Java Swing BoxLayout combineInNorth(JComponent[] components)

Description

Creates a panel that contains all of the components on top of each other in north, and tries to make them as small as possible (probably by using getPreferredSize()).

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static JPanel combineInNorth(JComponent[] components) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   w w  w  .j ava 2 s  . c o  m
 * Copyright 2001-2008 Aqris Software AS. All rights reserved.
 * 
 * This program is dual-licensed under both the Common Development
 * and Distribution License ("CDDL") and the GNU General Public
 * License ("GPL"). You may elect to use one or the other of these
 * licenses.
 */

import javax.swing.JComponent;

import javax.swing.JPanel;

import java.awt.BorderLayout;

import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Creates a panel that contains all of the components on top of each other in north,
     * and tries to make them as small as possible (probably by using getPreferredSize()).
     *
     * @deprecated use proper layout, usually no need to use such complex/ugly layouting
     */
    public static JPanel combineInNorth(JComponent[] components) {
        JPanel result = new JPanel();
        if (components.length == 0) {
            return result;
        }
        result.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        JPanel contentPanel = new JPanel();
        result.add(contentPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
        contentPanel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());

        GridBagConstraints constraints = new GridBagConstraints();
        constraints.gridx = 0;
        constraints.weightx = 1.0;
        constraints.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
        for (int i = 0; i < components.length; i++) {
            contentPanel.add(components[i], constraints);
        }
        if (result.isVisible())
            result.doLayout();
        return result;
    }
}

Related

1. applyVerticalBoxLayout(Container p)
2. createBox(Component center, Component north, Component south, Component west, Component east)
3. createBox(int axis, Object... children)
4. createBox(int orientation, JComponent... components)
5. createBoxFiller()