javax.swing
Class JSplitPane

java.lang.Object
  java.awt.Component
      java.awt.Container
          javax.swing.JComponent
              javax.swing.JSplitPane

All Implemented Interfaces:

javax.accessibility.Accessible, ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable

public class JSplitPane

extends JComponent

implements javax.accessibility.Accessible

JSplitPane is used to divide two (and only two) Components. The two Components are graphically divided based on the look and feel implementation, and the two Components can then be interactively resized by the user. Information on using JSplitPane is in How to Use Split Panes in The Java Tutorial.

The two Components in a split pane can be aligned left to right using JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT, or top to bottom using JSplitPane.VERTICAL_SPLIT. The preferred way to change the size of the Components is to invoke setDividerLocation where location is either the new x or y position, depending on the orientation of the JSplitPane.

To resize the Components to their preferred sizes invoke resetToPreferredSizes.

When the user is resizing the Components the minimum size of the Components is used to determine the maximum/minimum position the Components can be set to. If the minimum size of the two components is greater than the size of the split pane the divider will not allow you to resize it. To alter the minimum size of a JComponent, see JComponent.setMinimumSize(java.awt.Dimension).

When the user resizes the split pane the new space is distributed between the two components based on the resizeWeight property. A value of 0, the default, indicates the right/bottom component gets all the space, where as a value of 1 indicates the left/top component gets all the space.

For the keyboard keys used by this component in the standard Look and Feel (L&F) renditions, see the JSplitPane key assignments.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans^TM has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

Author:

Scott Violet

See Also:

setDividerLocation(double), resetToPreferredSizes(), Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

protected class

JSplitPane.AccessibleJSplitPane This class implements accessibility support for the JSplitPane class.

Nested classes inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

JComponent.AccessibleJComponent, JComponent.ActionStandin, JComponent.IntVector, JComponent.KeyboardState

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

static String	BOTTOM Used to add a Component below the other Component.
static String	CONTINUOUS_LAYOUT_PROPERTY Bound property name for continuousLayout.
protected boolean	continuousLayout Whether or not the views are continuously redisplayed while resizing.
static String	DIVIDER Used to add a Component that will represent the divider.
static String	DIVIDER_LOCATION_PROPERTY Bound property for the dividerLocation.
static String	DIVIDER_SIZE_PROPERTY Bound property name for border.
private int	dividerLocation Location of the divider, at least the value that was set, the UI may have a different value.
protected int	dividerSize Size of the divider.
static int	HORIZONTAL_SPLIT Horizontal split indicates the Components are split along the x axis.
static String	LAST_DIVIDER_LOCATION_PROPERTY Bound property for lastLocation.
protected int	lastDividerLocation Previous location of the split pane.
static String	LEFT Used to add a Component to the left of the other Component.
protected Component	leftComponent The left or top component.
static String	ONE_TOUCH_EXPANDABLE_PROPERTY Bound property for oneTouchExpandable.
protected boolean	oneTouchExpandable Is a little widget provided to quickly expand/collapse the split pane?
protected int	orientation How the views are split.
static String	ORIENTATION_PROPERTY Bound property name for orientation (horizontal or vertical).
static String	RESIZE_WEIGHT_PROPERTY Bound property for weight.
private double	resizeWeight How to distribute extra space.
static String	RIGHT Used to add a Component to the right of the other Component.
protected Component	rightComponent The right or bottom component.
static String	TOP Used to add a Component above the other Component.
private static String	uiClassID
static int	VERTICAL_SPLIT Vertical split indicates the Components are split along the y axis.

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

_bounds, accessibleContext, listenerList, paintingChild, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Container

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

JSplitPane()
Creates a new JSplitPane configured to arrange the child components side-by-side horizontally with no continuous layout, using two buttons for the components.

JSplitPane(int newOrientation)
Creates a new JSplitPane configured with the specified orientation and no continuous layout.

JSplitPane(int newOrientation, boolean newContinuousLayout)
Creates a new JSplitPane with the specified orientation and redrawing style.

