java.lang.Object
com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.util.gui.tablelayout.TableLayout
All Implemented Interfaces:
TableLayoutConstants, LayoutManager, LayoutManager2, Serializable

public class TableLayout extends Object implements LayoutManager2, Serializable, TableLayoutConstants

TableLayout is a layout manager that is more powerful than GridBagLayout yet much easier to use.

Background

TableLayout is a layout manager that arranges components in rows and columns like a spreadsheet. TableLayout allows each row or column to be a different size. A row or column can be given an absolute size in pixels, a percentage of the available space, or it can grow and shrink to fill the remaining space after other rows and columns have been resized.

Using spreadsheet terminology, a cell is the intersection of a row and column. Cells have finite, non-negative sizes measured in pixels. The dimensions of a cell depend solely upon the dimensions of its row and column.

A component occupies a rectangular group of one or more cells. The component can be aligned within those cells using four vertical and six horizontal justifications. The vertical justifications are left, center, right, and full. The horizontal justifications are left, center, right, full, leading, and trailing. With full justification the component is stretched either vertically or horizontally to fit the cell or group of cells.

Justification

Leading and trailing justification are used to support languages that are read from right to left. See the java.awt.ComponentOrientation class for details and http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/articles/bidi for an introduction to component orientation and bidirectional text support. The leading justification will align the component along the leading edge of the container and the trailing justification will align the component along the trailing edge. There is no leading or trailing justification along the vertical axis since all modern languages are read from top to bottom and no bottom-to-top orientation is defined in java.awt.ComponentOrientation.

For components using the ComponentOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT orientation, the leading edge is the left edge and the trailing edge is the right one. For components using the ComponentOrientation.RIGHT_TO_LEFT orientation, the opposite is true. For components that are using ComponentOrientation.UNKNOWN and for Java runtime environments that do not support component orientation, left-to-right orientation is assumed for backwards compatibility.

Gaps

Horizontal and vertical gaps can be placed between rows and columns in two ways. If uniformed gaps are desired, the setHGap and setVGap methods may be used. To vary the size of gaps, simply use empty rows and columns with absolute sizes. Similiarly, to make a border around a container that does not have insets, use empty rows and columns along the edges of the container.

Constraints

Using TableLayout is a simple two step process. First, create a grid for your container by specifying row and column sizes using either a TableLayout constructor or the insertRow and insertColumn methods. Second, add components to the cells formed by the rows and columns.

When adding a component to a container that uses TableLayout, you specify the component's constraints that state which cells the component will occupy and how the component will be aligned. The constraints can be specified into two ways. The TableLayoutConstraints class can be used to systematically specify the constraints. This is useful to dynamic code, bean builders, and rapid application development software.

For manual coding, a quicker and easier way to specify constraints is with a short string in the form "x1, y1, x2, y2, hAlign, vAlign" where (x1, y1) identifies the top left cell (column x1, row y1) for the component and (x2, y2) identfies the bottom right cell. x2 and y2 are optional. If they are not specified, the component will occupy only one cell, (x1, y1). hAlign and vAlign are also optional with default values of full justification. Alignments may be spelt fully as in "LEFT" or abbreviated as in "L". The text is not case sensitive, but it is recommended that uppercase is used for two reasons. First, these text values are in essence constants. Second, some fonts use the same glyphs for representing a lowercase L and the number one. Ex., "l" vs. "1". Even fonts that do not will often use similar glyphs so using uppercase avoids confusion.

Dynamically altering the layout

Rows and columns can be dynamically created, resized, and removed at any time, even if the container is visible. Components will be shifted appropriately as rows and columns are inserted or removed, just as cells are shifted in a spreadsheet.

Rows and columns can be made "hidden" or effectively invisible by setting their size to zero. They can be shown again by setting their size back to a non-zero value. This is very useful for toggle form elements without having to remove individual components.

Preferred sizes

Often it is desireable to make a row or column just large enough to ensure that all components contained partially or wholly in that row or column are their preferred size. To make this easy, there is a constant called PREFERRED that can be used to specify row or column sizes. There is another constant called MINIMUM that does a similar task using components' minimum sizes instead of their preferred sizes.

