biz.chitec.quarterback.swing
Class GBC

java.lang.Object
  java.awt.GridBagConstraints
      biz.chitec.quarterback.swing.GBC

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

public class GBC

extends java.awt.GridBagConstraints

Convenience class with astatic method to create GridBagConstraints and several predefined GridBagConstraints objects.

Version:

$Id: ad526bd950b552b73c8cdc0a5338308d2c0707df $

Author:

Dirk Hillbrecht 1997-2000, chitec/Dirk Hillbrecht 2000-2001,2003. Distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPL.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	c Generic GridBagConstraints instance to be used as abbrevation for the full class name.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	elemC One-cell-element without expanding, west-oriented.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	elemcenteredC One-cell-element without expanding, centered.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	expandingtableC Last-cell-element, centerized and expanding in both directions.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	expandingverticalC Last-cell-element, centerized and vertically expanding.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	expandingverticalupperC Last-cell-element, upper-center anchored and vertically expanding.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	fillC One-cell-element without expanding but filling the rectangle, centered.
static java.awt.GridBagLayout	gbl Layout manager that can also be used outside
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	horizelemC One-cell-element, expanding horizontally, west-oriented.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	horizelemcenteredC One-cell-element, expanding horizontally, centered.
static java.awt.Insets	myinsets Standard insets (1,2,1,2)
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	nonlastexpandingtableC Not last-cell-element, centerized and expanding in both directions.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	relemC Last-cell-element without expanding, west-oriented.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	relemcenteredC Last-cell-element without expanding, centered.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	rfillC Last-cell-element without expanding but filling the rectangle, centered.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	rhorizelemC Last-cell-element expanding horizontally, west-oriented.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	rhorizelemcenteredC Last-cell-element expanding horizontally, centered.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	rnorthwestfillC Last-cell-element without expanding but filling the rectangle, content is north-west-oriented.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	separatorHC Horizontal line with additional free space around.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	separatorVC Vertical line with additional free space around.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	singlecenterC Singular element centered into its container both not expanding.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	spacefillingC Last-cell-element, centerized and expanding in both directions, no insets.

Fields inherited from class java.awt.GridBagConstraints

anchor, BOTH, CENTER, EAST, fill, FIRST_LINE_END, FIRST_LINE_START, gridheight, gridwidth, gridx, gridy, HORIZONTAL, insets, ipadx, ipady, LAST_LINE_END, LAST_LINE_START, LINE_END, LINE_START, NONE, NORTH, NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST, PAGE_END, PAGE_START, RELATIVE, REMAINDER, SOUTH, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST, VERTICAL, weightx, weighty, WEST

Constructor Summary

private

GBC() Fully-static object.

Method Summary

static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	copy(java.awt.GridBagConstraints orig)
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	makeGBC(int gridwidth, int gridheight, int fill, java.awt.Insets insets, int anchor, int weightx, int weighty) Create GridBagConstraints only with the more important parameters.
static java.awt.GridBagConstraints	makeGBC(int gridx, int gridy, int gridwidth, int gridheight, int fill, int ipadx, int ipady, java.awt.Insets insets, int anchor, int weightx, int weighty) Create GridBagConstraints.
static javax.swing.JPanel	packedPanel(java.awt.Component c) Returns panel which contains given Component centered and without expansion.

Methods inherited from class java.awt.GridBagConstraints

clone

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

gbl

public static final java.awt.GridBagLayout gbl

Layout manager that can also be used outside

myinsets

public static final java.awt.Insets myinsets

Standard insets (1,2,1,2)

c

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints c

Generic GridBagConstraints instance to be used as abbrevation for the full class name.

elemC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints elemC

One-cell-element without expanding, west-oriented.

elemcenteredC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints elemcenteredC

One-cell-element without expanding, centered.

horizelemC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints horizelemC

One-cell-element, expanding horizontally, west-oriented.

horizelemcenteredC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints horizelemcenteredC

One-cell-element, expanding horizontally, centered.

relemC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints relemC

Last-cell-element without expanding, west-oriented.

relemcenteredC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints relemcenteredC

Last-cell-element without expanding, centered.

fillC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints fillC

One-cell-element without expanding but filling the rectangle, centered.

rfillC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints rfillC

Last-cell-element without expanding but filling the rectangle, centered.

rnorthwestfillC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints rnorthwestfillC

Last-cell-element without expanding but filling the rectangle, content is north-west-oriented.

rhorizelemC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints rhorizelemC

Last-cell-element expanding horizontally, west-oriented.

rhorizelemcenteredC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints rhorizelemcenteredC

Last-cell-element expanding horizontally, centered.

expandingtableC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints expandingtableC

Last-cell-element, centerized and expanding in both directions.

spacefillingC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints spacefillingC

Last-cell-element, centerized and expanding in both directions, no insets.

nonlastexpandingtableC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints nonlastexpandingtableC

Not last-cell-element, centerized and expanding in both directions.

expandingverticalC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints expandingverticalC

Last-cell-element, centerized and vertically expanding.

expandingverticalupperC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints expandingverticalupperC

Last-cell-element, upper-center anchored and vertically expanding.

separatorHC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints separatorHC

Horizontal line with additional free space around.

separatorVC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints separatorVC

Vertical line with additional free space around.

singlecenterC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints singlecenterC

Singular element centered into its container both not expanding.

Constructor Detail

GBC

private GBC()

Fully-static object.

Method Detail

makeGBC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints makeGBC(int gridx,
                                                        int gridy,
                                                        int gridwidth,
                                                        int gridheight,
                                                        int fill,
                                                        int ipadx,
                                                        int ipady,
                                                        java.awt.Insets insets,
                                                        int anchor,
                                                        int weightx,
                                                        int weighty)

Create GridBagConstraints. Straight forward. Passed insets can be null, in which case they are not put into the constraints.

makeGBC

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints makeGBC(int gridwidth,
                                                        int gridheight,
                                                        int fill,
                                                        java.awt.Insets insets,
                                                        int anchor,
                                                        int weightx,
                                                        int weighty)

Create GridBagConstraints only with the more important parameters. Position is set relative, padding to (0,0).

copy

public static final java.awt.GridBagConstraints copy(java.awt.GridBagConstraints orig)

packedPanel

public static final javax.swing.JPanel packedPanel(java.awt.Component c)

Returns panel which contains given Component centered and without expansion.