JSplitPane(int newOrientation, boolean newContinuousLayout, Component newLeftComponent, Component newRightComponent)
Creates a new JSplitPane with the specified orientation and redrawing style, and with the specified components.

JSplitPane(int newOrientation, Component newLeftComponent, Component newRightComponent)
Creates a new JSplitPane with the specified orientation and with the specified components that do not do continuous redrawing.

Method Summary

protected void	addImpl(Component comp, Object constraints, int index) Adds the specified component to this split pane.
javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext	getAccessibleContext() Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JSplitPane.
Component	getBottomComponent() Returns the component below, or to the right of the divider.
int	getDividerLocation() Returns the last value passed to setDividerLocation.
int	getDividerSize() Returns the size of the divider.
int	getLastDividerLocation() Returns the last location the divider was at.
Component	getLeftComponent() Returns the component to the left (or above) the divider.
int	getMaximumDividerLocation() Returns the maximum location of the divider from the look and feel implementation.
int	getMinimumDividerLocation() Returns the minimum location of the divider from the look and feel implementation.
int	getOrientation() Returns the orientation.
double	getResizeWeight() Returns the number that determines how extra space is distributed.
Component	getRightComponent() Returns the component to the right (or below) the divider.
Component	getTopComponent() Returns the component above, or to the left of the divider.
SplitPaneUI	getUI() Returns the SplitPaneUI that is providing the current look and feel.
String	getUIClassID() Returns the name of the L&F class that renders this component.
boolean	isContinuousLayout() Gets the continuousLayout property.
boolean	isOneTouchExpandable() Gets the oneTouchExpandable property.
boolean	isValidateRoot() Returns true, so that calls to revalidate on any descendant of this JSplitPane will cause a request to be queued that will validate the JSplitPane and all its descendants.
protected void	paintChildren(Graphics g) Subclassed to message the UI with finishedPaintingChildren after super has been messaged, as well as painting the border.
protected String	paramString() Returns a string representation of this JSplitPane.
void	remove(Component component) Removes the child component, component from the pane.
void	remove(int index) Removes the Component at the specified index.
void	removeAll() Removes all the child components from the split pane.
void	resetToPreferredSizes() Lays out the JSplitPane layout based on the preferred size of the children components.
void	setBottomComponent(Component comp) Sets the component below, or to the right of the divider.
void	setContinuousLayout(boolean newContinuousLayout) Sets the value of the continuousLayout property, which must be true for the child components to be continuously redisplayed and laid out during user intervention.
void	setDividerLocation(double proportionalLocation) Sets the divider location as a percentage of the JSplitPane's size.
void	setDividerLocation(int location) Sets the location of the divider.
void	setDividerSize(int newSize) Sets the size of the divider.
void	setLastDividerLocation(int newLastLocation) Sets the last location the divider was at to newLastLocation.
void	setLeftComponent(Component comp) Sets the component to the left (or above) the divider.
void	setOneTouchExpandable(boolean newValue) Sets the value of the oneTouchExpandable property, which must be true for the JSplitPane to provide a UI widget on the divider to quickly expand/collapse the divider.
void	setOrientation(int orientation) Sets the orientation, or how the splitter is divided.
void	setResizeWeight(double value) Specifies how to distribute extra space when the size of the split pane changes.
void	setRightComponent(Component comp) Sets the component to the right (or below) the divider.
void	setTopComponent(Component comp) Sets the component above, or to the left of the divider.
void	setUI(SplitPaneUI ui) Sets the L&F object that renders this component.
void	updateUI() Notification from the UIManager that the L&F has changed.
private void	writeObject(ObjectOutputStream s) See readObject and writeObject in JComponent for more information about serialization in Swing.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

