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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.

    method GridLayout() public 

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

    method GridLayout(rows=int, -
                      cols=int) public 

Creates a grid layout with the specified rows and columns.

Parameters:

rows - the rows

cols - the columns

    method GridLayout(rows=int, -
                      cols=int, -
                      hgap=int, -
                      vgap=int) public 

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.

    method getRows() returns int public     

Returns the number of rows in this layout.

    method setRows(rows=int)  public     

Sets the number of rows in this layout.

Parameters:

rows - number of rows in this layout

    method getColumns() returns int public     

Returns the number of columns in this layout.

    method setColumns(cols=int)  public     

Sets the number of columns in this layout.

Parameters:

cols - number of columns in this layout

    method getHgap() returns int public     

Returns the horizontal gap between components.

    method setHgap(hgap=int)  public     

Sets the horizontal gap between components.

Parameters:

hgap - the horizontal gap between components

    method getVgap() returns int public     

Returns the vertical gap between components.

    method setVgap(vgap=int)  public     

Sets the vertical gap between components.

Parameters:

vgap - the vertical gap between components

    method addLayoutComponent(name=String, -
                              comp=Component)  public     

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

Parameters:

name - the name of the component

comp - the component to be added

    method removeLayoutComponent(comp=Component)  public     

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

Parameters:

comp - the component to be removed

    method preferredLayoutSize(parent=Container) returns Dimension public     

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

    method minimumLayoutSize(parent=Container) returns Dimension public     

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

    method layoutContainer(parent=Container)  public     

Lays out the container in the specified panel.

Parameters:

parent - the specified component being laid out

See Also:

Container

    method toString() returns String public     

Returns the String representation of this GridLayout's values.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

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