There is no corresponding MAXIMUM constant for several reasons. First, it is mathematically impossible to honor both the minimum and maximum sizes of more than one component when conflicts arise. For example, say components a and b are in the same row. If a's maximum height is less than b's minimum height, then one of these constraints must be violated. Since TableLayout is a complete, general Cartesian layout manager, it would be possible to specify conflicting constraints if a MAXIMUM constant existed.

Second, the ability to make a component grow up to a maximum size is primarily of interest to layout managers like SpringLayout that have to balance the sizes of components because the presence of one component affects the size of another. Other than the effect of preferred and minimum size rows/columns, which are essentially convenient ways of specifying absolute sizes, the existence and constraints of one component does not affect any other components when using TableLayout. This is accomplished because rows and columns are explicit in TableLayout.

Third, the ability to constrain a component to its maximum size is subsumed by the ability to constrain it to its preferred size, which is precisely what happens when a component is aligned using anything but full justification. In the case of full justification, the component's maximum size is by definition unbounded.

Example

 import java.awt.*;
 import javax.swing.*;
 import info.clearthought.layout.TableLayout;
 <spc>
 public class Preferred extends JFrame
 {
 <spc>
     public static void main (String args[])
     {
         new Preferred();
     }
 <spc>
     public Preferred ()
     {
         super("The Power of Preferred Sizes");
         setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
         Container pane = getContentPane();
 <spc>
         // b - border
         // f - FILL
         // p - PREFERRED
         // vs - vertical space between labels and text fields
         // vg - vertical gap between form elements
         // hg - horizontal gap between form elements
 <spc>
         double b = 10;
         double f = TableLayout.FILL;
         double p = TableLayout.PREFERRED;
         double vs = 5;
         double vg = 10;
         double hg = 10;
 <spc>
         double size[][] =
             {{b, f, hg, p, hg, p, b},
              {b, p, vs, p, vg, p, vs, p, vg, p, vs, p, vg, p, b}};
 <spc>
         TableLayout layout = new TableLayout(size);
         pane.setLayout (layout);
 <spc>
         // Create all controls
         JLabel labelName    = new JLabel("Name");
         JLabel labelAddress = new JLabel("Address");
         JLabel labelCity    = new JLabel("City");
         JLabel labelState   = new JLabel("State");
         JLabel labelZip     = new JLabel("Zip");
 <spc>
         JTextField textfieldName    = new JTextField(10);
         JTextField textfieldAddress = new JTextField(20);
         JTextField textfieldCity    = new JTextField(10);
         JTextField textfieldState   = new JTextField(2);
         JTextField textfieldZip     = new JTextField(5);
 <spc>
         JButton buttonOk = new JButton("OK");
         JButton buttonCancel = new JButton("Cancel");
         JPanel panelButton = new JPanel();
         panelButton.add(buttonOk);
         panelButton.add(buttonCancel);
 <spc>
         // Add all controls
         pane.add(labelName,        "1,  1, 5, 1");
         pane.add(textfieldName,    "1,  3, 5, 3");
         pane.add(labelAddress,     "1,  5, 5, 5");
         pane.add(textfieldAddress, "1,  7, 5, 7");
         pane.add(labelCity,        "1,  9");
         pane.add(textfieldCity,    "1, 11");
         pane.add(labelState,       "3,  9");
         pane.add(textfieldState,   "3, 11");
         pane.add(labelZip,         "5,  9");
         pane.add(textfieldZip,     "5, 11");
         pane.add(panelButton,      "1, 13, 5, 13");
 <spc>
         pack();
         setResizable(false);
         show();
     }
 }
 
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  • Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type
    Class
    Description
    static class 
     
  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    protected static final int
    Indicates a column
    protected static boolean
    Used to minimize reflection calls
    protected int[][]
    Offsets of crs in pixels.
    protected int[][]
    Sizes of crs in pixels
    protected double[][]
    Sizes of crs expressed in absolute and relative terms
    protected static final double[][]
    Default row/column size
    protected boolean
    Indicates whether or not the size of the cells are known for the last known size of the container.
    protected int
    Horizontal gap between columns
    protected LinkedList
    List of components and their sizes
    protected static Method
    Method used to get component orientation while preserving compatability with earlier versions of java.awt.Container.
    protected int
    Previous known height of the container
    protected int
    Previous known width of the container
    protected static final int
    Indicates a row
    protected int
    Vertical gap between rows

