| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.applet | Provides the classes necessary to create an applet and the classes an applet
uses to communicate with its applet context. | 
| java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user
interfaces and for painting graphics and images. | 
| java.awt.event | Provides interfaces and classes for dealing with different
types of events fired by AWT components. | 
| java.beans.beancontext | Provides classes and interfaces relating to bean context. | 
| javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight"
(all-Java language) components that,
to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms. | 
| javax.swing.colorchooser | Contains classes and interfaces used by the  JColorChoosercomponent. | 
| javax.swing.event | Provides for events fired by Swing components. | 
| javax.swing.plaf.basic | Provides user interface objects built according to the
Basic look and feel. | 
| javax.swing.plaf.metal | Provides user interface objects built according to
the Java look and feel (once codenamed Metal),
which is the default look and feel. | 
| javax.swing.plaf.synth | 
 Synth is a skinnable look and feel in which all painting is
 delegated. | 
| javax.swing.table | Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with
 javax.swing.JTable. | 
| javax.swing.text | Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable
and noneditable text components. | 
| javax.swing.tree | Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with
 javax.swing.JTree. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | Applet An applet is a small program that is intended not to be run on
 its own, but rather to be embedded inside another application. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | Dialog A Dialog is a top-level window with a title and a border
 that is typically used to take some form of input from the user. | |
| class  | FileDialog The  FileDialogclass displays a dialog window
 from which the user can select a file. | |
| class  | Frame A  Frameis a top-level window with a title and a border. | |
| class  | Panel Panelis the simplest container class. | |
| class  | ScrollPane A container class which implements automatic horizontal and/or
 vertical scrolling for a single child component. | |
| class  | Window A  Windowobject is a top-level window with no borders and no
 menubar. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Container  | KeyboardFocusManager. getCurrentFocusCycleRoot ()Returns the current focus cycle root, if the current focus cycle root is
 in the same context as the calling thread. | |
| Container  | Component. getFocusCycleRootAncestor ()Returns the Container which is the focus cycle root of this Component's
 focus traversal cycle. | |
| Container  | Window. getFocusCycleRootAncestor ()Always returns  nullbecause Windows have no ancestors; they
 represent the top of the Component hierarchy. | |
| protected Container  | KeyboardFocusManager. getGlobalCurrentFocusCycleRoot ()Returns the current focus cycle root, even if the calling thread is in a
 different context than the current focus cycle root. | |
| protected static Container  | Toolkit. getNativeContainer (Component c)Give native peers the ability to query the native container
 given a native component (eg the direct parent may be lightweight). | |
| Container  | Component. getParent ()Gets the parent of this component. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| protected void | GridBagLayout. arrangeGrid (Container parent)Lays out the grid. | |
| protected void | GridBagLayout. ArrangeGrid (Container parent)This method is obsolete and supplied for backwards
 compatibility only; new code should call  arrangeGridinstead. | |
| void | DefaultKeyboardFocusManager. downFocusCycle (Container aContainer)Moves the focus down one focus traversal cycle. | |
| abstract void | KeyboardFocusManager. downFocusCycle (Container aContainer)Moves the focus down one focus traversal cycle. | |
| void | CardLayout. first (Container parent)Flips to the first card of the container. | |
| Component  | ContainerOrderFocusTraversalPolicy. getComponentAfter (Container aContainer,
 Component aComponent)Returns the Component that should receive the focus after aComponent. | |
| abstract Component  | FocusTraversalPolicy. getComponentAfter (Container aContainer,
 Component aComponent)Returns the Component that should receive the focus after aComponent. | |
| Component  | ContainerOrderFocusTraversalPolicy. getComponentBefore (Container aContainer,
 Component aComponent)Returns the Component that should receive the focus before aComponent. | |
| abstract Component  | FocusTraversalPolicy. getComponentBefore (Container aContainer,
 Component aComponent)Returns the Component that should receive the focus before aComponent. | |
| Component  | ContainerOrderFocusTraversalPolicy. getDefaultComponent (Container aContainer)Returns the default Component to focus. | |
| abstract Component  | FocusTraversalPolicy. getDefaultComponent (Container aContainer)Returns the default Component to focus. | |
| Component  | ContainerOrderFocusTraversalPolicy. getFirstComponent (Container aContainer)Returns the first Component in the traversal cycle. | |
