Java JButton Settings equalizeButtonSizes(JPanel jPanelButtons)

Description

Sets the JButtons inside a JPanelto be the same size.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
jPanelButtons	JPanel containing buttons

Declaration

public static void equalizeButtonSizes(JPanel jPanelButtons) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.awt.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Sets the JButtons inside a JPanelto be the same size.
     * This is done dynamically by setting each button's preferred and maximum
     * sizes after the buttons are created. This way, the layout automatically
     * adjusts to the locale-specific strings.
     *
     * @param jPanelButtons JPanel containing buttons
     */
    public static void equalizeButtonSizes(JPanel jPanelButtons) {
        ArrayList<JButton> lbuttons = new ArrayList<JButton>();
        for (int i = 0; i < jPanelButtons.getComponentCount(); i++) {
            Component c = jPanelButtons.getComponent(i);
            if (c instanceof JButton) {
                lbuttons.add((JButton) c);
            }
        }

        // Get the largest width and height
        Dimension maxSize = new Dimension(0, 0);
        for (JButton lbutton : lbuttons) {
            Dimension d = lbutton.getPreferredSize();
            maxSize.width = Math.max(maxSize.width, d.width);
            maxSize.height = Math.max(maxSize.height, d.height);
        }

        for (JButton btn : lbuttons) {
            btn.setPreferredSize(maxSize);
            btn.setMinimumSize(maxSize);
            btn.setMaximumSize(maxSize);
        }
    }
}

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