com.jgoodies.forms.layout
Class ColumnSpec

java.lang.Object
  com.jgoodies.forms.layout.FormSpec
      com.jgoodies.forms.layout.ColumnSpec

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class ColumnSpec
extends FormSpec

Specifies columns in FormLayout by their default orientation, start size and resizing behavior.

Examples:
The following examples specify a column with FILL alignment, a size of 10 dlu that won't grow.

 new ColumnSpec(Sizes.dluX(10));
 new ColumnSpec(ColumnSpec.FILL, Sizes.dluX(10), 0.0);
 new ColumnSpec(ColumnSpec.FILL, Sizes.dluX(10), ColumnSpec.NO_GROW);
 new ColumnSpec("10dlu");
 new ColumnSpec("10dlu:0");
 new ColumnSpec("fill:10dlu:0");
 

The FormFactory provides predefined frequently used ColumnSpec instances.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

Karsten Lentzsch

See Also:

FormFactory, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.jgoodies.forms.layout.FormSpec

FormSpec.DefaultAlignment

Field Summary

static FormSpec.DefaultAlignment	CENTER By default put the components in the center.
static FormSpec.DefaultAlignment	DEFAULT Unless overridden the default alignment for a column is FILL.
static FormSpec.DefaultAlignment	FILL By default fill the component into the column.
static FormSpec.DefaultAlignment	LEFT By default put components in the left.
static FormSpec.DefaultAlignment	MIDDLE By default put components in the middle.
static FormSpec.DefaultAlignment	RIGHT By default put components in the right.

Fields inherited from class com.jgoodies.forms.layout.FormSpec

DEFAULT_GROW, NO_GROW

Constructor Summary

ColumnSpec(FormSpec.DefaultAlignment defaultAlignment, Size size, double resizeWeight)
Constructs a ColumnSpec for the given default alignment, size and resize weight.

ColumnSpec(Size size)
Constructs a ColumnSpec for the given size using the default alignment, and no resizing.

ColumnSpec(String encodedDescription)
Constructs a ColumnSpec from the specified encoded description.

Method Summary

static ColumnSpec[]	decodeSpecs(String encodedColumnSpecs) Parses and splits encoded column specifications and returns an array of ColumnSpec objects.
protected boolean	isHorizontal() Returns if this is a horizontal specification (vs. vertical).

Methods inherited from class com.jgoodies.forms.layout.FormSpec

getDefaultAlignment, getResizeWeight, getSize, toShortString, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

LEFT

public static final FormSpec.DefaultAlignment LEFT

By default put components in the left.

CENTER

public static final FormSpec.DefaultAlignment CENTER

By default put the components in the center.

MIDDLE

public static final FormSpec.DefaultAlignment MIDDLE

By default put components in the middle.

RIGHT

public static final FormSpec.DefaultAlignment RIGHT

By default put components in the right.

FILL

public static final FormSpec.DefaultAlignment FILL

By default fill the component into the column.

DEFAULT

public static final FormSpec.DefaultAlignment DEFAULT

Unless overridden the default alignment for a column is FILL.

Constructor Detail

ColumnSpec

public ColumnSpec(FormSpec.DefaultAlignment defaultAlignment,
                  Size size,
                  double resizeWeight)

Constructs a ColumnSpec for the given default alignment, size and resize weight.

The resize weight must be a non-negative double; you can use NO_GROW as a convenience value for no resize.

Parameters:

defaultAlignment - the column's default alignment

size - constant, component size or bounded size

resizeWeight - the column's non-negative resize weight

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the size is invalid or the resize weight is negative

ColumnSpec

public ColumnSpec(Size size)

Constructs a ColumnSpec for the given size using the default alignment, and no resizing.

Parameters:

size - constant size, component size, or bounded size

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the size is invalid

ColumnSpec

public ColumnSpec(String encodedDescription)

Constructs a ColumnSpec from the specified encoded description. The description will be parsed to set initial values.

Parameters:

encodedDescription - the encoded description

Method Detail

isHorizontal

protected final boolean isHorizontal()

Returns if this is a horizontal specification (vs. vertical). Used to distinct between horizontal and vertical dialog units, which have different conversion factors.

Returns:

always true (for horizontal)

decodeSpecs

public static ColumnSpec[] decodeSpecs(String encodedColumnSpecs)

Parses and splits encoded column specifications and returns an array of ColumnSpec objects.

Parameters:

encodedColumnSpecs - comma separated encoded column specifications

Returns:

an array of decoded column specifications

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the encoded column specifications string is null

See Also:

ColumnSpec(String)