_paintImmediately, addAncestorListener, addNotify, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, alwaysOnTop, checkIfChildObscuredBySibling, componentInputMapChanged, computeVisibleRect, computeVisibleRect, compWriteObjectNotify, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, enableSerialization, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getConditionForKeyStroke, getCreatedDoubleBuffer, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getGraphics, getHeight, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getManagingFocusBackwardTraversalKeys, getManagingFocusForwardTraversalKeys, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPreferredSize, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getWriteObjCounter, getX, getY, grabFocus, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingOrigin, isPaintingTile, isPreferredSizeSet, isRequestFocusEnabled, paint, paintBorder, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processKeyBindings, processKeyBindingsForAllComponents, processKeyEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, rectangleIsObscured, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeNotify, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setCreatedDoubleBuffer, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setEnabled, setFont, setForeground, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPaintingChild, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, setWriteObjCounter, shouldDebugGraphics, superProcessMouseMotionEvent, unregisterKeyboardAction, update

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, removeContainerListener, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

uiClassID

private static final String uiClassID

See Also:

getUIClassID(), JComponent.readObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream), Constant Field Values

VERTICAL_SPLIT

public static final int VERTICAL_SPLIT

Vertical split indicates the Components are split along the y axis. For example the two Components will be split one on top of the other.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

HORIZONTAL_SPLIT

public static final int HORIZONTAL_SPLIT

Horizontal split indicates the Components are split along the x axis. For example the two Components will be split one to the left of the other.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

LEFT

public static final String LEFT

Used to add a Component to the left of the other Component.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

RIGHT

public static final String RIGHT

Used to add a Component to the right of the other Component.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

TOP

public static final String TOP

Used to add a Component above the other Component.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

BOTTOM

public static final String BOTTOM

Used to add a Component below the other Component.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

DIVIDER

public static final String DIVIDER

Used to add a Component that will represent the divider.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

ORIENTATION_PROPERTY

public static final String ORIENTATION_PROPERTY

Bound property name for orientation (horizontal or vertical).

See Also:

Constant Field Values

CONTINUOUS_LAYOUT_PROPERTY

public static final String CONTINUOUS_LAYOUT_PROPERTY

Bound property name for continuousLayout.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

DIVIDER_SIZE_PROPERTY

public static final String DIVIDER_SIZE_PROPERTY

Bound property name for border.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

ONE_TOUCH_EXPANDABLE_PROPERTY

public static final String ONE_TOUCH_EXPANDABLE_PROPERTY

Bound property for oneTouchExpandable.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

LAST_DIVIDER_LOCATION_PROPERTY

public static final String LAST_DIVIDER_LOCATION_PROPERTY

Bound property for lastLocation.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

DIVIDER_LOCATION_PROPERTY

public static final String DIVIDER_LOCATION_PROPERTY

Bound property for the dividerLocation.

Since:

1.3

See Also:

Constant Field Values

RESIZE_WEIGHT_PROPERTY

public static final String RESIZE_WEIGHT_PROPERTY

Bound property for weight.

Since:

1.3.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

orientation

protected int orientation

How the views are split.

continuousLayout

protected boolean continuousLayout

Whether or not the views are continuously redisplayed while resizing.

leftComponent

protected Component leftComponent

The left or top component.

rightComponent

protected Component rightComponent

The right or bottom component.

dividerSize

protected int dividerSize

Size of the divider.

oneTouchExpandable

protected boolean oneTouchExpandable

Is a little widget provided to quickly expand/collapse the split pane?

lastDividerLocation

protected int lastDividerLocation

Previous location of the split pane.

resizeWeight

private double resizeWeight

How to distribute extra space.

dividerLocation

private int dividerLocation

Location of the divider, at least the value that was set, the UI may have a different value.

Constructor Detail

JSplitPane

public JSplitPane()

Creates a new JSplitPane configured to arrange the child components side-by-side horizontally with no continuous layout, using two buttons for the components.

JSplitPane

public JSplitPane(int newOrientation)

Creates a new JSplitPane configured with the specified orientation and no continuous layout.

Parameters:

newOrientation - JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT or JSplitPane.VERTICAL_SPLIT

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if orientation is not one of HORIZONTAL_SPLIT or VERTICAL_SPLIT.