    Fields inherited from interface com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.util.gui.tablelayout.TableLayoutConstants

    BOTTOM, CENTER, FILL, FULL, LEADING, LEFT, MINIMUM, PREFERRED, RIGHT, TOP, TRAILING
  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    Constructs an instance of TableLayout.
    TableLayout(double[][] size)
    Constructs an instance of TableLayout.
    TableLayout(double[] col, double[] row)
    Constructs an instance of TableLayout.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    addLayoutComponent(Component component, Object constraint)
    Adds the specified component with the specified name to the layout.
    void
    Adds the specified component with the specified name to the layout.
    protected int
    assignAbsoluteSize(int z, int availableSize)
    Assigns absolute sizes.
    protected void
    assignFillSize(int z, int availableSize)
    Assigns FILL sizes.
    protected int
    assignPrefMinSize(int z, int availableSize, double typeOfSize)
    Assigned sizes to preferred and minimum size columns and rows.
    protected int
    assignRelativeSize(int z, int availableSize)
    Assigns relative sizes.
    protected Dimension
    calculateLayoutSize(Container container, double typeOfSize)
    Calculates the preferred or minimum size for the methods preferredLayoutSize and minimumLayoutSize.
    protected int
    calculateLayoutSize(Container container, int z, double typeOfSize, TableLayout.Entry[] entryList, Dimension[] prefMinSize)
    Calculates the preferred or minimum size for the method calculateLayoutSize(Container container, double typeOfSize).
    protected void
    calculateOffset(int z, Insets inset)
    Calculates the offset of each cr.
    protected void
    Calculates the sizes of the rows and columns based on the absolute and relative sizes specified in crSpec[R] and crSpec[C] and the size of the container.
    protected int[]
    calculateSizeAndOffset(TableLayout.Entry entry, int preferredSize, boolean isColumn)
    Calculates the vertical/horizontal offset and size of a component.
    void
    deleteColumn(int i)
    Deletes a column in this layout.
    protected void
    deleteCr(int z, int i)
    Deletes a cr for the methods deleteRow or deleteColumn.
    void
    deleteRow(int i)
    Deletes a row in this layout.
    double[]
    Gets the sizes of columns in this layout.
    double
    getColumn(int i)
    Gets the width of a single column in this layout.
    Gets the container's component orientation.
    Gets the constraints of a given component.
    int
    Gets the horizontal gap between colunns.
    Determines whether or not there are any components with invalid constraints.
    float
    Returns the alignment along the x axis.
    float
    Returns the alignment along the y axis.
    int
    Gets the number of columns in this layout.
    int
    Gets the number of rows in this layout.
    Gets a list of overlapping components and their constraints.
    double[]
    Gets the height of a single row in this layout.
    double
    getRow(int i)
    Gets the sizes of a row in this layout.
    int
    Gets the vertical gap between rows.
    protected void
    init(double[] col, double[] row)
    Initializes the TableLayout for all constructors.
    void
    insertColumn(int i, double size)
    Inserts a column in this layout.
    void
    insertCr(int z, int i, double size)
    Inserts a cr for the methods insertRow or insertColumn.
    void
    insertRow(int i, double size)
    Inserts a row in this layout.
    void
    Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager has cached information it should be discarded.
    void
    To lay out the specified container using this layout.
    Returns the maximum dimensions for this layout given the components in the specified target container.
    Determines the minimum size of the container argument using this layout.
    Determines the preferred size of the container argument using this layout.
    void
    Removes the specified component from the layout.
    void
    setColumn(double[] column)
    Adjusts the number and sizes of rows in this layout.
    void
    setColumn(int i, double size)
    Adjusts the width of a single column in this layout.
    void
    Sets the constraints of a given component.
    protected void
    setCr(int z, double[] size)
    Sets the sizes of rows or columns for the methods setRow or setColumn.
    protected void
    setCr(int z, int i, double size)
    Sets the sizes of rows or columns for the methods setRow or setColumn.
    void
    setHGap(int hGap)
    Sets the horizontal gap between colunns.
    void
    setRow(double[] row)
    Adjusts the number and sizes of rows in this layout.
    void
    setRow(int i, double size)
    Adjusts the height of a single row in this layout.
    void
    setVGap(int vGap)
    Sets the vertical gap between rows.
    Converts this TableLayout to a string.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
  • Field Details

