A border layout lays out a container, arranging and resizing its components to fit in five regions: north, south, east, west, and center. Each region may contain no more than one component, and is identified by a corresponding constant: NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST, and CENTER. When adding a component to a container with a border layout, use one of these five constants, for example:
Panel p = new Panel(); p.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); p.add(new Button("Okay"), BorderLayout.SOUTH); As a convenience, BorderLayout interprets the absence of a string specification the same as the constant CENTER:
Panel p2 = new Panel(); p2.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); p2.add(new TextArea()); // Same as p.add(new TextArea(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
In addition, BorderLayout supports the relative positioning constants, PAGE_START, PAGE_END, LINE_START, and LINE_END. In a container whose ComponentOrientation is set to ComponentOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT, these constants map to NORTH, SOUTH, WEST, and EAST, respectively.
For compatibility with previous releases, BorderLayout also includes the relative positioning constants BEFORE_FIRST_LINE, AFTER_LAST_LINE, BEFORE_LINE_BEGINS and AFTER_LINE_ENDS. These are equivalent to PAGE_START, PAGE_END, LINE_START and LINE_END respectively. For consistency with the relative positioning constants used by other components, the latter constants are preferred.
Mixing both absolute and relative positioning constants can lead to unpredictable results. If you use both types, the relative constants will take precedence. For example, if you add components using both the NORTH and PAGE_START constants in a container whose orientation is LEFT_TO_RIGHT, only the PAGE_START will be layed out.
NOTE: Currently (in the Java 2 platform v1.2), BorderLayout does not support vertical orientations. The isVertical setting on the container's ComponentOrientation is not respected.
The components are laid out according to their preferred sizes and the constraints of the container's size. The NORTH and SOUTH components may be stretched horizontally; the EAST and WEST components may be stretched vertically; the CENTER component may stretch both horizontally and vertically to fill any space left over.
Here is an example of five buttons in an applet laid out using the BorderLayout layout manager:
The code for this applet is as follows:
import java.awt.*; import java.applet.Applet;
public class buttonDir extends Applet { public void init() { setLayout(new BorderLayout()); add(new Button("North"), BorderLayout.NORTH); add(new Button("South"), BorderLayout.SOUTH); add(new Button("East"), BorderLayout.EAST); add(new Button("West"), BorderLayout.WEST); add(new Button("Center"), BorderLayout.CENTER); } }
A border layout lays out a container, arranging and resizing its components to fit in five regions: north, south, east, west, and center. Each region may contain no more than one component, and is identified by a corresponding constant: NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST, and CENTER. When adding a component to a container with a border layout, use one of these five constants, for example: Panel p = new Panel(); p.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); p.add(new Button("Okay"), BorderLayout.SOUTH); As a convenience, BorderLayout interprets the absence of a string specification the same as the constant CENTER: Panel p2 = new Panel(); p2.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); p2.add(new TextArea()); // Same as p.add(new TextArea(), BorderLayout.CENTER); In addition, BorderLayout supports the relative positioning constants, PAGE_START, PAGE_END, LINE_START, and LINE_END. In a container whose ComponentOrientation is set to ComponentOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT, these constants map to NORTH, SOUTH, WEST, and EAST, respectively. For compatibility with previous releases, BorderLayout also includes the relative positioning constants BEFORE_FIRST_LINE, AFTER_LAST_LINE, BEFORE_LINE_BEGINS and AFTER_LINE_ENDS. These are equivalent to PAGE_START, PAGE_END, LINE_START and LINE_END respectively. For consistency with the relative positioning constants used by other components, the latter constants are preferred. Mixing both absolute and relative positioning constants can lead to unpredictable results. If you use both types, the relative constants will take precedence. For example, if you add components using both the NORTH and PAGE_START constants in a container whose orientation is LEFT_TO_RIGHT, only the PAGE_START will be layed out. NOTE: Currently (in the Java 2 platform v1.2), BorderLayout does not support vertical orientations. The isVertical setting on the container's ComponentOrientation is not respected. The components are laid out according to their preferred sizes and the constraints of the container's size. The NORTH and SOUTH components may be stretched horizontally; the EAST and WEST components may be stretched vertically; the CENTER component may stretch both horizontally and vertically to fill any space left over. Here is an example of five buttons in an applet laid out using the BorderLayout layout manager: The code for this applet is as follows: import java.awt.*; import java.applet.Applet; public class buttonDir extends Applet { public void init() { setLayout(new BorderLayout()); add(new Button("North"), BorderLayout.NORTH); add(new Button("South"), BorderLayout.SOUTH); add(new Button("East"), BorderLayout.EAST); add(new Button("West"), BorderLayout.WEST); add(new Button("Center"), BorderLayout.CENTER); } }
Static Constant.
Synonym for PAGE_END. Exists for compatibility with previous versions. PAGE_END is preferred.
type: java.lang.String
Static Constant. Synonym for PAGE_END. Exists for compatibility with previous versions. PAGE_END is preferred. type: java.lang.String
Static Constant.
