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JavaLayoutManager

A layout manager controls the size and position of components in a container. The main layout managers are FlowLayout, BorderLayout, GridLayout, GridBagLayout, and CardLayout. FlowLayout lays out components sequentially from left to right. BorderLayout divides the container into five areas. GridLayout lays out components in a grid with equal rows and columns.

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JavaLayoutManager

A layout manager controls the size and position of components in a container. The main layout managers are FlowLayout, BorderLayout, GridLayout, GridBagLayout, and CardLayout. FlowLayout lays out components sequentially from left to right. BorderLayout divides the container into five areas. GridLayout lays out components in a grid with equal rows and columns.

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Layout Managers

1. What is layout manager?


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How flow layout can be handled in Java? Show with an example.
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Briefly describe FlowLayout, BorderLayout and GridLayout.
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What is layout manager? Describe different types of layout manager.
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Differentiate between flow layout and border layout.
Ans:

Layout Manager:
A layout manager is an object that controls the size and position (layout) of components inside a
Container object. For example, a window is a container that contains components such as buttons
and labels. The layout manager in effect for the window determines how the components are
sized and positioned inside the window. A container can contain another container. For example,
a window can contain a panel, which is itself a container.

Java has several predefined LayoutManager classes.

 FlowLayout
 BorderLayout
 GridLayout
 GridBagLayout
 CardLayout

Dr. Abu Nowshed Chy 1


Assistant Professor, Dept. of CSE, CU
FlowLayout:
FlowLayout is the default layout manager. FlowLayout implements a simple layout style, which
is similar to how words flow in a text editor. Components are laid out from the upper-left corner,
left to right and top to bottom. When no more components fit on a line, the next one appears on
the next line. A small space is left between each component, above and below, as well as left and
right. The constructors for FlowLayout are shown below:

FlowLayout( )
FlowLayout(int how)
FlowLayout(int how, int horz, int vert)

The first form creates the default layout, which centers components and leaves five pixels of
space between each component.
The second form lets you specify how each line is aligned. Valid values for how are as follows:
 FlowLayout.LEFT
 FlowLayout.CENTER
 FlowLayout.RIGHT
The third form allows specifying the horizontal and vertical space left between components in
horz and vert, respectively.

Example program of FlowLayout:

import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;

public class FlowRight extends Applet {


public void init(){
setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.RIGHT));
for(int i=0; i<4; i++){
add(new Button("Button #"+i));
}
}
}

Dr. Abu Nowshed Chy 2


Assistant Professor, Dept. of CSE, CU
Border Layout:
The BorderLayout class implements a common layout style for top-level windows. It has four
narrow, fixed-width components at the edges and one large area in the center. The four sides are
referred to as north, south, east, and west. The middle area is called the center. The constructors
defined by BorderLayout are shown below:

BorderLayout( )
BorderLayout(int horz, int vert)

The first form creates a default border layout. The second form allows you to specify the
horizontal and vertical space left between components in horz and vert, respectively.

Example program of BorderLayout:


import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;

public class BorderLayoutDemo extends Applet {


public void init(){
setLayout(new BorderLayout());

add(new Button("Button1"), BorderLayout.NORTH);


add(new Label("Center"), BorderLayout.CENTER);
}
}

Dr. Abu Nowshed Chy 3


Assistant Professor, Dept. of CSE, CU
GridLayout:
GridLayout lays out components in a two-dimensional grid. When you instantiate a GridLayout,
you define the number of rows and columns. The constructors supported by GridLayout are
shown below:

GridLayout( )
GridLayout(int numRows, int numColumns )
GridLayout(int numRows, int numColumns, int horz,
int vert)

The first form creates a single-column grid layout. The second form creates a grid layout with
the specified number of rows and columns. The third form allows you to specify the horizontal
and vertical space left between components in horz and vert, respectively.

Example program of GridLayout:

import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;

public class GridLayoutDemo extends Applet {


public void init(){
setLayout(new GridLayout(5,2));
for(int row=1; row<=5; row++){
add(new Label("Label"+row));
add(new Button("Button"+row));
}
}
}

Dr. Abu Nowshed Chy 4


Assistant Professor, Dept. of CSE, CU
GridBagLayout:
By using GridBagLayout you can specify the relative placement of components by specifying
their positions within cells inside a grid. The key to the grid bag is that each component can be a
different size, and each row in the grid can have a different number of columns. This is why the
layout is called a grid bag. It’s a collection of small grid joined together.

CardLayout:
The CardLayout class is unique among the other layout managers in that it stores several
different layouts. Each layout can be thought of as being on a separate index card in a deck that
can be shuffled so that any card is on top at a given time. This can be useful for user interfaces
with optional components that can be dynamically enabled and disabled upon user input. We can
prepare the other layouts and have them hidden, ready to be activated when needed. CardLayout
provides the following two constructors:

CardLayout( )
CardLayout(int horz, int vert)

The first form creates a default card layout. The second form allows you to specify the horizontal
and vertical space left between components in horz and vert, respectively.

Dr. Abu Nowshed Chy 5


Assistant Professor, Dept. of CSE, CU

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