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AWT
Interface Methods
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Method & Description
void addLayoutComponent(Component comp, Object
constraints)
Adds the specified component to the layout, using the specified
constraint object.
float getLayoutAlignmentX(Container target)
Returns the alignment along the x axis.
float getLayoutAlignmentY(Container target)
Returns the alignment along the y axis.
void invalidateLayout(Container target)
Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager has cached
the information that should be discarded.
Dimension maximumLayoutSize(Container target)
Calculates the maximum size dimensions for the specified container,
given the components that it contains.
AWT Layout Manager Classes
Following is the list of commonly used controls while designed GUI using AWT.
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LayoutManager & Description
BorderLayout
The borderlayout arranges the components to fit in the five regions:
east, west, north, south, and center.
CardLayout
The CardLayout object treats each component in the container as a
card. Only one card is visible at a time.
FlowLayout
The FlowLayout is the default layout. It layouts the components in a
directional flow.
GridLayout
The GridLayout manages the components in the form of a rectangular
grid.
GridBagLayout
This is the most flexible layout manager class. The object of
GridBagLayout aligns the component vertically, horizontally, or along
their baseline without requiring the components of same size.
AWT BorderLayout Class
The class BorderLayout arranges the components to fit in the five regions: east,
west, north, south and center. Each region contains only one component and each
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