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public  interface  java.awt.LayoutManager
{
        // Methods
    public abstract void addLayoutComponent(String  name,	§1.43.1
        Component  comp);
    public abstract void layoutContainer(Container  parent);	§1.43.2
        public abstract Dimension 	§1.43.3
        minimumLayoutSize(Container  parent);
    public abstract Dimension	§1.43.4
        preferredLayoutSize(Container  parent);
    public abstract void	§1.43.5
        removeLayoutComponent(Component  comp);
}

A layout manager is a class for laying out the components of a Container (II-§1.11)

Adds the specified component to this layout using the indicated tag.

Most applications do not call this method directly. This method is called when a component is added to a container using the add(String, Component) method (II-§1.11.3).

Parameters:

name - a tag understood by this layout manager

comp - the component to be added

Lays out the container argument using this layout.

This method may reshape the components in the specified target container in order to satisfy the constraints of this layout manager.

Most applications do not call this method directly. This method is called when a container calls its layout method (II-§1.11.11).

Parameters:

parent - the container in which to do the layout.

Determines the minimum size of the container argument using this layout manager. Most applications do not call this method directly. This method is called when a container calls its layout method (II-§1.11.11).

Parameters:

parent - the container in which to do the layout

Returns:

the minimum dimensions needed to lay out the subcomponents of the specified container.

See Also:

preferredLayoutSize (II-§1.43.4).

Determines the preferred size of the container argument using this layout manager. Most applications do not call this method directly. This method is called when a container calls its preferredSize method (II-§1.11.17).

Parameters:

parent - the container in which to do the layout

Returns:

the preferred dimensions to lay out the subcomponents of the specified container.

See Also:

minimumLayoutSize (II-§1.43.3).

Removes the specified component from this layout.

Most applications do not call this method directly. This method is called when a container calls its remove (II-§1.11.19) or removeAll (II-§1.11.20) methods.

Parameters:

comp - the component to be removed

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