LayoutManager


1   /*
2    * @(#)LayoutManager.java   1.25 03/12/19
3    *
4    * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
5    * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
6    */
7   package java.awt;
8   
9   /** 
10   * Defines the interface for classes that know how to lay out 
11   * <code>Container</code>s.
12   *
13   * @see Container
14   *
15   * @version 1.25, 12/19/03
16   * @author  Sami Shaio
17   * @author  Arthur van Hoff
18   */
19  public interface LayoutManager {
20      /**
21       * If the layout manager uses a per-component string,
22       * adds the component <code>comp</code> to the layout,
23       * associating it 
24       * with the string specified by <code>name</code>.
25       * 
26       * @param name the string to be associated with the component
27       * @param comp the component to be added
28       */
29      void addLayoutComponent(String   name, Component   comp);
30  
31      /**
32       * Removes the specified component from the layout.
33       * @param comp the component to be removed
34       */
35      void removeLayoutComponent(Component   comp);
36  
37      /**
38       * Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified 
39       * container, given the components it contains.
40       * @param parent the container to be laid out
41       *  
42       * @see #minimumLayoutSize
43       */
44      Dimension   preferredLayoutSize(Container   parent);
45  
46      /** 
47       * Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified 
48       * container, given the components it contains.
49       * @param parent the component to be laid out
50       * @see #preferredLayoutSize
51       */
52      Dimension   minimumLayoutSize(Container   parent);
53  
54      /** 
55       * Lays out the specified container.
56       * @param parent the container to be laid out 
57       */
58      void layoutContainer(Container   parent);
59  }
60
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