17 Working with Layout
17.1 LAYOUT AND LAYOUT MANAGER
A layout manager automatically arranges the controls within a window by using some types of algorithm. In Java LayoutManager is an interface for classes that know how to lay out Containers. A layout manager is an instance of any class that implements the LayoutManager interface.
The sizes and positions of the components in a container are usually controlled by a layout manager. Different layout managers implement different ways of arranging components. There are several predefined layout manager classes in the AWT: FlowLayout, GridLayout, BorderLayout, CardLayout and GridBagLayout. It is also possible to define new layout managers, if none of these suit one's purpose. Every container is ...
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