    • defaultSize

      protected static final double[][] defaultSize
      Default row/column size
    • C

      protected static final int C
      Indicates a column
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    • R

      protected static final int R
      Indicates a row
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    • checkForComponentOrientationSupport

      protected static boolean checkForComponentOrientationSupport
      Used to minimize reflection calls
    • methodGetComponentOrientation

      protected static Method methodGetComponentOrientation
      Method used to get component orientation while preserving compatability with earlier versions of java.awt.Container. Necessary for supporting older JDKs and MicroEdition versions of Java.
    • crSpec

      protected double[][] crSpec
      Sizes of crs expressed in absolute and relative terms
    • crSize

      protected int[][] crSize
      Sizes of crs in pixels
    • crOffset

      protected int[][] crOffset
      Offsets of crs in pixels. The left boarder of column n is at crOffset[C][n] and the right boarder is at cr[C][n + 1] for all columns including the last one. crOffset[C].length = crSize[C].length + 1
    • list

      protected LinkedList list
      List of components and their sizes
    • dirty

      protected boolean dirty
      Indicates whether or not the size of the cells are known for the last known size of the container. If dirty is true or the container has been resized, the cell sizes must be recalculated using calculateSize.
    • oldWidth

      protected int oldWidth
      Previous known width of the container
    • oldHeight

      protected int oldHeight
      Previous known height of the container
    • hGap

      protected int hGap
      Horizontal gap between columns
    • vGap

      protected int vGap
      Vertical gap between rows
  • Constructor Details

    • TableLayout

      public TableLayout()
      Constructs an instance of TableLayout. This TableLayout will have no columns or rows. This constructor is most useful for bean-oriented programming and dynamically adding columns and rows.
    • TableLayout

      public TableLayout(double[][] size)
      Constructs an instance of TableLayout.
      Parameters:
      size - widths of columns and heights of rows in the format, {{col0, col1, col2, ..., colN}, {row0, row1, row2, ..., rowM}} If this parameter is invalid, the TableLayout will have exactly one row and one column.
    • TableLayout

      public TableLayout(double[] col, double[] row)
      Constructs an instance of TableLayout.
      Parameters:
      col - widths of columns in the format, {{col0, col1, col2, ..., colN}
      row - heights of rows in the format, {{row0, row1, row2, ..., rowN}
  • Method Details

    • init

      protected void init(double[] col, double[] row)
      Initializes the TableLayout for all constructors.
      Parameters:
      col - widths of columns in the format, {{col0, col1, col2, ..., colN}
      row - heights of rows in the format, {{row0, row1, row2, ..., rowN}
    • getConstraints

      public TableLayoutConstraints getConstraints(Component component)
      Gets the constraints of a given component.
      Parameters:
      component - desired component
      Returns:
      If the given component is found, the constraints associated with that component. If the given component is null or is not found, null is returned.
    • setConstraints

      public void setConstraints(Component component, TableLayoutConstraints constraint)
      Sets the constraints of a given component.
      Parameters:
      component - desired component. This parameter cannot be null.
      constraint - new set of constraints. This parameter cannot be null.
    • setColumn

      public void setColumn(double[] column)
      Adjusts the number and sizes of rows in this layout. After calling this method, the caller should request this layout manager to perform the layout. This can be done with the following code:

       layout.layoutContainer(container);
       container.repaint();
       

      or

       window.pack()
       

      If this is not done, the changes in the layout will not be seen until the container is resized.

      Parameters:
      column - widths of each of the columns
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    • setRow

      public void setRow(double[] row)
      Adjusts the number and sizes of rows in this layout. After calling this method, the caller should request this layout manager to perform the layout. This can be done with the following code:

      layout.layoutContainer(container); container.repaint();

      or

       window.pack()
       

      If this is not done, the changes in the layout will not be seen until the container is resized.

