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Box layout manager using the Box utility class
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/*
Java Swing, 2nd Edition
By Marc Loy, Robert Eckstein, Dave Wood, James Elliott, Brian Cole
ISBN: 0-596-00408-7
Publisher: O'Reilly
*/
// HBoxWithStrut.java
//Another test of the box layout manager using the Box utility class.
//This version separates several components with a fixed width gap.
//
import java.awt.Button;
import javax.swing.Box;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
public class HBoxWithStrut extends JFrame {
public HBoxWithStrut() {
super("Box & Strut Frame");
setSize(370, 80);
Box box = Box.createHorizontalBox();
setContentPane(box);
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
Button b = new Button("B" + i);
box.add(b);
}
// Add a spacer between the first three buttons and the last three
box.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(10));
for (int i = 3; i < 6; i++) {
Button b = new Button("B" + i);
box.add(b);
}
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
HBoxWithStrut bt = new HBoxWithStrut();
}
}
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