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/******************************************************************************* * Copyright 2011 See AUTHORS file. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. ******************************************************************************/ package com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils; import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Batch; import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Actor; import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Table; /** Provides methods for an actor to participate in layout and to provide a minimum, preferred, and maximum size. * @author Nathan Sweet */ public interface Layout { /** Computes and caches any information needed for drawing and, if this actor has children, positions and sizes each child, * calls {@link #invalidate()} any each child whose width or height has changed, and calls {@link #validate()} on each child. * This method should almost never be called directly, instead {@link #validate()} should be used. */ public void layout(); /** Invalidates this actor's layout, causing {@link #layout()} to happen the next time {@link #validate()} is called. This * method should be called when state changes in the actor that requires a layout but does not change the minimum, preferred, * maximum, or actual size of the actor (meaning it does not affect the parent actor's layout). */ public void invalidate(); /** Invalidates this actor and all its parents, calling {@link #invalidate()} on each. This method should be called when state * changes in the actor that affects the minimum, preferred, maximum, or actual size of the actor (meaning it it potentially * affects the parent actor's layout). */ public void invalidateHierarchy(); /** Ensures the actor has been laid out. Calls {@link #layout()} if {@link #invalidate()} has been called since the last time * {@link #validate()} was called, or if the actor otherwise needs to be laid out. This method is usually called in * {@link Actor#draw(Batch, float)} before drawing is performed. */ public void validate(); /** Sizes this actor to its preferred width and height, then calls {@link #validate()}. * <p> * Generally this method should not be called in an actor's constructor because it calls {@link #layout()}, which means a * subclass would have layout() called before the subclass' constructor. Instead, in constructors simply set the actor's size * to {@link #getPrefWidth()} and {@link #getPrefHeight()}. This allows the actor to have a size at construction time for more * convenient use with groups that do not layout their children. */ public void pack(); /** If true, this actor will be sized to the parent in {@link #validate()}. If the parent is the stage, the actor will be sized * to the stage. This method is for convenience only when the widget's parent does not set the size of its children (such as * the stage). */ public void setFillParent(boolean fillParent); /** Enables or disables the layout for this actor and all child actors, recursively. When false, {@link #validate()} will not * cause a layout to occur. This can be useful when an actor will be manipulated externally, such as with actions. Default is * true. */ public void setLayoutEnabled(boolean enabled); public float getMinWidth(); public float getMinHeight(); public float getPrefWidth(); public float getPrefHeight(); /** Zero indicates no max width. */ public float getMaxWidth(); /** Zero indicates no max height. */ public float getMaxHeight(); }