JFC Swing Tutorial, The: A Guide to Constructing GUIs

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/layout/index.html This chapter tells you how to use layout managers, which are objects that control the size and position of components in a container. It also...

Several AWT and Swing classes provide layout managers for general use: BorderLayoutBoxLayoutCardLayoutFlowLayoutGridBagLayoutGridLayoutSpringLayout This section shows example GUIs that use these layout managers and tells you where to...

A layout manager is an object that implements the LayoutManager interface[2] and determines the size and position of the components within a container.[3] Although components...

Here's an example of a layout management sequence for a frame (JFrame). After the GUI is constructed, the pack method is invoked on the JFrame. This...

Note: Before you start creating a custom layout manager, make sure that no existing one will work. Layout managers such as GridBagLayout, SpringLayout, and BoxLayout...

Although you can do without one, you should use a layout manager if at all possible. A layout manager makes it easier to adjust to...

This chapter gave you the information you need to choose a layout manager and to work with layout managers, in general. It also told you...

Questions In each of the following questions, choose the layout manager(s) most naturally suited for the described layout. Assume that the container controlled by the layout...

You can find source files for all the examples from this chapter on the CD and online: JavaTutorial/uiswing/layout/example-1dot4/index.html http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/layout/example-1dot4/index.html The preceding URLs take you to an index that...