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Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell
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Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell

by David Flanagan
October 1999
Intermediate to advanced
754 pages
36h 7m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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GridBagConstraints Ja va 1.0
java.awt cloneable serializable PJ1.1
This class encapsulates the instance variables that tell a GridBagLayout how to position a
given Component within its Container:
gridx, gridy
The grid position of the component. The RELATIVE constant specifies a position to
the right of or below the previous component.
gridwidth, gridheight
The height and width of the component in grid cells. The constant REMAINDER
specifies that the component is the last one and should get all remaining cells.
fill The dimensions of a component that should grow when the space available for it
is larger than its default size. Legal values are the constants NONE, BO TH, HORIZONTAL,
and VERTICAL.
ipadx, ipady
Inter nal padding to add on each side of the component in each dimension. This
padding increases the size of the component beyond its default minimum size.
insets
An Insets object that specifies margins to appear on all sides of the component.
anchor
How the component should be displayed within its grid cells when it is smaller
than those cells. The CENTER constant and the compass-point constants are legal
values.
weightx, weighty
How extra space in the container should be distributed among its components in
the X and Y dimensions. Larger weights specify that a component should receive a
pr oportionally larger amount of extra space. A 0 weight indicates that the compo-
nent should not receive any extra space. ...
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