Create Custom Layout

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Demo Code

/*/* w w w . ja  v  a  2s. co m*/
 * CustomLayoutDemo.java requires one other file:
 *   DiagonalLayout.java
 */

import java.awt.Container;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
/*
 * 1.2+ version.  Used by CustomLayoutDemo.java.
 */

import java.awt.*;

class DiagonalLayout implements LayoutManager {
    private int vgap;
    private int minWidth = 0, minHeight = 0;
    private int preferredWidth = 0, preferredHeight = 0;
    private boolean sizeUnknown = true;

    public DiagonalLayout() {
        this(5);
    }

    public DiagonalLayout(int v) {
        vgap = v;
    }

    /* Required by LayoutManager. */
    public void addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp) {
    }

    /* Required by LayoutManager. */
    public void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp) {
    }

    private void setSizes(Container parent) {
        int nComps = parent.getComponentCount();
        Dimension d = null;

        //Reset preferred/minimum width and height.
        preferredWidth = 0;
        preferredHeight = 0;
        minWidth = 0;
        minHeight = 0;

        for (int i = 0; i < nComps; i++) {
            Component c = parent.getComponent(i);
            if (c.isVisible()) {
                d = c.getPreferredSize();

                if (i > 0) {
                    preferredWidth += d.width / 2;
                    preferredHeight += vgap;
                } else {
                    preferredWidth = d.width;
                }
                preferredHeight += d.height;

                minWidth = Math.max(c.getMinimumSize().width, minWidth);
                minHeight = preferredHeight;
            }
        }
    }

    /* Required by LayoutManager. */
    public Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent) {
        Dimension dim = new Dimension(0, 0);
        int nComps = parent.getComponentCount();

        setSizes(parent);

        //Always add the container's insets!
        Insets insets = parent.getInsets();
        dim.width = preferredWidth + insets.left + insets.right;
        dim.height = preferredHeight + insets.top + insets.bottom;

        sizeUnknown = false;

        return dim;
    }

    /* Required by LayoutManager. */
    public Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent) {
        Dimension dim = new Dimension(0, 0);
        int nComps = parent.getComponentCount();

        //Always add the container's insets!
        Insets insets = parent.getInsets();
        dim.width = minWidth + insets.left + insets.right;
        dim.height = minHeight + insets.top + insets.bottom;

        sizeUnknown = false;

        return dim;
    }

    /* Required by LayoutManager. */
    /*
     * This is called when the panel is first displayed,
     * and every time its size changes.
     * Note: You CAN'T assume preferredLayoutSize or
     * minimumLayoutSize will be called -- in the case
     * of applets, at least, they probably won't be.
     */
    public void layoutContainer(Container parent) {
        Insets insets = parent.getInsets();
        int maxWidth = parent.getWidth() - (insets.left + insets.right);
        int maxHeight = parent.getHeight() - (insets.top + insets.bottom);
        int nComps = parent.getComponentCount();
        int previousWidth = 0, previousHeight = 0;
        int x = 0, y = insets.top;
        int rowh = 0, start = 0;
        int xFudge = 0, yFudge = 0;
        boolean oneColumn = false;

        // Go through the components' sizes, if neither
        // preferredLayoutSize nor minimumLayoutSize has
        // been called.
        if (sizeUnknown) {
            setSizes(parent);
        }

        if (maxWidth <= minWidth) {
            oneColumn = true;
        }

        if (maxWidth != preferredWidth) {
            xFudge = (maxWidth - preferredWidth) / (nComps - 1);
        }

        if (maxHeight > preferredHeight) {
            yFudge = (maxHeight - preferredHeight) / (nComps - 1);
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < nComps; i++) {
            Component c = parent.getComponent(i);
            if (c.isVisible()) {
                Dimension d = c.getPreferredSize();

                // increase x and y, if appropriate
                if (i > 0) {
                    if (!oneColumn) {
                        x += previousWidth / 2 + xFudge;
                    }
                    y += previousHeight + vgap + yFudge;
                }

                // If x is too large,
                if ((!oneColumn)
                        && (x + d.width) > (parent.getWidth() - insets.right)) {
                    // reduce x to a reasonable number.
                    x = parent.getWidth() - insets.bottom - d.width;
                }

                // If y is too large,
                if ((y + d.height) > (parent.getHeight() - insets.bottom)) {
                    // do nothing.
                    // Another choice would be to do what we do to x.
                }

                // Set the component's size and position.
                c.setBounds(x, y, d.width, d.height);

                previousWidth = d.width;
                previousHeight = d.height;
            }
        }
    }

    public String toString() {
        String str = "";
        return getClass().getName() + "[vgap=" + vgap + str + "]";
    }
}

public class CustomLayoutDemo {
    public static void addComponentsToPane(Container pane) {
        pane.setLayout(new DiagonalLayout());

        pane.add(new JButton("Button 1"));
        pane.add(new JButton("Button 2"));
        pane.add(new JButton("Button 3"));
        pane.add(new JButton("Button 4"));
        pane.add(new JButton("Button 5"));
    }

    /**
     * Create the GUI and show it.  For thread safety,
     * this method should be invoked from the
     * event-dispatching thread.
     */
    private static void createAndShowGUI() {
        //Create and set up the window.
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("CustomLayoutDemo");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        //Set up the content pane.
        addComponentsToPane(frame.getContentPane());

        //Display the window.
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread:
        //creating and showing this application's GUI.
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI();
            }
        });
    }
}

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 * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
 * EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
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Create Custom Layout - Java Swing

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