| abstract Component  | FocusTraversalPolicy. getFirstComponent (Container aContainer)Returns the first Component in the traversal cycle. | |
| Component  | ContainerOrderFocusTraversalPolicy. getLastComponent (Container aContainer)Returns the last Component in the traversal cycle. | |
| abstract Component  | FocusTraversalPolicy. getLastComponent (Container aContainer)Returns the last Component in the traversal cycle. | |
| float | CardLayout. getLayoutAlignmentX (Container parent)Returns the alignment along the x axis. | |
| float | BorderLayout. getLayoutAlignmentX (Container parent)Returns the alignment along the x axis. | |
| float | LayoutManager2. getLayoutAlignmentX (Container target)Returns the alignment along the x axis. | |
| float | GridBagLayout. getLayoutAlignmentX (Container parent)Returns the alignment along the x axis. | |
| float | CardLayout. getLayoutAlignmentY (Container parent)Returns the alignment along the y axis. | |
| float | BorderLayout. getLayoutAlignmentY (Container parent)Returns the alignment along the y axis. | |
| float | LayoutManager2. getLayoutAlignmentY (Container target)Returns the alignment along the y axis. | |
| float | GridBagLayout. getLayoutAlignmentY (Container parent)Returns the alignment along the y axis. | |
| Component  | BorderLayout. getLayoutComponent (Container target,
 Object constraints)Returns the component that corresponds to the given constraint location
 based on the target  Container's component orientation. | |
| protected GridBagLayoutInfo  | GridBagLayout. getLayoutInfo (Container parent,
 int sizeflag)Fills in an instance of  GridBagLayoutInfofor the
 current set of managed children. | |
| protected GridBagLayoutInfo  | GridBagLayout. GetLayoutInfo (Container parent,
 int sizeflag)This method is obsolete and supplied for backwards
 compatibility only; new code should call  getLayoutInfoinstead. | |
| protected Dimension  | GridBagLayout. getMinSize (Container parent,
 GridBagLayoutInfo info)Figures out the minimum size of the
 parent based on the information from  getLayoutInfo. | |
| protected Dimension  | GridBagLayout. GetMinSize (Container parent,
 GridBagLayoutInfo info)This method is obsolete and supplied for backwards
 compatibility only; new code should call  getMinSizeinstead. | |
| void | CardLayout. invalidateLayout (Container target)Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager
 has cached information it should be discarded. | |
| void | BorderLayout. invalidateLayout (Container target)Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager
 has cached information it should be discarded. | |
| void | LayoutManager2. invalidateLayout (Container target)Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager
 has cached information it should be discarded. | |
| void | GridBagLayout. invalidateLayout (Container target)Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager
 has cached information it should be discarded. | |
| boolean | Component. isFocusCycleRoot (Container container)Returns whether the specified Container is the focus cycle root of this
 Component's focus traversal cycle. | |
| boolean | Container. isFocusCycleRoot (Container container)Returns whether the specified Container is the focus cycle root of this
 Container's focus traversal cycle. | |
| void | CardLayout. last (Container parent)Flips to the last card of the container. | |
| void | FlowLayout. layoutContainer (Container target)Lays out the container. | |
| void | CardLayout. layoutContainer (Container parent)Lays out the specified container using this card layout. | |
| void | GridLayout. layoutContainer (Container parent)Lays out the specified container using this layout. | |
| void | BorderLayout. layoutContainer (Container target)Lays out the container argument using this border layout. | |
| void | GridBagLayout. layoutContainer (Container parent)Lays out the specified container using this grid bag layout. | |
| void | LayoutManager. layoutContainer (Container parent)Lays out the specified container. | |
| Dimension  | CardLayout. maximumLayoutSize (Container target)Returns the maximum dimensions for this layout given the components
 in the specified target container. | |
| Dimension  | BorderLayout. maximumLayoutSize (Container target)Returns the maximum dimensions for this layout given the components
 in the specified target container. | |
| Dimension  | LayoutManager2. maximumLayoutSize (Container target)Calculates the maximum size dimensions for the specified container,
 given the components it contains. | |
| Dimension  | GridBagLayout. maximumLayoutSize (Container target)Returns the maximum dimensions for this layout given the components
 in the specified target container. | |
| Dimension  | FlowLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container target)Returns the minimum dimensions needed to layout the visible
 components contained in the specified target container. | |
| Dimension  | CardLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container parent)Calculates the minimum size for the specified panel. | |