      Parameters:
      row - heights of each of the rows. This parameter cannot be null.
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    • setCr

      protected void setCr(int z, double[] size)
      Sets the sizes of rows or columns for the methods setRow or setColumn.
      Parameters:
      z - indicates row or column
      size - new cr size
    • setColumn

      public void setColumn(int i, double size)
      Adjusts the width of a single column in this layout. After calling this method, the caller should request this layout manager to perform the layout. This can be done with the following code:

      layout.layoutContainer(container); container.repaint();

      or

       window.pack()
       

      If this is not done, the changes in the layout will not be seen until the container is resized.

      Parameters:
      i - zero-based index of column to set. If this parameter is not valid, an ArrayOutOfBoundsException will be thrown.
      size - width of the column. This parameter cannot be null.
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    • setRow

      public void setRow(int i, double size)
      Adjusts the height of a single row in this layout. After calling this method, the caller should request this layout manager to perform the layout. This can be done with the following code:

      layout.layoutContainer(container); container.repaint();

      or

       window.pack()
       

      If this is not done, the changes in the layout will not be seen until the container is resized.

      Parameters:
      i - zero-based index of row to set. If this parameter is not valid, an ArrayOutOfBoundsException will be thrown.
      size - height of the row. This parameter cannot be null.
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    • setCr

      protected void setCr(int z, int i, double size)
      Sets the sizes of rows or columns for the methods setRow or setColumn.
      Parameters:
      z - indicates row or column
      i - indicates which cr to resize
      size - new cr size
    • getColumn

      public double[] getColumn()
      Gets the sizes of columns in this layout.
      Returns:
      widths of each of the columns
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    • getRow

      public double[] getRow()
      Gets the height of a single row in this layout.
      Returns:
      height of the requested row
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    • getColumn

      public double getColumn(int i)
      Gets the width of a single column in this layout.
      Parameters:
      i - zero-based index of row to get. If this parameter is not valid, an ArrayOutOfBoundsException will be thrown.
      Returns:
      width of the requested column
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    • getRow

      public double getRow(int i)
      Gets the sizes of a row in this layout.
      Parameters:
      i - zero-based index of row to get. If this parameter is not valid, an ArrayOutOfBoundsException will be thrown.
      Returns:
      height of each of the requested row
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    • getNumColumn

      public int getNumColumn()
      Gets the number of columns in this layout.
      Returns:
      the number of columns
    • getNumRow

      public int getNumRow()
      Gets the number of rows in this layout.
      Returns:
      the number of rows
    • getHGap

      public int getHGap()
      Gets the horizontal gap between colunns.
      Returns:
      the horizontal gap in pixels
    • getVGap

      public int getVGap()
      Gets the vertical gap between rows.
      Returns:
      the vertical gap in pixels
    • setHGap

      public void setHGap(int hGap)
      Sets the horizontal gap between colunns.
      Parameters:
      hGap - the horizontal gap in pixels
    • setVGap

      public void setVGap(int vGap)
      Sets the vertical gap between rows.
      Parameters:
      vGap - the horizontal gap in pixels
    • insertColumn

      public void insertColumn(int i, double size)
      Inserts a column in this layout. All components to the right of the insertion point are moved right one column. The container will need to be laid out after this method returns. See setColumn.
      Parameters:
      i - zero-based index at which to insert the column
      size - size of the column to be inserted
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    • insertRow

      public void insertRow(int i, double size)
      Inserts a row in this layout. All components below the insertion point are moved down one row. The container will need to be laid out after this method returns. See setRow.
      Parameters:
      i - zero-based index at which to insert the row
      size - size of the row to be inserted
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    • insertCr

      public void insertCr(int z, int i, double size)
      Inserts a cr for the methods insertRow or insertColumn.
      Parameters:
      z - indicates row or column
      i - zero-based index at which to insert the cr
      size - size of cr being inserted
    • deleteColumn

      public void deleteColumn(int i)
      Deletes a column in this layout. All components to the right of the deletion point are moved left one column. The container will need to be laid out after this method returns. See setColumn.
      Parameters:
      i - zero-based index of column to delete
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    • deleteRow

