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/*
* @(#)LayoutManager2.java 1.5 97/02/12
*
* Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. 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.
*
* SUN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE
* SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
* PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SUN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES
* SUFFERED BY LICENSEE AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING
* THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS DERIVATIVES.
*
* CopyrightVersion 1.1_beta
*
*/
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 1.5, 02/12/97
* @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);
}