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- /*
- * @(#)LayoutManager2.java 1.7 98/03/18
- *
- * Copyright 1996, 1997 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
- * 901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California, 94303, U.S.A.
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is the confidential and proprietary information
- * of Sun Microsystems, Inc. ("Confidential Information"). You
- * shall not disclose such Confidential Information and shall use
- * it only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement
- * you entered into with Sun.
- */
- package java.awt;
-
- /**
- * Defines an interface for classes that know how to layout Containers
- * based on a layout constraints object.
- *
- * This interface extends the LayoutManager interface to deal with layouts
- * explicitly in terms of constraint objects that specify how and where
- * components should be added to the layout.
- * <p>
- * This minimal extension to LayoutManager is intended for tool
- * providers who wish to the creation of constraint-based layouts.
- * It does not yet provide full, general support for custom
- * constraint-based layout managers.
- *
- * @see LayoutManager
- * @see Container
- *
- * @version 1.7, 03/18/98
- * @author Jonni Kanerva
- */
- public interface LayoutManager2 extends LayoutManager {
-
- /**
- * Adds the specified component to the layout, using the specified
- * constraint object.
- * @param comp the component to be added
- * @param constraints where/how the component is added to the layout.
- */
- void addLayoutComponent(Component comp, Object constraints);
-
- /**
- * Returns the maximum size of this component.
- * @see java.awt.Component#getMinimumSize()
- * @see java.awt.Component#getPreferredSize()
- * @see LayoutManager
- */
- public Dimension maximumLayoutSize(Container target);
-
- /**
- * Returns the alignment along the x axis. This specifies how
- * the component would like to be aligned relative to other
- * components. The value should be a number between 0 and 1
- * where 0 represents alignment along the origin, 1 is aligned
- * the furthest away from the origin, 0.5 is centered, etc.
- */
- public float getLayoutAlignmentX(Container target);
-
- /**
- * Returns the alignment along the y axis. This specifies how
- * the component would like to be aligned relative to other
- * components. The value should be a number between 0 and 1
- * where 0 represents alignment along the origin, 1 is aligned
- * the furthest away from the origin, 0.5 is centered, etc.
- */
- public float getLayoutAlignmentY(Container target);
-
- /**
- * Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager
- * has cached information it should be discarded.
- */
- public void invalidateLayout(Container target);
-
- }
-