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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2004 David Flanagan.  All rights reserved.
 * This code is from the book Java Examples in a Nutshell, 3nd Edition.
 * It is provided AS-IS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY either expressed or implied.
 * You may study, use, and modify it for any non-commercial purpose,
 * including teaching and use in open-source projects.
 * You may distribute it non-commercially as long as you retain this notice.
 * For a commercial use license, or to purchase the book, 
 * please visit http://www.davidflanagan.com/javaexamples3.
 */

import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Insets;
import java.awt.LayoutManager2;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

/**
 * This LayoutManager arranges the components into a column. Components are
 * always given their preferred size.
 * 
 * When you create a ColumnLayout, you may specify four values: margin_height --
 * how much space to leave on top and bottom margin_width -- how much space to
 * leave on left and right spacing -- how much vertical space to leave between
 * items alignment -- the horizontal position of the components:
 * ColumnLayout.LEFT -- left-justify the components ColumnLayout.CENTER --
 * horizontally center the components ColumnLayout.RIGHT -- right-justify the
 * components
 * 
 * You never call the methods of a ColumnLayout object. Just create one and make
 * it the layout manager for your container by passing it to the addLayout()
 * method of the Container object.
 */
public class ColumnLayout implements LayoutManager2 {
  protected int margin_height;

  protected int margin_width;

  protected int spacing;

  protected int alignment;

  // Constants for the alignment argument to the constructor.
  public static final int LEFT = 0;

  public static final int CENTER = 1;

  public static final int RIGHT = 2;

  /** The constructor. See comment above for meanings of these arguments */
  public ColumnLayout(int margin_height, int margin_width, int spacing, int alignment) {
    this.margin_height = margin_height;
    this.margin_width = margin_width;
    this.spacing = spacing;
    this.alignment = alignment;
  }

  /**
   * A default constructor that creates a ColumnLayout using 5-pixel margin
   * width and height, 5-pixel spacing, and left alignment
   */
  public ColumnLayout() {
    this(5, 5, 5, LEFT);
  }

  /**
   * The method that actually performs the layout. Called by the Container
   */
  public void layoutContainer(Container parent) {
    Insets insets = parent.getInsets();
    Dimension parent_size = parent.getSize();
    Component kid;
    int nkids = parent.getComponentCount();
    int x0 = insets.left + margin_width; // The base X position
    int x;
    int y = insets.top + margin_height; // Start at the top of the column

    for (int i = 0; i < nkids; i++) { // Loop through the kids
      kid = parent.getComponent(i); // Get the kid
      if (!kid.isVisible())
        continue; // Skip hidden ones
      Dimension pref = kid.getPreferredSize(); // How big is it?
      switch (alignment) { // Compute X coordinate
      default:
      case LEFT:
        x = x0;
        break;
      case CENTER:
        x = (parent_size.width - pref.width) / 2;
        break;
      case RIGHT:
        x = parent_size.width - insets.right - margin_width - pref.width;
        break;
      }
      // Set the size and position of this kid
      kid.setBounds(x, y, pref.width, pref.height);
      y += pref.height + spacing; // Get Y position of the next one
    }
  }

  /** The Container calls this to find out how big the layout should to be */
  public Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent) {
    return layoutSize(parent, 1);
  }

  /** The Container calls this to find out how big the layout must be */
  public Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent) {
    return layoutSize(parent, 2);
  }

  /** The Container calls this to find out how big the layout can be */
  public Dimension maximumLayoutSize(Container parent) {
    return layoutSize(parent, 3);
  }

  // Compute min, max, or preferred size of all the visible children
  protected Dimension layoutSize(Container parent, int sizetype) {
    int nkids = parent.getComponentCount();
    Dimension size = new Dimension(0, 0);
    Insets insets = parent.getInsets();
    int num_visible_kids = 0;

    // Compute maximum width and total height of all visible kids
    for (int i = 0; i < nkids; i++) {
      Component kid = parent.getComponent(i);
      Dimension d;
      if (!kid.isVisible())
        continue;
      num_visible_kids++;
      if (sizetype == 1)
        d = kid.getPreferredSize();
      else if (sizetype == 2)
        d = kid.getMinimumSize();
      else
        d = kid.getMaximumSize();
      if (d.width > size.width)
        size.width = d.width;
      size.height += d.height;
    }

    // Now add in margins and stuff
    size.width += insets.left + insets.right + 2 * margin_width;
    size.height += insets.top + insets.bottom + 2 * margin_height;
    if (num_visible_kids > 1)
      size.height += (num_visible_kids - 1) * spacing;
    return size;
  }

  // Other LayoutManager(2) methods that are unused by this class
  public void addLayoutComponent(String constraint, Component comp) {
  }

  public void addLayoutComponent(Component comp, Object constraint) {
  }

  public void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp) {
  }

  public void invalidateLayout(Container parent) {
  }

  public float getLayoutAlignmentX(Container parent) {
    return 0.5f;
  }

  public float getLayoutAlignmentY(Container parent) {
    return 0.5f;
  }
}

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2004 David Flanagan. All rights reserved. This code is from the
 * book Java Examples in a Nutshell, 3nd Edition. It is provided AS-IS, WITHOUT
 * ANY WARRANTY either expressed or implied. You may study, use, and modify it
 * for any non-commercial purpose, including teaching and use in open-source
 * projects. You may distribute it non-commercially as long as you retain this
 * notice. For a commercial use license, or to purchase the book, please visit
 * http://www.davidflanagan.com/javaexamples3.
 */
class ColumnLayoutPane extends JPanel {
  public ColumnLayoutPane() {
    // Specify a ColumnLayout LayoutManager, with right alignment
    this.setLayout(new ColumnLayout(5, 5, 10, ColumnLayout.RIGHT));

    // Create some buttons and set their sizes and positions explicitly
    for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
      int pointsize = 8 + i * 2;
      JButton b = new JButton("Point size " + pointsize);
      b.setFont(new Font("helvetica", Font.BOLD, pointsize));
      this.add(b);
    }
  }
}








14.97.Custom Layout
14.97.1.Custom Layout: DiagonalLayoutCustom Layout: DiagonalLayout
14.97.2.GraphPaperLayout implements LayoutManager2
14.97.3.Circle Layout
14.97.4.This LayoutManager arranges the components into a column. Components are always given their preferred size
14.97.5.Compents are laid out in a circle.
14.97.6.Specialised layout manager for a grid of components.
14.97.7.Stack Layout, uses an orientation to determine if the contents should be arranged horizontally or vertically.
14.97.8.A layout manager that displays a single component in the center of its container.
14.97.9.A simple layoutmanager to overlay all components of a parent.
14.97.10.A layout manager that lays out components along a central axis
14.97.11.Wrapper Layout
14.97.12.Center Layout
14.97.13.DividerLayout is layout that divides two components with the column of actions
14.97.14.X Y Layout