| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user
interfaces and for painting graphics and images. | 
| 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.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. | 
| Modifier and Type | Interface | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| interface  | LayoutManager2 Defines an interface for classes that know how to layout Containers
 based on a layout constraints object. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | BorderLayout A border layout lays out a container, arranging and resizing
 its components to fit in five regions:
 north, south, east, west, and center. | |
| class  | CardLayout A  CardLayoutobject is a layout manager for a
 container. | |
| class  | FlowLayout A flow layout arranges components in a directional flow, much
 like lines of text in a paragraph. | |
| class  | GridBagLayout The  GridBagLayoutclass is a flexible layout
 manager that aligns components vertically, horizontally or along their
 baseline without requiring that the components be of the same size. | |
| class  | GridLayout The  GridLayoutclass is a layout manager that
 lays out a container's components in a rectangular grid. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| LayoutManager  | Container. getLayout ()Gets the layout manager for this container. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| void | ScrollPane. setLayout (LayoutManager mgr)Sets the layout manager for this container. | |
| void | Container. setLayout (LayoutManager mgr)Sets the layout manager for this container. | 
| Constructor | Description | 
|---|---|
| Panel (LayoutManager layout)Creates a new panel with the specified layout manager. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | BoxLayout A layout manager that allows multiple components to be laid out either
 vertically or horizontally. | |
| class  | GroupLayout GroupLayoutis aLayoutManagerthat hierarchically
 groups components in order to position them in aContainer. | |
| protected class  | JRootPane.RootLayout A custom layout manager that is responsible for the layout of
 layeredPane, glassPane, and menuBar. | |
| 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  | OverlayLayout A layout manager to arrange components over the top
 of each other. | |
| class  | ScrollPaneLayout The layout manager used by  JScrollPane. | |
| static class  | ScrollPaneLayout.UIResource The UI resource version of  ScrollPaneLayout. | |
| class  | SpringLayout A  SpringLayoutlays out the children of its associated container
 according to a set of constraints. | |
| class  | ViewportLayout The default layout manager for  JViewport. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| protected LayoutManager  | JViewport. createLayoutManager ()Subclassers can override this to install a different
 layout manager (or  null) in the constructor. | |
| protected LayoutManager  | JRootPane. createRootLayout ()Called by the constructor methods to create the default
  layoutManager. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| void | JApplet. setLayout (LayoutManager manager)Sets the  LayoutManager. | |
| void | JLayer. setLayout (LayoutManager mgr)Sets the layout manager for this container. | |
| void | Box. setLayout (LayoutManager l)Throws an AWTError, since a Box can use only a BoxLayout. | |
| void | JWindow. setLayout (LayoutManager manager)Sets the  LayoutManager. | |
| void | JToolBar. setLayout (LayoutManager mgr) | |
| void | JInternalFrame. setLayout (LayoutManager manager)Ensures that, by default, the layout of this component cannot be set. | |
| void | JFrame. setLayout (LayoutManager manager)Sets the  LayoutManager. | |
| void | JScrollPane. setLayout (LayoutManager layout)Sets the layout manager for this  JScrollPane. | |
| void | AbstractButton. setLayout (LayoutManager mgr)Sets the layout manager for this container, refer to
  Container.setLayout(LayoutManager)for a complete description of this method. | |
| void | JDialog. setLayout (LayoutManager manager)Sets the  LayoutManager. | 
| Constructor | Description | 
|---|---|
| JPanel (LayoutManager layout)Create a new buffered JPanel with the specified layout manager | |
| JPanel (LayoutManager layout,
 boolean isDoubleBuffered)Creates a new JPanel with the specified layout manager and buffering
 strategy. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | BasicComboBoxUI.ComboBoxLayoutManager This layout manager handles the 'standard' layout of combo boxes. | |
| class  | BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.TitlePaneLayout This class should be treated as a "protected" inner class. | |
| class  | BasicInternalFrameUI.InternalFrameLayout  | |
| static class  | BasicOptionPaneUI.ButtonAreaLayout ButtonAreaLayoutbehaves in a similar manner toFlowLayout. | |
| class  | BasicScrollBarUI Implementation of ScrollBarUI for the Basic Look and Feel | |
| protected class  | BasicSplitPaneDivider.DividerLayout Used to layout a  BasicSplitPaneDivider. | |
| class  | BasicSplitPaneUI.BasicHorizontalLayoutManager LayoutManager for JSplitPanes that have an orientation of
 HORIZONTAL_SPLIT. | |
| class  | BasicSplitPaneUI.BasicVerticalLayoutManager LayoutManager used for JSplitPanes with an orientation of
 VERTICAL_SPLIT. | |
| class  | BasicTabbedPaneUI.TabbedPaneLayout This class should be treated as a "protected" inner class. | |
| class  | DefaultMenuLayout The default layout manager for Popup menus and menubars. | 
| Modifier and Type | Field | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| protected LayoutManager  | BasicInternalFrameUI. internalFrameLayout  | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| protected LayoutManager  | BasicSpinnerUI. createLayout ()Creates a  LayoutManagerthat manages theeditor,nextButton, andpreviousButtonchildren of the JSpinner. | |
| protected LayoutManager  | BasicInternalFrameTitlePane. createLayout () | |
| protected LayoutManager  | BasicComboBoxUI. createLayoutManager ()Creates a layout manager for managing the components which make up the
 combo box. | |
| protected LayoutManager  | BasicOptionPaneUI. createLayoutManager () | |
| protected LayoutManager  | BasicTabbedPaneUI. createLayoutManager ()Invoked by  installUIto create
 a layout manager object to manage
 theJTabbedPane. | |
| protected LayoutManager  | BasicInternalFrameUI. createLayoutManager () | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | MetalComboBoxUI.MetalComboBoxLayoutManager This class should be treated as a "protected" inner class. | |
| class  | MetalScrollBarUI Implementation of ScrollBarUI for the Metal Look and Feel | |
| class  | MetalTabbedPaneUI.TabbedPaneLayout This class should be treated as a "protected" inner class. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| protected LayoutManager  | MetalInternalFrameTitlePane. createLayout () | |
| protected LayoutManager  | MetalTabbedPaneUI. createLayoutManager () | |
| protected LayoutManager  | MetalComboBoxUI. createLayoutManager () | 
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| class  | SynthScrollBarUI Provides the Synth L&F UI delegate for
  JScrollBar. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| protected LayoutManager  | SynthToolBarUI. createLayout ()Creates a  LayoutManagerto use with the toolbar. | |
| protected LayoutManager  | SynthSpinnerUI. createLayout ()Creates a  LayoutManagerthat manages theeditor,nextButton, andpreviousButtonchildren of the JSpinner. | |
| protected LayoutManager  | SynthTabbedPaneUI. createLayoutManager ()Invoked by  installUIto create
 a layout manager object to manage
 theJTabbedPane. | 
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