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- /*
- * @(#)LayoutManager.java 1.16 98/03/18
- *
- * Copyright 1995-1997 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
- * 901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California, 94303, U.S.A.
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is the confidential and proprietary information
- * of Sun Microsystems, Inc. ("Confidential Information"). You
- * shall not disclose such Confidential Information and shall use
- * it only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement
- * you entered into with Sun.
- */
- package java.awt;
-
- /**
- * Defines the interface for classes that know how to layout Containers.
- *
- * @see Container
- *
- * @version 1.16, 03/18/98
- * @author Sami Shaio
- * @author Arthur van Hoff
- */
- public interface LayoutManager {
- /**
- * Adds the specified component with the specified name to
- * the layout.
- * @param name the component name
- * @param comp the component to be added
- */
- void addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp);
-
- /**
- * Removes the specified component from the layout.
- * @param comp the component ot be removed
- */
- void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp);
-
- /**
- * Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified
- * panel given the components in the specified parent container.
- * @param parent the component to be laid out
- *
- * @see #minimumLayoutSize
- */
- Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent);
-
- /**
- * Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified
- * panel given the components in the specified parent container.
- * @param parent the component to be laid out
- * @see #preferredLayoutSize
- */
- Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent);
-
- /**
- * Lays out the container in the specified panel.
- * @param parent the component which needs to be laid out
- */
- void layoutContainer(Container parent);
- }
-