Java JComponent Size addWithSize(Component c, int width, int height)

Description

Adds a component with the specified size.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
c	a parameter
width	a parameter
height	a parameter

Return

a panel with the component that can be added.

Declaration

public static JPanel addWithSize(Component c, int width, int height) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

import java.awt.Component;

import java.awt.Dimension;

import javax.swing.BoxLayout;

import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Adds a component with the specified size. If width or height are 0 or less, they will be added with the preferred
     * width or height.
     * 
     * @param c
     * @param width
     * @param height
     * @return a panel with the component that can be added.
     * 
     */
    public static JPanel addWithSize(Component c, int width, int height) {
        Dimension d = c.getPreferredSize();
        if (width <= 0) {
            width = d.width;
        }
        if (height <= 0) {
            height = d.height;
        }

        JPanel p = new JPanel();
        p.setLayout(new BoxLayout(p, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
        p.add(c);
        c.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(width, height));
        return p;
    }
}

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2. autoFitResize(final JLayeredPane pane, final Component... comps)
3. changeSize(JComponent comp, float newSize)
4. contentSize(final Component component)