com.jgoodies.forms.layout

Class FormSpec

java.lang.Object

com.jgoodies.forms.layout.FormSpec

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ColumnSpec, RowSpec

public abstract class FormSpec
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

An abstract class that specifies columns and rows in FormLayout by their default alignment, start size and resizing behavior. API users will use the subclasses ColumnSpec and RowSpec.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Karsten Lentzsch

See Also:

ColumnSpec, RowSpec, FormLayout, CellConstraints, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	FormSpec.DefaultAlignment An ordinal-based serializable typesafe enumeration for the column and row default alignment types.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
(package private) static FormSpec.DefaultAlignment	BOTTOM_ALIGN By default put the components in the bottom.
(package private) static FormSpec.DefaultAlignment	CENTER_ALIGN By default put the components in the center.
static double	DEFAULT_GROW The default resize weight.
(package private) static FormSpec.DefaultAlignment	FILL_ALIGN By default fill the column or row.
(package private) static FormSpec.DefaultAlignment	LEFT_ALIGN By default put components in the left.
static double	NO_GROW Gives a column or row a fixed size.
(package private) static FormSpec.DefaultAlignment	RIGHT_ALIGN By default put components in the right.
(package private) static FormSpec.DefaultAlignment	TOP_ALIGN By default put the components in the top.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	FormSpec(FormSpec.DefaultAlignment defaultAlignment, Size size, double resizeWeight) Constructs a FormSpec for the given default alignment, size, and resize weight.
protected	FormSpec(FormSpec.DefaultAlignment defaultAlignment, java.lang.String encodedDescription) Constructs a FormSpec from the specified encoded description.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
(package private) boolean	canGrow() Checks and answers whether this spec can grow or not.
FormSpec.DefaultAlignment	getDefaultAlignment() Returns the default alignment.
double	getResizeWeight() Returns the current resize weight.
Size	getSize() Returns the size.
(package private) abstract boolean	isHorizontal() Returns if this is a horizontal specification (vs. vertical).
(package private) int	maximumSize(java.awt.Container container, java.util.List components, FormLayout.Measure minMeasure, FormLayout.Measure prefMeasure, FormLayout.Measure defaultMeasure) Computes the maximum size for the given list of components, using this form spec and the specified measure.
java.lang.String	toShortString() Returns a string representation of this form specification.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this form specification.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

LEFT_ALIGN

static final FormSpec.DefaultAlignment LEFT_ALIGN

By default put components in the left.

RIGHT_ALIGN

static final FormSpec.DefaultAlignment RIGHT_ALIGN

By default put components in the right.

TOP_ALIGN

static final FormSpec.DefaultAlignment TOP_ALIGN

By default put the components in the top.

BOTTOM_ALIGN

static final FormSpec.DefaultAlignment BOTTOM_ALIGN

By default put the components in the bottom.

CENTER_ALIGN

static final FormSpec.DefaultAlignment CENTER_ALIGN

By default put the components in the center.

FILL_ALIGN

static final FormSpec.DefaultAlignment FILL_ALIGN

By default fill the column or row.

NO_GROW

public static final double NO_GROW

Gives a column or row a fixed size.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_GROW

public static final double DEFAULT_GROW

The default resize weight.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

FormSpec

protected FormSpec(FormSpec.DefaultAlignment defaultAlignment,
                   Size size,
                   double resizeWeight)

Constructs a FormSpec for the given default alignment, size, and resize weight. The resize weight must be a non-negative double; you can use NONE as a convenience value for no resize.

Parameters:

defaultAlignment - the spec's default alignment

size - a constant, component or bounded size

resizeWeight - the spec resize weight

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the resize weight is negative

FormSpec

protected FormSpec(FormSpec.DefaultAlignment defaultAlignment,
                   java.lang.String encodedDescription)

Constructs a FormSpec from the specified encoded description. The description will be parsed to set initial values.

Parameters:

defaultAlignment - the default alignment

encodedDescription - the encoded description

Method Detail

getDefaultAlignment

public final FormSpec.DefaultAlignment getDefaultAlignment()

Returns the default alignment.

Returns:

the default alignment

getSize

public final Size getSize()

Returns the size.

Returns:

the size

getResizeWeight

public final double getResizeWeight()

Returns the current resize weight.

Returns:

the resize weight.

canGrow

final boolean canGrow()

Checks and answers whether this spec can grow or not. That is the case if and only if the resize weight is != NO_GROW.

Returns:

true if it can grow, false if it can't grow

toString

public final java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this form specification. The string representation consists of three elements separated by a colon (":"), first the alignment, second the size, and third the resize spec.

This method does not return a decoded version of this object; the contrary is the case. Many instances will return a string that cannot be parsed.

Note: The string representation may change at any time. It is strongly recommended to not use this string for parsing purposes.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a string representation of the form specification.

toShortString

public final java.lang.String toShortString()

Returns a string representation of this form specification. The string representation consists of three elements separated by a colon (":"), first the alignment, second the size, and third the resize spec.

This method does not return a decoded version of this object; the contrary is the case. Many instances will return a string that cannot be parsed.

Note: The string representation may change at any time. It is strongly recommended to not use this string for parsing purposes.

Returns:

a string representation of the form specification.

isHorizontal

abstract boolean isHorizontal()

Returns if this is a horizontal specification (vs. vertical). Used to distinct between horizontal and vertical dialog units, which have different conversion factors.

Returns:

true for horizontal, false for vertical

maximumSize

final int maximumSize(java.awt.Container container,
                      java.util.List components,
                      FormLayout.Measure minMeasure,
                      FormLayout.Measure prefMeasure,
                      FormLayout.Measure defaultMeasure)

Computes the maximum size for the given list of components, using this form spec and the specified measure.

Invoked by FormLayout to determine the size of one of my elements

Parameters:

container - the layout container

components - the list of components to measure

minMeasure - the measure used to determine the minimum size

prefMeasure - the measure used to determine the preferred size

defaultMeasure - the measure used to determine the default size

Returns:

the maximum size in pixels