JSplitPane

public JSplitPane(int newOrientation,
                  boolean newContinuousLayout)

Creates a new JSplitPane with the specified orientation and redrawing style.

Parameters:

newOrientation - JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT or JSplitPane.VERTICAL_SPLIT

newContinuousLayout - a boolean, true for the components to redraw continuously as the divider changes position, false to wait until the divider position stops changing to redraw

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if orientation is not one of HORIZONTAL_SPLIT or VERTICAL_SPLIT

JSplitPane

public JSplitPane(int newOrientation,
                  Component newLeftComponent,
                  Component newRightComponent)

Creates a new JSplitPane with the specified orientation and with the specified components that do not do continuous redrawing.

Parameters:

newOrientation - JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT or JSplitPane.VERTICAL_SPLIT

newLeftComponent - the Component that will appear on the left of a horizontally-split pane, or at the top of a vertically-split pane

newRightComponent - the Component that will appear on the right of a horizontally-split pane, or at the bottom of a vertically-split pane

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if orientation is not one of: HORIZONTAL_SPLIT or VERTICAL_SPLIT

JSplitPane

public JSplitPane(int newOrientation,
                  boolean newContinuousLayout,
                  Component newLeftComponent,
                  Component newRightComponent)

Creates a new JSplitPane with the specified orientation and redrawing style, and with the specified components.

Parameters:

newOrientation - JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT or JSplitPane.VERTICAL_SPLIT

newContinuousLayout - a boolean, true for the components to redraw continuously as the divider changes position, false to wait until the divider position stops changing to redraw

newLeftComponent - the Component that will appear on the left of a horizontally-split pane, or at the top of a vertically-split pane

newRightComponent - the Component that will appear on the right of a horizontally-split pane, or at the bottom of a vertically-split pane

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if orientation is not one of HORIZONTAL_SPLIT or VERTICAL_SPLIT

Method Detail

setUI

public void setUI(SplitPaneUI ui)

Sets the L&F object that renders this component.

Parameters:

ui - the SplitPaneUI L&F object

See Also:

UIDefaults.getUI(javax.swing.JComponent)

getUI

public SplitPaneUI getUI()

Returns the SplitPaneUI that is providing the current look and feel.

Returns:

the SplitPaneUI object that renders this component

updateUI

public void updateUI()

Notification from the UIManager that the L&F has changed. Replaces the current UI object with the latest version from the UIManager.

Overrides:

updateUI in class JComponent

See Also:

JComponent.updateUI()

getUIClassID

public String getUIClassID()

Returns the name of the L&F class that renders this component.

Overrides:

getUIClassID in class JComponent

Returns:

the string "SplitPaneUI"

See Also:

JComponent.getUIClassID(), UIDefaults.getUI(javax.swing.JComponent)

setDividerSize

public void setDividerSize(int newSize)

Sets the size of the divider.

Parameters:

newSize - an integer giving the size of the divider in pixels

getDividerSize

public int getDividerSize()

Returns the size of the divider.

Returns:

an integer giving the size of the divider in pixels

setLeftComponent

public void setLeftComponent(Component comp)

Sets the component to the left (or above) the divider.

Parameters:

comp - the Component to display in that position

getLeftComponent

public Component getLeftComponent()

Returns the component to the left (or above) the divider.

Returns:

the Component displayed in that position

setTopComponent

public void setTopComponent(Component comp)

Sets the component above, or to the left of the divider.

Parameters:

comp - the Component to display in that position

getTopComponent

public Component getTopComponent()

Returns the component above, or to the left of the divider.

Returns:

the Component displayed in that position

setRightComponent

public void setRightComponent(Component comp)

Sets the component to the right (or below) the divider.

Parameters:

comp - the Component to display in that position

getRightComponent

public Component getRightComponent()

Returns the component to the right (or below) the divider.

Returns:

the Component displayed in that position

setBottomComponent

public void setBottomComponent(Component comp)

Sets the component below, or to the right of the divider.