Synonym for LINE_END. Exists for compatibility with previous versions. LINE_END is preferred.
type: java.lang.String
Static Constant. Synonym for LINE_END. Exists for compatibility with previous versions. LINE_END is preferred. type: java.lang.String
Static Constant.
Synonym for PAGE_START. Exists for compatibility with previous versions. PAGE_START is preferred.
type: java.lang.String
Static Constant. Synonym for PAGE_START. Exists for compatibility with previous versions. PAGE_START is preferred. type: java.lang.String
Static Constant.
Synonym for LINE_START. Exists for compatibility with previous versions. LINE_START is preferred.
type: java.lang.String
Static Constant. Synonym for LINE_START. Exists for compatibility with previous versions. LINE_START is preferred. type: java.lang.String
Static Constant.
The center layout constraint (middle of container).
type: java.lang.String
Static Constant. The center layout constraint (middle of container). type: java.lang.String
Static Constant.
The east layout constraint (right side of container).
type: java.lang.String
Static Constant. The east layout constraint (right side of container). type: java.lang.String
Static Constant.
The component goes at the end of the line direction for the layout. For Western, left-to-right and top-to-bottom orientations, this is equivalent to EAST.
type: java.lang.String
Static Constant. The component goes at the end of the line direction for the layout. For Western, left-to-right and top-to-bottom orientations, this is equivalent to EAST. type: java.lang.String
Static Constant.
The component goes at the beginning of the line direction for the layout. For Western, left-to-right and top-to-bottom orientations, this is equivalent to WEST.
type: java.lang.String
Static Constant. The component goes at the beginning of the line direction for the layout. For Western, left-to-right and top-to-bottom orientations, this is equivalent to WEST. type: java.lang.String
Static Constant.
The north layout constraint (top of container).
type: java.lang.String
Static Constant. The north layout constraint (top of container). type: java.lang.String
Static Constant.
The component comes after the last line of the layout's content. For Western, left-to-right and top-to-bottom orientations, this is equivalent to SOUTH.
type: java.lang.String
Static Constant. The component comes after the last line of the layout's content. For Western, left-to-right and top-to-bottom orientations, this is equivalent to SOUTH. type: java.lang.String
Static Constant.
The component comes before the first line of the layout's content. For Western, left-to-right and top-to-bottom orientations, this is equivalent to NORTH.
type: java.lang.String
Static Constant. The component comes before the first line of the layout's content. For Western, left-to-right and top-to-bottom orientations, this is equivalent to NORTH. type: java.lang.String
Static Constant.
The south layout constraint (bottom of container).
type: java.lang.String
Static Constant. The south layout constraint (bottom of container). type: java.lang.String
Static Constant.
The west layout constraint (left side of container).
type: java.lang.String
Static Constant. The west layout constraint (left side of container). type: java.lang.String
(->border-layout)
(->border-layout hgap vgap)
Constructor.
Constructs a border layout with the specified gaps between components. The horizontal gap is specified by hgap and the vertical gap is specified by vgap.
hgap - the horizontal gap. - int
vgap - the vertical gap. - int
Constructor. Constructs a border layout with the specified gaps between components. The horizontal gap is specified by hgap and the vertical gap is specified by vgap. hgap - the horizontal gap. - `int` vgap - the vertical gap. - `int`
(add-layout-component this comp constraints)
Adds the specified component to the layout, using the specified constraint object. For border layouts, the constraint must be one of the following constants: NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST, or CENTER.
Most applications do not call this method directly. This method is called when a component is added to a container using the Container.add method with the same argument types.
comp - the component to be added. - java.awt.Component
constraints - an object that specifies how and where the component is added to the layout. - java.lang.Object
throws: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the constraint object is not a string, or if it not one of the five specified constants.
Adds the specified component to the layout, using the specified constraint object. For border layouts, the constraint must be one of the following constants: NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST, or CENTER. Most applications do not call this method directly. This method is called when a component is added to a container using the Container.add method with the same argument types. comp - the component to be added. - `java.awt.Component` constraints - an object that specifies how and where the component is added to the layout. - `java.lang.Object` throws: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the constraint object is not a string, or if it not one of the five specified constants.
(get-constraints this comp)
Gets the constraints for the specified component
comp - the component to be queried - java.awt.Component
returns: the constraint for the specified component,
or null if component is null or is not present
in this layout - java.lang.Object
Gets the constraints for the specified component comp - the component to be queried - `java.awt.Component` returns: the constraint for the specified component, or null if component is null or is not present in this layout - `java.lang.Object`
(get-hgap this)
Returns the horizontal gap between components.
returns: int
Returns the horizontal gap between components. returns: `int`
(get-layout-alignment-x this parent)
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.
parent - java.awt.Container
returns: float
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. parent - `java.awt.Container` returns: `float`
(get-layout-alignment-y this parent)
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.
