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent)
Returns the amount of space the layout would like to have.
Specified by:
preferredLayoutSize in interface LayoutManager
Parameters:
parent - the Container for which this layout manager is being used
Returns:
a Dimension object containing the layout's preferred size
See Also:

minimumLayoutSize

public Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent)
Returns the minimum amount of space the layout needs.
Specified by:
minimumLayoutSize in interface LayoutManager
Parameters:
parent - the Container for which this layout manager is being used
Returns:
a Dimension object containing the layout's minimum size
See Also:

maximumLayoutSize

public Dimension maximumLayoutSize(Container target)
Returns the maximum amount of space the layout can use.
Specified by:
maximumLayoutSize in interface LayoutManager2
Parameters:
target - the Container for which this layout manager is being used
Returns:
a Dimension object containing the layout's maximum size
See Also:

layoutContainer

public void layoutContainer(Container parent)
Instructs the layout manager to perform the layout for the specified container.
Specified by:
layoutContainer in interface LayoutManager
Parameters:
parent - the Container for which this layout manager is being used

addLayoutComponent

public void addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp)
Description copied from interface: LayoutManager
If the layout manager uses a per-component string, adds the component comp to the layout, associating it with the string specified by name.
Specified by:
addLayoutComponent in interface LayoutManager
Parameters:
name - the string to be associated with the component
comp - the component to be added

removeLayoutComponent

public void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp)
Description copied from interface: LayoutManager
Removes the specified component from the layout.
Specified by:
removeLayoutComponent in interface LayoutManager
Parameters:
comp - the component to be removed

addLayoutComponent

public void addLayoutComponent(Component comp, Object constraints)
Description copied from interface: LayoutManager2
Adds the specified component to the layout, using the specified constraint object.
Specified by:
addLayoutComponent in interface LayoutManager2
Parameters:
comp - the component to be added
constraints - where/how the component is added to the layout.

getLayoutAlignmentX

public float getLayoutAlignmentX(Container target)
Description copied from interface: LayoutManager2
Returns the alignment along the x axis. This specifies how the component would like to be aligned relative to other components. The value should be a number between 0 and 1 where 0 represents alignment along the origin, 1 is aligned the furthest away from the origin, 0.5 is centered, etc.
Specified by:
getLayoutAlignmentX in interface LayoutManager2
Parameters:
target - the target container
Returns:
the x-axis alignment preference

getLayoutAlignmentY

public float getLayoutAlignmentY(Container target)
Description copied from interface: LayoutManager2
Returns the alignment along the y axis. This specifies how the component would like to be aligned relative to other components. The value should be a number between 0 and 1 where 0 represents alignment along the origin, 1 is aligned the furthest away from the origin, 0.5 is centered, etc.
Specified by:
getLayoutAlignmentY in interface LayoutManager2
Parameters:
target - the target container
Returns:
the y-axis alignment preference

invalidateLayout

public void invalidateLayout(Container target)
Description copied from interface: LayoutManager2
Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager has cached information it should be discarded.
Specified by:
invalidateLayout in interface LayoutManager2
Parameters:
target - the target container

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