Parameters:

comp - the Component to display in that position

getBottomComponent

public Component getBottomComponent()

Returns the component below, or to the right of the divider.

Returns:

the Component displayed in that position

setOneTouchExpandable

public void setOneTouchExpandable(boolean newValue)

Sets the value of the oneTouchExpandable property, which must be true for the JSplitPane to provide a UI widget on the divider to quickly expand/collapse the divider. The default value of this property is false. Some look and feels might not support one-touch expanding; they will ignore this property.

Parameters:

newValue - true to specify that the split pane should provide a collapse/expand widget

See Also:

isOneTouchExpandable()

isOneTouchExpandable

public boolean isOneTouchExpandable()

Gets the oneTouchExpandable property.

Returns:

the value of the oneTouchExpandable property

See Also:

setOneTouchExpandable(boolean)

setLastDividerLocation

public void setLastDividerLocation(int newLastLocation)

Sets the last location the divider was at to newLastLocation.

Parameters:

newLastLocation - an integer specifying the last divider location in pixels, from the left (or upper) edge of the pane to the left (or upper) edge of the divider

getLastDividerLocation

public int getLastDividerLocation()

Returns the last location the divider was at.

Returns:

an integer specifying the last divider location as a count of pixels from the left (or upper) edge of the pane to the left (or upper) edge of the divider

setOrientation

public void setOrientation(int orientation)

Sets the orientation, or how the splitter is divided. The options are:

• JSplitPane.VERTICAL_SPLIT (above/below orientation of components)
• JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT (left/right orientation of components)

Parameters:

orientation - an integer specifying the orientation

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if orientation is not one of: HORIZONTAL_SPLIT or VERTICAL_SPLIT.

getOrientation

public int getOrientation()

Returns the orientation.

Returns:

an integer giving the orientation

See Also:

setOrientation(int)

setContinuousLayout

public void setContinuousLayout(boolean newContinuousLayout)

Sets the value of the continuousLayout property, which must be true for the child components to be continuously redisplayed and laid out during user intervention. The default value of this property is false. Some look and feels might not support continuous layout; they will ignore this property.

Parameters:

newContinuousLayout - true if the components should continuously be redrawn as the divider changes position

See Also:

isContinuousLayout()

isContinuousLayout

public boolean isContinuousLayout()

Gets the continuousLayout property.

Returns:

the value of the continuousLayout property

See Also:

setContinuousLayout(boolean)

setResizeWeight

public void setResizeWeight(double value)

Specifies how to distribute extra space when the size of the split pane changes. A value of 0, the default, indicates the right/bottom component gets all the extra space (the left/top component acts fixed), where as a value of 1 specifies the left/top component gets all the extra space (the right/bottom component acts fixed). Specifically, the left/top component gets (weight * diff) extra space and the right/bottom component gets (1 - weight) * diff extra space.

Parameters:

value - as described above

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if value is < 0 or > 1

Since:

1.3

getResizeWeight

public double getResizeWeight()

Returns the number that determines how extra space is distributed.

Returns:

how extra space is to be distributed on a resize of the split pane

Since:

1.3

resetToPreferredSizes

public void resetToPreferredSizes()

Lays out the JSplitPane layout based on the preferred size of the children components. This will likely result in changing the divider location.

setDividerLocation

public void setDividerLocation(double proportionalLocation)

Sets the divider location as a percentage of the JSplitPane's size.

This method is implemented in terms of setDividerLocation(int). This method immediately changes the size of the split pane based on its current size. If the split pane is not correctly realized and on screen, this method will have no effect (new divider location will become (current size * proportionalLocation) which is 0).

Parameters:

proportionalLocation - a double-precision floating point value that specifies a percentage, from zero (top/left) to 1.0 (bottom/right)

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the specified location is < 0 or > 1.0

setDividerLocation

public void setDividerLocation(int location)

Sets the location of the divider. This is passed off to the look and feel implementation, and then listeners are notified. A value less than 0 implies the divider should be reset to a value that attempts to honor the preferred size of the left/top component. After notifying the listeners, the last divider location is updated, via setLastDividerLocation.

