/* * Shows how to specify alignments when you're using * a BoxLayout for components with maximum sizes * and different default alignments. */ import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.border.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class AlignmentDemo extends JFrame { public AlignmentDemo() { super("AlignmentDemo"); JTabbedPane tabbedPane = new JTabbedPane(); JPanel buttonRow = new JPanel(); //Use default FlowLayout. buttonRow.add(createButtonRow(false)); buttonRow.add(createButtonRow(true)); tabbedPane.addTab("Altering alignments", buttonRow); JPanel labelAndComponent = new JPanel(); //Use default FlowLayout. labelAndComponent.add(createLabelAndComponent(false)); labelAndComponent.add(createLabelAndComponent(true)); tabbedPane.addTab("X alignment mismatch", labelAndComponent); JPanel buttonAndComponent = new JPanel(); //Use default FlowLayout. buttonAndComponent.add(createYAlignmentExample(false)); buttonAndComponent.add(createYAlignmentExample(true)); tabbedPane.addTab("Y alignment mismatch", buttonAndComponent); //Add tabbedPane to this frame. getContentPane().add(tabbedPane, BorderLayout.CENTER); } protected JPanel createButtonRow(boolean changeAlignment) { JButton button1 = new JButton("A JButton", new ImageIcon("images/middle.gif")); button1.setVerticalTextPosition(AbstractButton.BOTTOM); button1.setHorizontalTextPosition(AbstractButton.CENTER); JButton button2 = new JButton("Another JButton", new ImageIcon("images/geek-cght.gif")); button2.setVerticalTextPosition(AbstractButton.BOTTOM); button2.setHorizontalTextPosition(AbstractButton.CENTER); String title; if (changeAlignment) { title = "Desired"; button1.setAlignmentY(BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT); button2.setAlignmentY(BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT); } else { title = "Default"; } JPanel pane = new JPanel(); pane.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(title)); pane.setLayout(new BoxLayout(pane, BoxLayout.X_AXIS)); pane.add(button1); pane.add(button2); return pane; } protected JPanel createLabelAndComponent(boolean doItRight) { JPanel pane = new JPanel(); JComponent component = new JPanel(); Dimension size = new Dimension(150,100); component.setMaximumSize(size); component.setPreferredSize(size); component.setMinimumSize(size); TitledBorder border = new TitledBorder( new LineBorder(Color.black), "A JPanel", TitledBorder.CENTER, TitledBorder.BELOW_TOP); border.setTitleColor(Color.black); component.setBorder(border); JLabel label = new JLabel("This is a JLabel"); String title; if (doItRight) { title = "Matched"; label.setAlignmentX(CENTER_ALIGNMENT); } else { title = "Mismatched"; } pane.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(title)); pane.setLayout(new BoxLayout(pane, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS)); pane.add(label); pane.add(component); return pane; } protected JPanel createYAlignmentExample(boolean doItRight) { JPanel pane = new JPanel(); String title; JComponent component1 = new JPanel(); Dimension size = new Dimension(100, 50); component1.setMaximumSize(size); component1.setPreferredSize(size); component1.setMinimumSize(size); TitledBorder border = new TitledBorder( new LineBorder(Color.black), "A JPanel", TitledBorder.CENTER, TitledBorder.BELOW_TOP); border.setTitleColor(Color.black); component1.setBorder(border); JComponent component2 = new JPanel(); size = new Dimension(100, 50); component2.setMaximumSize(size); component2.setPreferredSize(size); component2.setMinimumSize(size); border = new TitledBorder(new LineBorder(Color.black), "A JPanel", TitledBorder.CENTER, TitledBorder.BELOW_TOP); border.setTitleColor(Color.black); component2.setBorder(border); if (doItRight) { title = "Matched"; } else { component1.setAlignmentY(TOP_ALIGNMENT); title = "Mismatched"; } pane.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(title)); pane.setLayout(new BoxLayout(pane, BoxLayout.X_AXIS)); pane.add(component1); pane.add(component2); return pane; } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new AlignmentDemo(); frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() { public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) { System.exit(0); } }); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }