matthew.awt
Class StrutLayout.StrutConstraint

java.lang.Object
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  +--matthew.awt.StrutLayout.StrutConstraint
public static final class StrutLayout.StrutConstraint
extends java.lang.Object

Represents a strut constraint placed on the location of a component. Each component has nine logical connector points which may be connected by struts to other components.

Each strut goes from a parent component to a child and has a set direction and length.

Example: 

panel.add (nameField, new StrutLayout.StrutConstraint
(nameLabel, StrutLayout.MID_RIGHT, StrutLayout.MID_LEFT,
StrutLayout.EAST));

See Also:
StrutLayout.addLayoutComponent(java.awt.Component, java.lang.Object), StrutLayout.Strut

Field Summary
 int direction
           
 int fromConnector
           
 int length
           
 java.awt.Component parent
           
 int toConnector
           
 
Constructor Summary
StrutLayout.StrutConstraint(java.awt.Component parent, int fromConnector, int toConnector, int direction)
          Create a strut between connection points on a parent and a child component.
StrutLayout.StrutConstraint(java.awt.Component parent, int fromConnector, int toConnector, int direction, int length)
          Create a strut between connection points on a parent and a child component.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
, clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

parent

public java.awt.Component parent

fromConnector

public int fromConnector

toConnector

public int toConnector

length

public int length

direction

public int direction
Constructor Detail

StrutLayout.StrutConstraint

public StrutLayout.StrutConstraint(java.awt.Component parent,
                                   int fromConnector,
                                   int toConnector,
                                   int direction,
                                   int length)
Create a strut between connection points on a parent and a child component.
Parameters:
parent - The component the connector starts from.
fromConnector - The connector point on the parent that the strut is connected to (eg. TOP_LEFT).
toConnector - The connector point on the child that the strut is connected to (eg. TOP_RIGHT).
direction - The direction that the strut points (eg. NORTH).
length - The length (in pixels) of the strut along the x and/or y axes. Thus a NORTH_WEST strut of length 5 will actually extend 7 pixels diagonally, while a NORTH strut will extend 5 pixels vertically.
See Also:
StrutLayout.StrutConstraint#StrutConstraint(java.awt.Component, int, int, int), StrutLayout.VectorConstraint, StrutLayout.TOP_LEFT, StrutLayout.MID_TOP, StrutLayout.TOP_RIGHT, StrutLayout.MID_RIGHT, StrutLayout.BOTTOM_RIGHT, StrutLayout.MID_BOTTOM, StrutLayout.BOTTOM_LEFT, StrutLayout.MID_LEFT, StrutLayout.CENTER, StrutLayout.NORTH, StrutLayout.SOUTH, StrutLayout.EAST, StrutLayout.WEST, StrutLayout.NORTH_WEST, StrutLayout.NORTH_EAST, StrutLayout.SOUTH_WEST, StrutLayout.SOUTH_EAST

StrutLayout.StrutConstraint

public StrutLayout.StrutConstraint(java.awt.Component parent,
                                   int fromConnector,
                                   int toConnector,
                                   int direction)
Create a strut between connection points on a parent and a child component. The horizontal and/or vertical lengths of the strut are set to the default defined by getDefaultStrutLength().
Parameters:
parent - The component the connector starts from.
fromConnector - The connector point on the parent component that the strut is connected to (eg. TOP_LEFT).
toConnector - The connector point on the child component that the strut is connected to (eg. TOP_RIGHT).
direction - The direction that the strut extends (eg. SOUTH).
See Also:
StrutLayout.StrutConstraint#StrutConstraint(java.awt.Component, int, int, int, int), StrutLayout.getDefaultStrutLength(), StrutLayout.VectorConstraint, StrutLayout.TOP_LEFT, StrutLayout.MID_TOP, StrutLayout.TOP_RIGHT, StrutLayout.MID_RIGHT, StrutLayout.BOTTOM_RIGHT, StrutLayout.MID_BOTTOM, StrutLayout.BOTTOM_LEFT, StrutLayout.MID_LEFT, StrutLayout.CENTER, StrutLayout.NORTH, StrutLayout.SOUTH, StrutLayout.EAST, StrutLayout.WEST, StrutLayout.NORTH_WEST, StrutLayout.NORTH_EAST, StrutLayout.SOUTH_WEST, StrutLayout.SOUTH_EAST