| Dimension  | GridLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container parent)Determines the minimum size of the container argument using this
 grid layout. | |
| Dimension  | BorderLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container target)Determines the minimum size of the  targetcontainer
 using this layout manager. | |
| Dimension  | GridBagLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container parent)Determines the minimum size of the  parentcontainer
 using this grid bag layout. | |
| Dimension  | LayoutManager. minimumLayoutSize (Container parent)Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified
 container, given the components it contains. | |
| void | CardLayout. next (Container parent)Flips to the next card of the specified container. | |
| Dimension  | FlowLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container target)Returns the preferred dimensions for this layout given the
 visible components in the specified target container. | |
| Dimension  | CardLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container parent)Determines the preferred size of the container argument using
 this card layout. | |
| Dimension  | GridLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container parent)Determines the preferred size of the container argument using
 this grid layout. | |
| Dimension  | BorderLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container target)Determines the preferred size of the  targetcontainer using this layout manager, based on the components
 in the container. | |
| Dimension  | GridBagLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container parent)Determines the preferred size of the  parentcontainer using this grid bag layout. | |
| Dimension  | LayoutManager. preferredLayoutSize (Container parent)Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified
 container, given the components it contains. | |
| void | CardLayout. previous (Container parent)Flips to the previous card of the specified container. | |
| void | KeyboardFocusManager. setGlobalCurrentFocusCycleRoot (Container newFocusCycleRoot)Sets the current focus cycle root. | |
| void | CardLayout. show (Container parent,
 String name)Flips to the component that was added to this layout with the
 specified  name, usingaddLayoutComponent. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Container  | HierarchyEvent. getChangedParent ()Returns the parent of the Component returned by  
 getChanged(). | |
| Container  | ContainerEvent. getContainer ()Returns the originator of the event. | 
| Constructor | Description | 
|---|---|
| HierarchyEvent (Component source,
 int id,
 Component changed,
 Container changedParent)Constructs an  HierarchyEventobject to identify a
 change in theComponenthierarchy. | |
| HierarchyEvent (Component source,
 int id,
 Component changed,
 Container changedParent,
 long changeFlags)Constructs an  HierarchyEventobject to identify
 a change in theComponenthierarchy. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Container  | BeanContextContainerProxy. getContainer ()Gets the  java.awt.Containerassociated
 with thisBeanContext. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | AbstractButton Defines common behaviors for buttons and menu items. | |
| class  | Box A lightweight container
 that uses a BoxLayout object as its layout manager. | |
| static class  | Box.Filler An implementation of a lightweight component that participates in
 layout but has no view. | |
| class  | CellRendererPane This class is inserted in between cell renderers and the components that
 use them. | |
| class  | DefaultListCellRenderer Renders an item in a list. | |
| static class  | DefaultListCellRenderer.UIResource A subclass of DefaultListCellRenderer that implements UIResource. | |
| class  | JApplet An extended version of  java.applet.Appletthat adds support for
 the JFC/Swing component architecture. | |
| class  | JButton An implementation of a "push" button. | |
| class  | JCheckBox An implementation of a check box -- an item that can be selected or
 deselected, and which displays its state to the user. | |
| class  | JCheckBoxMenuItem A menu item that can be selected or deselected. | |
| class  | JColorChooser JColorChooserprovides a pane of controls designed to allow
 a user to manipulate and select a color. | |
| class  | JComboBox<E>A component that combines a button or editable field and a drop-down list. | |
| class  | JComponent The base class for all Swing components except top-level containers. | |
| class  | JDesktopPane A container used to create a multiple-document interface or a virtual desktop. | |
| class  | JDialog The main class for creating a dialog window. | |
| class  | JEditorPane A text component to edit various kinds of content. | |
| class  | JFileChooser JFileChooserprovides a simple mechanism for the user to
 choose a file. | |
| class  | JFormattedTextField JFormattedTextFieldextendsJTextFieldadding
 support for formatting arbitrary values, as well as retrieving a particular
 object once the user has edited the text. | |
| class  | JFrame An extended version of  java.awt.Framethat adds support for
 the JFC/Swing component architecture. | |