      public void deleteRow(int i)
      Deletes a row in this layout. All components below the deletion point are moved up one row. The container will need to be laid out after this method returns. See setRow. There must be at least two rows in order to delete a row.
      Parameters:
      i - zero-based index of row to delete
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    • deleteCr

      protected void deleteCr(int z, int i)
      Deletes a cr for the methods deleteRow or deleteColumn.
      Parameters:
      z - indicates row or column
      i - zero-based index of cr to delete
    • toString

      public String toString()
      Converts this TableLayout to a string.
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      a string representing the columns and row sizes in the form "{{col0, col1, col2, ..., colN}, {row0, row1, row2, ..., rowM}}"
    • getInvalidEntry

      public List getInvalidEntry()
      Determines whether or not there are any components with invalid constraints. An invalid constraint is one that references a non-existing row or column. For example, on a table with five rows, row -1 and row 5 are both invalid. Valid rows are 0 through 4, inclusively. This method is useful for debugging.
      Returns:
      a list of TableLayout.Entry instances refering to the invalid constraints and corresponding components
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    • getOverlappingEntry

      public List getOverlappingEntry()
      Gets a list of overlapping components and their constraints. Two components overlap if they cover at least one common cell. This method is useful for debugging.
      Returns:
      a list of zero or more TableLayout.Entry instances
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    • calculateSize

      protected void calculateSize(Container container)
      Calculates the sizes of the rows and columns based on the absolute and relative sizes specified in crSpec[R] and crSpec[C] and the size of the container. The result is stored in crSize[R] and crSize[C].
      Parameters:
      container - container using this TableLayout
    • assignAbsoluteSize

      protected int assignAbsoluteSize(int z, int availableSize)
      Assigns absolute sizes.
      Parameters:
      z - indicates row or column
      availableSize - amount of space available in the container
      Returns:
      the amount of space available after absolute crs have been assigned sizes
    • assignRelativeSize

      protected int assignRelativeSize(int z, int availableSize)
      Assigns relative sizes.
      Parameters:
      z - indicates row or column
      availableSize - amount of space available in the container
      Returns:
      the amount of space available after relative crs have been assigned sizes
    • assignFillSize

      protected void assignFillSize(int z, int availableSize)
      Assigns FILL sizes.
      Parameters:
      z - indicates row or column
      availableSize - amount of space available in the container
    • calculateOffset

      protected void calculateOffset(int z, Insets inset)
      Calculates the offset of each cr.
      Parameters:
      z - indicates row or column
    • assignPrefMinSize

      protected int assignPrefMinSize(int z, int availableSize, double typeOfSize)
      Assigned sizes to preferred and minimum size columns and rows. This reduces the available width and height. Minimum widths/heights must be calculated first because they affect preferred widths/heights, but not vice versa. The end result is that any component contained wholly or partly in a column/row of minimum/preferred width or height will get at least its minimum/preferred width or height, respectively.
      Parameters:
      z - indicates row or column
      availableSize - amount of space available in the container
      typeOfSize - indicates preferred or minimum
      Returns:
      the amount of space available after absolute crs have been assigned sizes
    • layoutContainer

      public void layoutContainer(Container container)
      To lay out the specified container using this layout. This method reshapes the components in the specified target container in order to satisfy the constraints of all components.

      User code should not have to call this method directly.

      Specified by:
      layoutContainer in interface LayoutManager
      Parameters:
      container - container being served by this layout manager
    • getComponentOrientation

      protected ComponentOrientation getComponentOrientation(Container container)
      Gets the container's component orientation. If a JDK that does not support component orientation is being used, then null is returned.
      Parameters:
      container - Container whose orientation is being queried
      Returns:
      the container's orientation or null if no orientation is supported
    • calculateSizeAndOffset

      protected int[] calculateSizeAndOffset(TableLayout.Entry entry, int preferredSize, boolean isColumn)
      Calculates the vertical/horizontal offset and size of a component.
      Parameters:
      entry - entry containing component and contraints
      preferredSize - previously calculated preferred width/height of component
      isColumn - if true, this method is being called to calculate the offset/size of a column. if false,... of a row.
      Returns:
      an array, a, of two integers such that a[0] is the offset and a[1] is the size
    • preferredLayoutSize

