HBoxWithStrut.java Source code

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/*
Java Swing, 2nd Edition
By Marc Loy, Robert Eckstein, Dave Wood, James Elliott, Brian Cole
ISBN: 0-596-00408-7
Publisher: O'Reilly 
*/
// HBoxWithStrut.java
//Another test of the box layout manager using the Box utility class.
//This version separates several components with a fixed width gap.
//

import java.awt.Button;

import javax.swing.Box;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class HBoxWithStrut extends JFrame {

    public HBoxWithStrut() {
        super("Box & Strut Frame");
        setSize(370, 80);
        Box box = Box.createHorizontalBox();
        setContentPane(box);
        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
            Button b = new Button("B" + i);
            box.add(b);
        }

        // Add a spacer between the first three buttons and the last three
        box.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(10));
        for (int i = 3; i < 6; i++) {
            Button b = new Button("B" + i);
            box.add(b);
        }
        setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setVisible(true);
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        HBoxWithStrut bt = new HBoxWithStrut();
    }
}