GridBagLayoutDemo.java Source code

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/*
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/*
 * GridBagLayoutDemo.java requires no other files.
 */

import java.awt.ComponentOrientation;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.Insets;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class GridBagLayoutDemo {
    final static boolean shouldFill = true;

    final static boolean shouldWeightX = true;

    final static boolean RIGHT_TO_LEFT = false;

    public static void addComponentsToPane(Container pane) {
        if (RIGHT_TO_LEFT) {
            pane.setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation.RIGHT_TO_LEFT);
        }

        JButton button;
        pane.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
        GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
        if (shouldFill) {
            // natural height, maximum width
            c.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
        }

        button = new JButton("Button 1");
        if (shouldWeightX) {
            c.weightx = 0.5;
        }
        c.gridx = 0;
        c.gridy = 0;
        pane.add(button, c);

        button = new JButton("Button 2");
        c.gridx = 1;
        c.gridy = 0;
        pane.add(button, c);

        button = new JButton("Button 3");
        c.gridx = 2;
        c.gridy = 0;
        pane.add(button, c);

        button = new JButton("Long-Named Button 4");
        c.ipady = 40; // make this component tall
        c.weightx = 0.0;
        c.gridwidth = 3;
        c.gridx = 0;
        c.gridy = 1;
        pane.add(button, c);

        button = new JButton("5");
        c.ipady = 0; // reset to default
        c.weighty = 1.0; // request any extra vertical space
        c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.PAGE_END; // bottom of space
        c.insets = new Insets(10, 0, 0, 0); // top padding
        c.gridx = 1; // aligned with button 2
        c.gridwidth = 2; // 2 columns wide
        c.gridy = 2; // third row
        pane.add(button, c);
    }

    /**
     * Create the GUI and show it. For thread safety, this method should be
     * invoked from the event-dispatching thread.
     */
    private static void createAndShowGUI() {
        // Create and set up the window.
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("GridBagLayoutDemo");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        // Set up the content pane.
        addComponentsToPane(frame.getContentPane());

        // Display the window.
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread:
        // creating and showing this application's GUI.
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI();
            }
        });
    }
}