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Class java.awt.GridLayout

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.awt.GridLayout

public class GridLayout

extends Object

implements LayoutManager, Serializable

GridLayout()

Creates a grid layout with a default of one column per component, in a single row.

GridLayout(int, int)

Creates a grid layout with the specified rows and columns.

GridLayout(int, int, int, int)

Creates a grid layout with the specified rows, columns, horizontal gap, and vertical gap.

addLayoutComponent(String, Component)

Adds the specified component with the specified name to the layout.

getColumns()

Returns the number of columns in this layout.

getHgap()

Returns the horizontal gap between components.

getRows()

Returns the number of rows in this layout.

getVgap()

Returns the vertical gap between components.

layoutContainer(Container)

Lays out the container in the specified panel.

minimumLayoutSize(Container)

Returns the minimum dimensions needed to layout the components contained in the specified panel.

preferredLayoutSize(Container)

Returns the preferred dimensions for this layout given the components int the specified panel.

removeLayoutComponent(Component)

Removes the specified component from the layout.

setColumns(int)

Sets the number of columns in this layout.

setHgap(int)

Sets the horizontal gap between components.

setRows(int)

Sets the number of rows in this layout.

setVgap(int)

Sets the vertical gap between components.

toString()

Returns the String representation of this GridLayout's values.

 public GridLayout()

Creates a grid layout with a default of one column per component, in a single row.

 public GridLayout(int rows,
                   int cols)

Creates a grid layout with the specified rows and columns.

Parameters:

rows - the rows

cols - the columns

 public GridLayout(int rows,
                   int cols,
                   int hgap,
                   int vgap)

Creates a grid layout with the specified rows, columns, horizontal gap, and vertical gap.

Parameters:

rows - the rows; zero means 'any number.'

cols - the columns; zero means 'any number.' Only one of 'rows' and 'cols' can be zero, not both.

hgap - the horizontal gap variable

vgap - the vertical gap variable

Throws: IllegalArgumentException

If the rows and columns are invalid.

 public int getRows()

Returns the number of rows in this layout.

 public void setRows(int rows)

Sets the number of rows in this layout.

Parameters:

rows - number of rows in this layout

 public int getColumns()

Returns the number of columns in this layout.

 public void setColumns(int cols)

Sets the number of columns in this layout.

Parameters:

cols - number of columns in this layout

 public int getHgap()

Returns the horizontal gap between components.

 public void setHgap(int hgap)

Sets the horizontal gap between components.

Parameters:

hgap - the horizontal gap between components

 public int getVgap()

Returns the vertical gap between components.

 public void setVgap(int vgap)

Sets the vertical gap between components.

Parameters:

vgap - the vertical gap between components

 public void addLayoutComponent(String name,
                                Component comp)

Adds the specified component with the specified name to the layout.

Parameters:

name - the name of the component

comp - the component to be added

 public void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp)

Removes the specified component from the layout. Does not apply.

Parameters:

comp - the component to be removed

 public Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent)

Returns the preferred dimensions for this layout given the components int the specified panel.

Parameters:

parent - the component which needs to be laid out

See Also:

minimumLayoutSize

 public Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent)

Returns the minimum dimensions needed to layout the components contained in the specified panel.

Parameters:

parent - the component which needs to be laid out

See Also:

preferredLayoutSize

 public void layoutContainer(Container parent)

Lays out the container in the specified panel.

Parameters:

parent - the specified component being laid out

See Also:

Container

 public String toString()

Returns the String representation of this GridLayout's values.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

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