parent - java.awt.Container
returns: float
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. parent - `java.awt.Container` returns: `float`
(get-layout-component this constraints)
(get-layout-component this target constraints)
Returns the component that corresponds to the given constraint location based on the target Container's component orientation. Components added with the relative constraints PAGE_START, PAGE_END, LINE_START, and LINE_END take precedence over components added with the explicit constraints NORTH, SOUTH, WEST, and EAST. The Container's component orientation is used to determine the location of components added with LINE_START and LINE_END.
target - the Container used to obtain the constraint location based on the target Container's component orientation. - java.awt.Container
constraints - the desired absolute position, one of CENTER, NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST - java.lang.Object
returns: the component at the given location, or null if
the location is empty - java.awt.Component
throws: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the constraint object is not one of the five specified constants
Returns the component that corresponds to the given constraint location based on the target Container's component orientation. Components added with the relative constraints PAGE_START, PAGE_END, LINE_START, and LINE_END take precedence over components added with the explicit constraints NORTH, SOUTH, WEST, and EAST. The Container's component orientation is used to determine the location of components added with LINE_START and LINE_END. target - the Container used to obtain the constraint location based on the target Container's component orientation. - `java.awt.Container` constraints - the desired absolute position, one of CENTER, NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST - `java.lang.Object` returns: the component at the given location, or null if the location is empty - `java.awt.Component` throws: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the constraint object is not one of the five specified constants
(get-vgap this)
Returns the vertical gap between components.
returns: int
Returns the vertical gap between components. returns: `int`
(invalidate-layout this target)
Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager has cached information it should be discarded.
target - java.awt.Container
Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager has cached information it should be discarded. target - `java.awt.Container`
(layout-container this target)
Lays out the container argument using this border layout.
This method actually reshapes the components in the specified container in order to satisfy the constraints of this BorderLayout object. The NORTH and SOUTH components, if any, are placed at the top and bottom of the container, respectively. The WEST and EAST components are then placed on the left and right, respectively. Finally, the CENTER object is placed in any remaining space in the middle.
Most applications do not call this method directly. This method is called when a container calls its doLayout method.
target - the container in which to do the layout. - java.awt.Container
Lays out the container argument using this border layout. This method actually reshapes the components in the specified container in order to satisfy the constraints of this BorderLayout object. The NORTH and SOUTH components, if any, are placed at the top and bottom of the container, respectively. The WEST and EAST components are then placed on the left and right, respectively. Finally, the CENTER object is placed in any remaining space in the middle. Most applications do not call this method directly. This method is called when a container calls its doLayout method. target - the container in which to do the layout. - `java.awt.Container`
(maximum-layout-size this target)
Returns the maximum dimensions for this layout given the components in the specified target container.
target - the component which needs to be laid out - java.awt.Container
returns: java.awt.Dimension
Returns the maximum dimensions for this layout given the components in the specified target container. target - the component which needs to be laid out - `java.awt.Container` returns: `java.awt.Dimension`
(minimum-layout-size this target)
Determines the minimum size of the target container using this layout manager.
This method is called when a container calls its getMinimumSize method. Most applications do not call this method directly.
target - the container in which to do the layout. - java.awt.Container
returns: the minimum dimensions needed to lay out the subcomponents
of the specified container. - java.awt.Dimension
Determines the minimum size of the target container using this layout manager. This method is called when a container calls its getMinimumSize method. Most applications do not call this method directly. target - the container in which to do the layout. - `java.awt.Container` returns: the minimum dimensions needed to lay out the subcomponents of the specified container. - `java.awt.Dimension`
(preferred-layout-size this target)
Determines the preferred size of the target container using this layout manager, based on the components in the container.
Most applications do not call this method directly. This method is called when a container calls its getPreferredSize method.
target - the container in which to do the layout. - java.awt.Container
returns: the preferred dimensions to lay out the subcomponents
of the specified container. - java.awt.Dimension
Determines the preferred size of the target container using this layout manager, based on the components in the container. Most applications do not call this method directly. This method is called when a container calls its getPreferredSize method. target - the container in which to do the layout. - `java.awt.Container` returns: the preferred dimensions to lay out the subcomponents of the specified container. - `java.awt.Dimension`
(remove-layout-component this comp)
Removes the specified component from this border layout. This method is called when a container calls its remove or removeAll methods. Most applications do not call this method directly.
comp - the component to be removed. - java.awt.Component
Removes the specified component from this border layout. This method is called when a container calls its remove or removeAll methods. Most applications do not call this method directly. comp - the component to be removed. - `java.awt.Component`
(set-hgap this hgap)
Sets the horizontal gap between components.
hgap - the horizontal gap between components - int
Sets the horizontal gap between components. hgap - the horizontal gap between components - `int`
(set-vgap this vgap)
Sets the vertical gap between components.
vgap - the vertical gap between components - int
Sets the vertical gap between components. vgap - the vertical gap between components - `int`
(to-string this)
Returns a string representation of the state of this border layout.
returns: a string representation of this border layout. - java.lang.String
Returns a string representation of the state of this border layout. returns: a string representation of this border layout. - `java.lang.String`
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