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Layouts in Unit 5

The document discusses Java layout managers. It explains that a layout manager arranges components within a container and is set using the setLayout() method. The key layout managers covered are FlowLayout, BorderLayout, and GridLayout. FlowLayout positions components left-to-right, top-to-bottom. BorderLayout divides the container into five regions. GridLayout divides the container evenly into rows and columns specified in the constructor. Examples are provided for each layout.

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Layouts in Unit 5

The document discusses Java layout managers. It explains that a layout manager arranges components within a container and is set using the setLayout() method. The key layout managers covered are FlowLayout, BorderLayout, and GridLayout. FlowLayout positions components left-to-right, top-to-bottom. BorderLayout divides the container into five regions. GridLayout divides the container evenly into rows and columns specified in the constructor. Examples are provided for each layout.

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LAYOUTS

• Layout manager arranges your components within a


window.

• Each container object has a layout manager


associated with it.

• A layout manager is an instance of class that


implements the LayoutManager interface.

• The layout manager is set by the setLayout() method.


– Syntax: void setLayout(LayoutManager obj);

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• Each layout manager keeps track of a list of
components that are stored by their names.

• Each component that is being managed by a


layout manager contains the
getPreferredSize() and getMinimumSize()
methods.

• These methods return the preferred and


minimum size required to display each
component.
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Layout Manager classes

LayoutManager class Description

FlowLayout Flow layout positions components left to right,


top to bottom.

BorderLayout Border layouts use five components: North,


South, East, West, and Center

GridLayout Grid layout displays components in a two-


dimensional grid.

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FlowLayout
• The default layout for a Panel/Frame is
FlowLayout.

• Use add(component); to add to a component


when using a FlowLayout.

• Exact layout depends on size of Applet.

• Components are made as small as possible.


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FlowLayout
• Arranges the components in left to right, top to
bottom fashion.

• Constructors:
public FlowLayout ()
public FlowLayout (int alignment)
public FlowLayout (int alignment, int H_Gap, int
V_Gap)

• Alignments are specified as: FlowLayout.LEFT ;


FlowLayout.RIGHT & FlowLayout.CENTER.

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example: FlowLayout
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
public class FlowLayoutExample
extends Applet {
public void init () {
setLayout (new FlowLayout ());
// default
add (new Button ("One"));
add (new Button ("Two"));
add (new Button ("Three"));
add (new Button ("Four"));
add (new Button ("Five"));
add (new Button ("Six"));
}
}

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BORDER LAYOUT
• It divides the container into 5 regions
( NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST and
CENTER).

• It is the default layout manager for


Window. public BorderLayout().

• To add a component at a specific region,


following method is used:
public void add ( Component c, int
Region) ;

• Example: Button btn = new


Button(“OK”); frm.add( btn,
BorderLayout.EAST);

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Example: BorderLayout
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;

public class BorderLayoutExample extends Applet {


public void init () {
setLayout (new BorderLayout());
add(new Button("One"), BorderLayout.NORTH);
add(new Button("Two"), BorderLayout.WEST);
add(new Button("Three"),
BorderLayout.CENTER);
add(new Button("Four"), BorderLayout.EAST);
add(new Button("Five"), BorderLayout.SOUTH);
add(new Button("Six"), BorderLayout.SOUTH);
}
}

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GRID LAYOUT
• The GridLayout manager divides the
container up into a given number of rows and
columns:
new GridLayout(rows, columns)

• All sections of the grid are equally sized and as


large as possible

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Example: Grid Layout
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
public class GridLayoutExample
extends Applet {
public void init () {
setLayout(new GridLayout(2,
3));
add(new Button("One"));
add(new Button("Two"));
add(new Button("Three"));
add(new Button("Four"));
add(new Button("Five"));
}
}

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Other layout managers
Layout manager class Description

CardLayout Card layouts emulate index cards. Only the one on


top is showing.

GridBagLayout Lays different size components within a


flexible grid.

BoxLayout Lays out components vertically or


horizontally with a box.

SpringLayout Lays out components subject to a set of


constraints.

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