Java Swing BoxLayout createBox(int axis, Object... children)

Description

create Box

License

Open Source License

Declaration

private static Box createBox(int axis, Object... children) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by

import java.awt.Component;

import java.awt.Dimension;

import javax.swing.Box;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;

public class Main {
    private static Box createBox(int axis, Object... children) {
        if (axis != BoxLayout.X_AXIS && axis != BoxLayout.Y_AXIS)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException();
        boolean horizontal = (axis == BoxLayout.X_AXIS);
        Box box = new Box(axis);
        for (Object child : children) {
            if (child instanceof Component) {
                box.add((Component) child);
            } else if (child instanceof Dimension) {
                box.add(Box.createRigidArea((Dimension) child));
            } else if (child == null) {
                box.add(horizontal ? Box.createHorizontalGlue() : Box.createVerticalGlue());
            } else if (child instanceof Integer) {
                int strut = (Integer) child;
                box.add(horizontal ? Box.createHorizontalStrut(strut) : Box.createVerticalStrut(strut));
            } else {
                throw new ClassCastException(
                        "Child must be component or invisible box specification (strut=integer, rigid area=dimension, glue=null)");
            }/*from  w  w  w. j  a  v  a 2 s.  com*/
        }
        return box;
    }
}

Related

1. applyVerticalBoxLayout(Container p)
2. combineInNorth(JComponent[] components)
3. createBox(Component center, Component north, Component south, Component west, Component east)
4. createBox(int orientation, JComponent... components)
5. createBoxFiller()
6. createBoxLayout(Container container, int axis, Component... components)
7. createBoxLayoutPanel(boolean vertical)