| class  | JInternalFrame A lightweight object that provides many of the features of
 a native frame, including dragging, closing, becoming an icon,
 resizing, title display, and support for a menu bar. | |
| static class  | JInternalFrame.JDesktopIcon This component represents an iconified version of a
  JInternalFrame. | |
| class  | JLabel A display area for a short text string or an image,
 or both. | |
| class  | JLayer<V extends Component>JLayeris a universal decorator for Swing components
 which enables you to implement various advanced painting effects as well as
 receive notifications of allAWTEvents generated within its borders. | |
| class  | JLayeredPane JLayeredPaneadds depth to a JFC/Swing container,
 allowing components to overlap each other when needed. | |
| class  | JList<E>A component that displays a list of objects and allows the user to select
 one or more items. | |
| class  | JMenu An implementation of a menu -- a popup window containing
  JMenuItems that
 is displayed when the user selects an item on theJMenuBar. | |
| class  | JMenuBar An implementation of a menu bar. | |
| class  | JMenuItem An implementation of an item in a menu. | |
| class  | JOptionPane JOptionPanemakes it easy to pop up a standard dialog box that
 prompts users for a value or informs them of something. | |
| class  | JPanel JPanelis a generic lightweight container. | |
| class  | JPasswordField JPasswordFieldis a lightweight component that allows
 the editing of a single line of text where the view indicates
 something was typed, but does not show the original characters. | |
| class  | JPopupMenu An implementation of a popup menu -- a small window that pops up
 and displays a series of choices. | |
| static class  | JPopupMenu.Separator A popup menu-specific separator. | |
| class  | JProgressBar A component that visually displays the progress of some task. | |
| class  | JRadioButton An implementation of a radio button -- an item that can be selected or
 deselected, and which displays its state to the user. | |
| class  | JRadioButtonMenuItem An implementation of a radio button menu item. | |
| class  | JRootPane A lightweight container used behind the scenes by
  JFrame,JDialog,JWindow,JApplet, andJInternalFrame. | |
| class  | JScrollBar An implementation of a scrollbar. | |
| class  | JScrollPane Provides a scrollable view of a lightweight component. | |
| protected class  | JScrollPane.ScrollBar By default  JScrollPanecreates scrollbars
 that are instances
 of this class. | |
| class  | JSeparator JSeparatorprovides a general purpose component for
 implementing divider lines - most commonly used as a divider
 between menu items that breaks them up into logical groupings. | |
| class  | JSlider A component that lets the user graphically select a value by sliding
 a knob within a bounded interval. | |
| class  | JSpinner A single line input field that lets the user select a
 number or an object value from an ordered sequence. | |
| static class  | JSpinner.DateEditor An editor for a  JSpinnerwhose model is aSpinnerDateModel. | |
| static class  | JSpinner.DefaultEditor A simple base class for more specialized editors
 that displays a read-only view of the model's current
 value with a  JFormattedTextField. | |
| static class  | JSpinner.ListEditor An editor for a  JSpinnerwhose model is aSpinnerListModel. | |
| static class  | JSpinner.NumberEditor An editor for a  JSpinnerwhose model is aSpinnerNumberModel. | |
| class  | JSplitPane JSplitPaneis used to divide two (and only two)Components. | |
| class  | JTabbedPane A component that lets the user switch between a group of components by
 clicking on a tab with a given title and/or icon. | |
| class  | JTable The  JTableis used to display and edit regular two-dimensional tables
 of cells. | |
| class  | JTextArea A  JTextAreais a multi-line area that displays plain text. | |
| class  | JTextField JTextFieldis a lightweight component that allows the editing
 of a single line of text. | |
| class  | JTextPane A text component that can be marked up with attributes that are
 represented graphically. | |
| class  | JToggleButton An implementation of a two-state button. | |
| class  | JToolBar JToolBarprovides a component that is useful for
 displaying commonly usedActions or controls. | |
| static class  | JToolBar.Separator A toolbar-specific separator. | |
| class  | JToolTip Used to display a "Tip" for a Component. | |
| class  | JTree  | |
| class  | JViewport The "viewport" or "porthole" through which you see the underlying
 information. | |
| class  | JWindow A  JWindowis a container that can be displayed anywhere on the
 user's desktop. | 
| Modifier and Type | Field | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| protected Container  | JRootPane. contentPane The content pane. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| protected Container  | JRootPane. createContentPane ()Called by the constructor methods to create the default
  contentPane. | |
| static Container  | SwingUtilities. getAncestorNamed (String name,
 Component comp)Convenience method for searching above  compin the
 component hierarchy and returns the first object ofnameit
 finds. | |
