acm.gui
Class TableConstraints

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.awt.GridBagConstraints
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        +--acm.gui.TableConstraints

public class TableConstraints extends GridBagConstraints

This class specifies a set of constraints appropriate to a TableLayout or GridBagLayout. It has the following advantages over the GridBagConstraints class on which it is based:

• The constraints can be specified as an easily readable string instead of by initializing the individual fields.
• The class includes new width and height fields that can be used with TableLayout to specify minimum heights and widths for rows and columns.
• The class provides accessor methods (getGridX and so forth) so that clients can operate as if the fields are private.
• The class includes a toString method that displays nondefault values of the fields in a readable way.

To create a TableConstraints object, use the constructor with a string argument to set the fields of the underlying GridBagConstraints object. For example, suppose you wanted to achieve the effect of the traditional code

GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
gbc.gridx = 2;
gbc.gridy = 3;
gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;

Using TableConstraints, you can do all of this with the constructor, as follows:

new TableConstraints("gridx=2 gridy=3 fill=BOTH");

Field Summary

int	height Specifies the desired height of this cell.
int	width Specifies the desired width of this cell.