Class 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 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