| static Container  | SwingUtilities. getAncestorOfClass (Class<?> c,
 Component comp)Convenience method for searching above  compin the
 component hierarchy and returns the first object of classcit
 finds. | |
| Container  | JApplet. getContentPane ()Returns the contentPane object for this applet. | |
| Container  | JWindow. getContentPane ()Returns the  Containerwhich is thecontentPanefor this window. | |
| Container  | JInternalFrame. getContentPane ()Returns the content pane for this internal frame. | |
| Container  | JFrame. getContentPane ()Returns the  contentPaneobject for this frame. | |
| Container  | JRootPane. getContentPane ()Returns the content pane -- the container that holds the components
 parented by the root pane. | |
| Container  | RootPaneContainer. getContentPane ()Returns the contentPane. | |
| Container  | JDialog. getContentPane ()Returns the  contentPaneobject for this dialog. | |
| Container  | JInternalFrame. getFocusCycleRootAncestor ()Always returns  nullbecauseJInternalFrames
 must always be roots of a focus
 traversal cycle. | |
| Container  | OverlayLayout. getTarget ()Returns the container that uses this layout manager. | |
| Container  | BoxLayout. getTarget ()Returns the container that uses this layout manager. | |
| Container  | JComponent. getTopLevelAncestor ()Returns the top-level ancestor of this component (either the
 containing  WindoworApplet),
 ornullif this component has not
 been added to any container. | |
| static Container  | SwingUtilities. getUnwrappedParent (Component component)Returns the first ancestor of the  componentwhich is not an instance ofJLayer. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Component  | SortingFocusTraversalPolicy. getComponentAfter (Container aContainer,
 Component aComponent)Returns the Component that should receive the focus after aComponent. | |
| Component  | LayoutFocusTraversalPolicy. getComponentAfter (Container aContainer,
 Component aComponent)Returns the Component that should receive the focus after aComponent. | |
| Component  | DefaultFocusManager. getComponentAfter (Container aContainer,
 Component aComponent) | |
| Component  | SortingFocusTraversalPolicy. getComponentBefore (Container aContainer,
 Component aComponent)Returns the Component that should receive the focus before aComponent. | |
| Component  | LayoutFocusTraversalPolicy. getComponentBefore (Container aContainer,
 Component aComponent)Returns the Component that should receive the focus before aComponent. | |
| Component  | DefaultFocusManager. getComponentBefore (Container aContainer,
 Component aComponent) | |
| abstract int | LayoutStyle. getContainerGap (JComponent component,
 int position,
 Container parent)Returns the amount of space to place between the component and specified
 edge of its parent. | |
| Component  | SortingFocusTraversalPolicy. getDefaultComponent (Container aContainer)Returns the default Component to focus. | |
| Component  | SortingFocusTraversalPolicy. getFirstComponent (Container aContainer)Returns the first Component in the traversal cycle. | |
| Component  | LayoutFocusTraversalPolicy. getFirstComponent (Container aContainer)Returns the first Component in the traversal cycle. | |
| Component  | DefaultFocusManager. getFirstComponent (Container aContainer) | |
| Component  | SortingFocusTraversalPolicy. getLastComponent (Container aContainer)Returns the last Component in the traversal cycle. | |
| Component  | LayoutFocusTraversalPolicy. getLastComponent (Container aContainer)Returns the last Component in the traversal cycle. | |
| Component  | DefaultFocusManager. getLastComponent (Container aContainer) | |
| float | GroupLayout. getLayoutAlignmentX (Container parent)Returns the alignment along the x axis. | |
| float | OverlayLayout. getLayoutAlignmentX (Container target)Returns the alignment along the x axis for the container. | |
| float | SpringLayout. getLayoutAlignmentX (Container p)Returns 0.5f (centered). | |
| float | BoxLayout. getLayoutAlignmentX (Container target)Returns the alignment along the X axis for the container. | |
| float | JRootPane.RootLayout. getLayoutAlignmentX (Container target) | |
| float | GroupLayout. getLayoutAlignmentY (Container parent)Returns the alignment along the y axis. | |
| float | OverlayLayout. getLayoutAlignmentY (Container target)Returns the alignment along the y axis for the container. | |
| float | SpringLayout. getLayoutAlignmentY (Container p)Returns 0.5f (centered). | |
| float | BoxLayout. getLayoutAlignmentY (Container target)Returns the alignment along the Y axis for the container. | |
| float | JRootPane.RootLayout. getLayoutAlignmentY (Container target) | |
| abstract int | LayoutStyle. getPreferredGap (JComponent component1,
 JComponent component2,
 LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement type,
 int position,
 Container parent)Returns the amount of space to use between two components. | |
| void | GroupLayout. invalidateLayout (Container parent)Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager
 has cached information it should be discarded. | |
| void | OverlayLayout. invalidateLayout (Container target)Indicates a child has changed its layout related information,
