org.jfree.ui

Class OverlayLayout

java.lang.Object

org.jfree.ui.OverlayLayout

All Implemented Interfaces:

LayoutManager

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

Constructors

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

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

OverlayLayout

public OverlayLayout(boolean ignoreInvisible)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

ignoreInvisible - whether to ignore invisible components when computing the layout.

OverlayLayout

public OverlayLayout()

DefaultConstructor.

Method Detail

addLayoutComponent

public 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.

Specified by:

addLayoutComponent in interface LayoutManager

Parameters:

name - the string to be associated with the component

comp - the component to be added

removeLayoutComponent

public void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp)

Removes the specified component from the layout.

Specified by:

removeLayoutComponent in interface LayoutManager

Parameters:

comp - the component to be removed

layoutContainer

public void layoutContainer(Container parent)

Lays out the specified container.

Specified by:

layoutContainer in interface LayoutManager

Parameters:

parent - the container to be laid out

minimumLayoutSize

public Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent)

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

Specified by:

minimumLayoutSize in interface LayoutManager

Parameters:

parent - the component to be laid out

Returns:

the minimum size computed for the parent.

See Also:

preferredLayoutSize(java.awt.Container)

preferredLayoutSize

public Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent)

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

Specified by:

preferredLayoutSize in interface LayoutManager

Parameters:

parent - the container to be laid out

Returns:

the preferred size computed for the parent.

See Also:

minimumLayoutSize(java.awt.Container)