Parameters:

location - an int specifying a UI-specific value (typically a pixel count)

getDividerLocation

public int getDividerLocation()

Returns the last value passed to setDividerLocation. The value returned from this method may differ from the actual divider location (if setDividerLocation was passed a value bigger than the curent size).

Returns:

an integer specifying the location of the divider

getMinimumDividerLocation

public int getMinimumDividerLocation()

Returns the minimum location of the divider from the look and feel implementation.

Returns:

an integer specifying a UI-specific value for the minimum location (typically a pixel count); or -1 if the UI is null

getMaximumDividerLocation

public int getMaximumDividerLocation()

Returns the maximum location of the divider from the look and feel implementation.

Returns:

an integer specifying a UI-specific value for the maximum location (typically a pixel count); or -1 if the UI is null

remove

public void remove(Component component)

Removes the child component, component from the pane. Resets the leftComponent or rightComponent instance variable, as necessary.

Overrides:

remove in class Container

Parameters:

component - the Component to remove

See Also:

Container.add(java.awt.Component)

remove

public void remove(int index)

Removes the Component at the specified index. Updates the leftComponent and rightComponent instance variables as necessary, and then messages super.

Overrides:

remove in class Container

Parameters:

index - an integer specifying the component to remove, where 1 specifies the left/top component and 2 specifies the bottom/right component

See Also:

Container.add(java.awt.Component)

removeAll

public void removeAll()

Removes all the child components from the split pane. Resets the leftComonent and rightComponent instance variables.

Overrides:

removeAll in class Container

See Also:

Container.add(java.awt.Component), Container.remove(int)

isValidateRoot

public boolean isValidateRoot()

Returns true, so that calls to revalidate on any descendant of this JSplitPane will cause a request to be queued that will validate the JSplitPane and all its descendants.

Overrides:

isValidateRoot in class JComponent

Returns:

true

See Also:

JComponent.revalidate()

addImpl

protected void addImpl(Component comp,
                       Object constraints,
                       int index)

Adds the specified component to this split pane. If constraints identifies the left/top or right/bottom child component, and a component with that identifier was previously added, it will be removed and then comp will be added in its place. If constraints is not one of the known identifiers the layout manager may throw an IllegalArgumentException.

The possible constraints objects (Strings) are:

• JSplitPane.TOP
• JSplitPane.LEFT
• JSplitPane.BOTTOM
• JSplitPane.RIGHT

If the constraints object is null, the component is added in the first available position (left/top if open, else right/bottom).

Overrides:

addImpl in class Container

Parameters:

comp - the component to add

constraints - an Object specifying the layout constraints (position) for this component

index - an integer specifying the index in the container's list.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the constraints object does not match an existing component

See Also:

Container.addImpl(Component, Object, int)

paintChildren

protected void paintChildren(Graphics g)

Subclassed to message the UI with finishedPaintingChildren after super has been messaged, as well as painting the border.

Overrides:

paintChildren in class JComponent

Parameters:

g - the Graphics context within which to paint

See Also:

JComponent.paint(java.awt.Graphics), Container.paint(java.awt.Graphics)

writeObject

private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream s)
                  throws IOException

See readObject and writeObject in JComponent for more information about serialization in Swing.

Throws:

IOException

paramString

protected String paramString()

Returns a string representation of this JSplitPane. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.

Overrides:

paramString in class JComponent

Returns:

a string representation of this JSplitPane.

getAccessibleContext

public javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()

Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JSplitPane. For split panes, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleJSplitPane. A new AccessibleJSplitPane instance is created if necessary.

Specified by:

getAccessibleContext in interface javax.accessibility.Accessible

Overrides:

getAccessibleContext in class JComponent

Returns:

an AccessibleJSplitPane that serves as the AccessibleContext of this JSplitPane