 which causes any cached calculations to be flushed. | |
| void | SpringLayout. invalidateLayout (Container p) | |
| void | BoxLayout. invalidateLayout (Container target)Indicates that a child has changed its layout related information,
 and thus any cached calculations should be flushed. | |
| void | JRootPane.RootLayout. invalidateLayout (Container target) | |
| void | GroupLayout. layoutContainer (Container parent)Lays out the specified container. | |
| void | ViewportLayout. layoutContainer (Container parent)Called by the AWT when the specified container needs to be laid out. | |
| void | OverlayLayout. layoutContainer (Container target)Called by the AWT when the specified container needs to be laid out. | |
| void | ScrollPaneLayout. layoutContainer (Container parent)Lays out the scrollpane. | |
| void | SpringLayout. layoutContainer (Container parent) | |
| void | BoxLayout. layoutContainer (Container target)Called by the AWT when the specified container
 needs to be laid out. | |
| void | JSpinner.DefaultEditor. layoutContainer (Container parent)Resize the one (and only) child to completely fill the area
 within the parents insets. | |
| void | JRootPane.RootLayout. layoutContainer (Container parent)Instructs the layout manager to perform the layout for the specified
 container. | |
| Dimension  | GroupLayout. maximumLayoutSize (Container parent)Returns the maximum size for the specified container. | |
| Dimension  | OverlayLayout. maximumLayoutSize (Container target)Returns the maximum dimensions needed to lay out the components
 contained in the specified target container. | |
| Dimension  | SpringLayout. maximumLayoutSize (Container parent) | |
| Dimension  | BoxLayout. maximumLayoutSize (Container target)Returns the maximum dimensions the target container can use
 to lay out the components it contains. | |
| Dimension  | JRootPane.RootLayout. maximumLayoutSize (Container target)Returns the maximum amount of space the layout can use. | |
| Dimension  | GroupLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container parent)Returns the minimum size for the specified container. | |
| Dimension  | ViewportLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container parent)Returns the minimum dimensions needed to layout the components
 contained in the specified target container. | |
| Dimension  | OverlayLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container target)Returns the minimum dimensions needed to lay out the components
 contained in the specified target container. | |
| Dimension  | ScrollPaneLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container parent)The minimum size of a  ScrollPaneis the size of the insets
 plus minimum size of the viewport, plus the scrollpane's
 viewportBorder insets, plus the minimum size
 of the visible headers, plus the minimum size of the
 scrollbars whose displayPolicy isn't NEVER. | |
| Dimension  | SpringLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container parent) | |
| Dimension  | BoxLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container target)Returns the minimum dimensions needed to lay out the components
 contained in the specified target container. | |
| Dimension  | JSpinner.DefaultEditor. minimumLayoutSize (Container parent)Returns the minimum size of first (and only) child plus the
 size of the parents insets. | |
| Dimension  | JRootPane.RootLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container parent)Returns the minimum amount of space the layout needs. | |
| static void | SwingUtilities. paintComponent (Graphics g,
 Component c,
 Container p,
 int x,
 int y,
 int w,
 int h)Paints a component to the specified  Graphics. | |
| void | CellRendererPane. paintComponent (Graphics g,
 Component c,
 Container p,
 int x,
 int y,
 int w,
 int h)Calls this.paintComponent(g, c, p, x, y, w, h, false). | |
| void | CellRendererPane. paintComponent (Graphics g,
 Component c,
 Container p,
 int x,
 int y,
 int w,
 int h,
 boolean shouldValidate)Paint a cell renderer component c on graphics object g. | |
| static void | SwingUtilities. paintComponent (Graphics g,
 Component c,
 Container p,
 Rectangle r)Paints a component to the specified  Graphics. | |
| void | CellRendererPane. paintComponent (Graphics g,
 Component c,
 Container p,
 Rectangle r)Calls this.paintComponent() with the rectangles x,y,width,height fields. | |
| Dimension  | GroupLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container parent)Returns the preferred size for the specified container. | |
| Dimension  | ViewportLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container parent)Returns the preferred dimensions for this layout given the components
 in the specified target container. | |
| Dimension  | OverlayLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container target)Returns the preferred dimensions for this layout given the components
 in the specified target container. | |
| Dimension  | ScrollPaneLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container parent)The preferred size of a  ScrollPaneis the size of the insets,
 plus the preferred size of the viewport, plus the preferred size of