      public Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container container)
      Determines the preferred size of the container argument using this layout. The preferred size is the smallest size that, if used for the container's size, will ensure that all components are at least as large as their preferred size. This method cannot guarantee that all components will be their preferred size. For example, if component A and component B are each allocated half of the container's width and component A wants to be 10 pixels wide while component B wants to be 100 pixels wide, they cannot both be accommodated. Since in general components would rather be larger than their preferred size instead of smaller, component B's request will be fulfilled. The preferred size of the container would be 200 pixels.
      Specified by:
      preferredLayoutSize in interface LayoutManager
      Parameters:
      container - container being served by this layout manager
      Returns:
      a dimension indicating the container's preferred size
    • minimumLayoutSize

      public Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container container)
      Determines the minimum size of the container argument using this layout. The minimum size is the smallest size that, if used for the container's size, will ensure that all components are at least as large as their minimum size. This method cannot guarantee that all components will be their minimum size. For example, if component A and component B are each allocated half of the container's width and component A wants to be 10 pixels wide while component B wants to be 100 pixels wide, they cannot both be accommodated. Since in general components rather be larger than their minimum size instead of smaller, component B's request will be fulfilled. The minimum size of the container would be 200 pixels.
      Specified by:
      minimumLayoutSize in interface LayoutManager
      Parameters:
      container - container being served by this layout manager
      Returns:
      a dimension indicating the container's minimum size
    • calculateLayoutSize

      protected Dimension calculateLayoutSize(Container container, double typeOfSize)
      Calculates the preferred or minimum size for the methods preferredLayoutSize and minimumLayoutSize.
      Parameters:
      container - container whose size is being calculated
      typeOfSize - indicates preferred or minimum
      Returns:
      a dimension indicating the container's preferred or minimum size
    • calculateLayoutSize

      protected int calculateLayoutSize(Container container, int z, double typeOfSize, TableLayout.Entry[] entryList, Dimension[] prefMinSize)
      Calculates the preferred or minimum size for the method calculateLayoutSize(Container container, double typeOfSize). This method is passed the preferred/minimum sizes of the components so that the potentially expensive methods getPreferredSize()/getMinimumSize() are not called twice for the same component.
      Parameters:
      container - container whose size is being calculated
      z - indicates row or column
      typeOfSize - indicates preferred or minimum
      entryList - list of Entry objects
      prefMinSize - list of preferred or minimum sizes
      Returns:
      a dimension indicating the container's preferred or minimum size
    • addLayoutComponent

      public void addLayoutComponent(String name, Component component)
      Adds the specified component with the specified name to the layout.
      Specified by:
      addLayoutComponent in interface LayoutManager
      Parameters:
      name - indicates entry's position and anchor
      component - component to add
    • addLayoutComponent

      public void addLayoutComponent(Component component, Object constraint)
      Adds the specified component with the specified name to the layout.
      Specified by:
      addLayoutComponent in interface LayoutManager2
      Parameters:
      component - component to add
      constraint - indicates entry's position and alignment
    • removeLayoutComponent

      public void removeLayoutComponent(Component component)
      Removes the specified component from the layout.
      Specified by:
      removeLayoutComponent in interface LayoutManager
      Parameters:
      component - component being removed
    • maximumLayoutSize

      public Dimension maximumLayoutSize(Container target)
      Returns the maximum dimensions for this layout given the components in the specified target container.
      Specified by:
      maximumLayoutSize in interface LayoutManager2
      Parameters:
      target - the component which needs to be laid out
      Returns:
      unconditionally, a Dimension of Integer.MAX_VALUE by Integer.MAX_VALUE since TableLayout does not limit the maximum size of a container
    • getLayoutAlignmentX

      public float getLayoutAlignmentX(Container 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.
      Specified by:
      getLayoutAlignmentX in interface LayoutManager2
      Returns:
      unconditionally, 0.5
    • getLayoutAlignmentY

      public float getLayoutAlignmentY(Container 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.
      Specified by:
      getLayoutAlignmentY in interface LayoutManager2
      Returns:
      unconditionally, 0.5
    • invalidateLayout

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