Programming Wireless Devices with the Java™ 2 Platform, Micro Edition, Second Edition

10.9. Form Layout

The Form class has a layout policy that is organized around rows. A Form grows vertically and scrolls vertically as necessary. The height of a Form varies depending upon the number of rows and the height of each row. The height of each row is determined by the items that are positioned on that row.

In MIDP 2.0, the Form layout algorithm considers each Item in turn, starting at Item zero and proceeding in order through each Item until the last Item in the Form has been processed. Items are laid out at the beginning of each row, proceeding across each row in the chosen layout direction, packing as many Items onto each row as will ...