 the visible headers, plus the preferred size of the scrollbars
 that will appear given the current view and the current
 scrollbar displayPolicies. | |
| Dimension  | SpringLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container parent) | |
| Dimension  | BoxLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container target)Returns the preferred dimensions for this layout, given the components
 in the specified target container. | |
| Dimension  | JSpinner.DefaultEditor. preferredLayoutSize (Container parent)Returns the preferred size of first (and only) child plus the
 size of the parents insets. | |
| Dimension  | JRootPane.RootLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container parent)Returns the amount of space the layout would like to have. | |
| void | JApplet. setContentPane (Container contentPane)Sets the contentPane property. | |
| void | JWindow. setContentPane (Container contentPane)Sets the  contentPaneproperty for this window. | |
| void | JInternalFrame. setContentPane (Container c)Sets this  JInternalFrame'scontentPaneproperty. | |
| void | JFrame. setContentPane (Container contentPane)Sets the  contentPaneproperty. | |
| void | JRootPane. setContentPane (Container content)Sets the content pane -- the container that holds the components
 parented by the root pane. | |
| void | RootPaneContainer. setContentPane (Container contentPane)The "contentPane" is the primary container for application
 specific components. | |
| void | JDialog. setContentPane (Container contentPane)Sets the  contentPaneproperty. | 
| Constructor | Description | 
|---|---|
| BoxLayout (Container target,
 int axis)Creates a layout manager that will lay out components along the
 given axis. | |
| GroupLayout (Container host)Creates a  GroupLayoutfor the specifiedContainer. | |
| OverlayLayout (Container target)Constructs a layout manager that performs overlay
 arrangement of the children. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | AbstractColorChooserPanel This is the abstract superclass for color choosers. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Container  | AncestorEvent. getAncestor ()Returns the ancestor that the event actually occurred on. | |
| Container  | AncestorEvent. getAncestorParent ()Returns the parent of the ancestor the event actually occurred on. | 
| Constructor | Description | 
|---|---|
| AncestorEvent (JComponent source,
 int id,
 Container ancestor,
 Container ancestorParent)Constructs an AncestorEvent object to identify a change
 in an ancestor-component's display-status. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | BasicArrowButton JButton object that draws a scaled Arrow in one of the cardinal directions. | |
| class  | BasicComboBoxRenderer ComboBox renderer | |
| static class  | BasicComboBoxRenderer.UIResource A subclass of BasicComboBoxRenderer that implements UIResource. | |
| class  | BasicComboPopup This is a basic implementation of the  ComboPopupinterface. | |
| class  | BasicInternalFrameTitlePane The class that manages a basic title bar | |
| class  | BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.SystemMenuBar This class should be treated as a "protected" inner class. | |
| class  | BasicSplitPaneDivider Divider used by BasicSplitPaneUI. | |
| protected class  | BasicToolBarUI.DragWindow  | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| protected Container  | BasicOptionPaneUI. createButtonArea ()Creates and returns a Container containing the buttons. | |
| protected Container  | BasicOptionPaneUI. createMessageArea ()Messaged from installComponents to create a Container containing the
 body of the message. | |
| protected Container  | BasicOptionPaneUI. createSeparator () | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| protected void | BasicOptionPaneUI. addButtonComponents (Container container,
 Object[] buttons,
 int initialIndex)Creates the appropriate object to represent each of the objects in
  buttonsand adds it tocontainer. | |
| protected void | BasicOptionPaneUI. addIcon (Container top)Creates and adds a JLabel representing the icon returned from
  getIcontotop. | |
| protected void | BasicOptionPaneUI. addMessageComponents (Container container,
 GridBagConstraints cons,
 Object msg,
 int maxll,
 boolean internallyCreated)Creates the appropriate object to represent  msgand
 places it intocontainer. | |
| protected void | BasicOptionPaneUI. burstStringInto (Container c,
 String d,
 int maxll)Recursively creates new JLabel instances to represent  d. | |
| float | BasicSplitPaneUI.BasicHorizontalLayoutManager. getLayoutAlignmentX (Container target)Returns the alignment along the x axis. | |
| float | BasicSplitPaneUI.BasicHorizontalLayoutManager. getLayoutAlignmentY (Container target)Returns the alignment along the y axis. | |
| void | BasicSplitPaneUI.BasicHorizontalLayoutManager. invalidateLayout (Container c)Does nothing. | |
| void | BasicComboBoxUI.ComboBoxLayoutManager. layoutContainer (Container parent) | |
| void | BasicOptionPaneUI.ButtonAreaLayout. layoutContainer (Container container) | |
| void | BasicTabbedPaneUI.TabbedPaneLayout. layoutContainer (Container parent) | |
| void | BasicSplitPaneDivider.DividerLayout. layoutContainer (Container c) | |
