OverlayLayout (JCommon Class Library (version 1.0.16))

Class OverlayLayout

public final class OverlayLayout extends Object implements LayoutManager

A simple layoutmanager to overlay all components of a parent.

This layout manager acts similiar to the card layout, but all childs of the parent band have the same size and all childs can be visible at the same time.

Author: Thomas Morgner

Constructor Summary
	OverlayLayout(boolean ignoreInvisible) Creates a new instance.
	OverlayLayout() DefaultConstructor.

Constructor Summary

OverlayLayout(boolean ignoreInvisible)

Creates a new instance.

OverlayLayout()

DefaultConstructor.

Method Summary
void	addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp) If the layout manager uses a per-component string, adds the component `comp` to the layout, associating it with the string specified by `name`.
void	layoutContainer(Container parent) Lays out the specified container.
Dimension	minimumLayoutSize(Container parent) Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified container, given the components it contains.
Dimension	preferredLayoutSize(Container parent) Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified container, given the components it contains.
void	removeLayoutComponent(Component comp) Removes the specified component from the layout.

Method Summary

void

addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp)

If the layout manager uses a per-component string, adds the component comp to the layout, associating it with the string specified by name.

void

layoutContainer(Container parent)

Lays out the specified container.

Dimension

minimumLayoutSize(Container parent)

Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified container, given the components it contains.

Dimension

preferredLayoutSize(Container parent)

Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified container, given the components it contains.

void

removeLayoutComponent(Component comp)

Removes the specified component from the layout.

Constructor Detail

OverlayLayout

Creates a new instance.

Parameters: ignoreInvisible whether to ignore invisible components when computing the layout.

OverlayLayout

Method Detail

addLayoutComponent

If the layout manager uses a per-component string, adds the component comp to the layout, associating it with the string specified by name.

Parameters: name the string to be associated with the component comp the component to be added

layoutContainer

Lays out the specified container.

Parameters: parent the container to be laid out

minimumLayoutSize

Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified container, given the components it contains.

Parameters: parent the component to be laid out

Returns: the minimum size computed for the parent.