Complex Layouts

FlowLayout, BorderLayout, BoxLayout, GridLayout, GridBagLayout, GroupLayout, SpringLayout, CardLayout

Swing Layouts

FlowLayout

arranges components in a line, one after another; default layout

FlowLayout()

FlowLayout, centered, with horizontal and vertical gap of 5

FlowLayout(int align)

Flow layout, with horizontal and vertical group of 5, can be left, right, center, leading or trailing

FlowLayout(int align, int hgap, int vgap)

no specific horizontal and vertical gap, can be left, right, center, leading or trailing

BorderLayout

Arranges components in 5 regions: North, South, East, West, Center

FlowLayout

default layout of applet or panel

BorderLayout()

creates border layout with 0 gaps

BorderLayout(int hgap, int vgap)

creates border layout with the given horizontal and vertical gaps between components

Left, Right, Center, Leading, Trailing

values for align in flowlayout

BoxLayout

Arranges components either vertically or horizontally

BoxLayout(Container c, int axis)

arranges components in the container with the given axis

X_AXIS, Y_AXIS, LINE_AXIS, PAGE_AXIS

values for axis in boxlayout

GridLayout

arrange components in a rectangular grid or a table

GridLayout()

creates grid layout with 1 column per component

GridLayout(int rows, int columns)

creates grid layout with the given number of rows and columns and with 0 gaps

GridLayout(int rows, int columns, int hgap, int vgap)

creates grid layout with the given number of rows and columns, and with given horizontal and vertical gaps

GridBagLayout

Aligns components vertically, horizontally or along their baseline

GridBagConstraints

occupy one or more cells known as its display area

JPanel

considered as a swing compoent and the simplest container class

BorderPane, FlowPane, GridPane, HBox, VBox, Pane, StackPane

JavaFX Layouts