Java JComponent Margin addMargin(JComponent component, int margin)

Description

Add a margin to a given component

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
component	Component to add the margin to
margin	Margin size

Return

Created border

Declaration

public static Border addMargin(JComponent component, int margin) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*  w  ww.  ja  v  a2 s. c  o  m*/
 * Copyright 2007-2013 VTT Biotechnology
 * This file is part of Guineu.
 *
 * Guineu is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
 * terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
 * Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
 * version.
 *
 * Guineu is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
 * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * Guineu; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St,
 * Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 */

import javax.swing.BorderFactory;

import javax.swing.JComponent;

import javax.swing.border.Border;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Add a margin to a given component
     *
     * @param component Component to add the margin to
     * @param margin Margin size
     * @return Created border
     */
    public static Border addMargin(JComponent component, int margin) {
        Border marginBorder = BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(margin, margin, margin, margin);
        component.setBorder(marginBorder);
        return marginBorder;
    }
}

Related

1. setMargin(final JComponent component, final int eachSide)