| void | BasicSplitPaneUI.BasicHorizontalLayoutManager. layoutContainer (Container container)Does the actual layout. | |
| void | BasicScrollBarUI. layoutContainer (Container scrollbarContainer) | |
| void | BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.TitlePaneLayout. layoutContainer (Container c) | |
| void | BasicInternalFrameUI.InternalFrameLayout. layoutContainer (Container c) | |
| Dimension  | BasicSplitPaneUI.BasicHorizontalLayoutManager. maximumLayoutSize (Container target)Returns the maximum layout size, which is Integer.MAX_VALUE
 in both directions. | |
| Dimension  | BasicComboBoxUI.ComboBoxLayoutManager. minimumLayoutSize (Container parent) | |
| Dimension  | BasicOptionPaneUI.ButtonAreaLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container c) | |
| Dimension  | BasicTabbedPaneUI.TabbedPaneLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container parent) | |
| Dimension  | BasicSplitPaneDivider.DividerLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container c) | |
| Dimension  | BasicSplitPaneUI.BasicHorizontalLayoutManager. minimumLayoutSize (Container container)Returns the minimum size needed to contain the children. | |
| Dimension  | BasicScrollBarUI. minimumLayoutSize (Container scrollbarContainer) | |
| Dimension  | BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.TitlePaneLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container c) | |
| Dimension  | BasicInternalFrameUI.InternalFrameLayout. minimumLayoutSize (Container c) | |
| Dimension  | DefaultMenuLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container target) | |
| Dimension  | BasicComboBoxUI.ComboBoxLayoutManager. preferredLayoutSize (Container parent) | |
| Dimension  | BasicOptionPaneUI.ButtonAreaLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container c) | |
| Dimension  | BasicTabbedPaneUI.TabbedPaneLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container parent) | |
| Dimension  | BasicSplitPaneDivider.DividerLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container c) | |
| Dimension  | BasicSplitPaneUI.BasicHorizontalLayoutManager. preferredLayoutSize (Container container)Returns the preferred size needed to contain the children. | |
| Dimension  | BasicScrollBarUI. preferredLayoutSize (Container scrollbarContainer) | |
| Dimension  | BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.TitlePaneLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container c) | |
| Dimension  | BasicInternalFrameUI.InternalFrameLayout. preferredLayoutSize (Container c) | 
| Constructor | Description | 
|---|---|
| DefaultMenuLayout (Container target,
 int axis) | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | MetalComboBoxButton JButton subclass to help out MetalComboBoxUI | |
| class  | MetalComboBoxUI.MetalComboPopup Deprecated. 
 As of Java 2 platform v1.4. | |
| protected class  | MetalFileChooserUI.FileRenderer  | |
| class  | MetalFileChooserUI.FilterComboBoxRenderer Render different type sizes and styles. | |
| class  | MetalInternalFrameTitlePane Class that manages a JLF title bar | |
| class  | MetalScrollButton JButton object for Metal scrollbar arrows. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| void | MetalComboBoxUI. layoutComboBox (Container parent,
 MetalComboBoxUI.MetalComboBoxLayoutManager manager) | |
| void | MetalComboBoxUI.MetalComboBoxLayoutManager. layoutContainer (Container parent) | |
| void | MetalComboBoxUI.MetalComboBoxLayoutManager. superLayout (Container parent) | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| protected Container  | SynthOptionPaneUI. createMessageArea ()Called from  SynthOptionPaneUI.installComponents()to create aContainercontaining the body of the message. | |
| protected Container  | SynthOptionPaneUI. createSeparator () | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | DefaultTableCellRenderer The standard class for rendering (displaying) individual cells
 in a  JTable. | |
| static class  | DefaultTableCellRenderer.UIResource A subclass of  DefaultTableCellRendererthat
 implementsUIResource. | |
| class  | JTableHeader This is the object which manages the header of the  JTable. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | JTextComponent JTextComponentis the base class for swing text
 components. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Container  | View. getContainer ()Fetches the container hosting the view. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | DefaultTreeCellEditor.DefaultTextField TextFieldused when no editor is supplied. | |
| class  | DefaultTreeCellEditor.EditorContainer Container responsible for placing the  editingComponent. | |
| class  | DefaultTreeCellRenderer Displays an entry in a tree. | 
| Modifier and Type | Field | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| protected Container  | DefaultTreeCellEditor. editingContainer Editing container, will contain the  editorComponent. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| protected Container  | DefaultTreeCellEditor. createContainer ()Creates the container to manage placement of
  editingComponent. | 
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