javax.swing
Interface SwingConstants

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractButton, BasicArrowButton, BasicInternalFrameUI.BorderListener, BasicScrollBarUI, BasicTabbedPaneUI, BasicTabbedPaneUI.ScrollableTabButton, BasicToolBarUI, JCheckBoxMenuItem, JLabel, JProgressBar, JSeparator, JSlider, JTabbedPane, JTextField, JToolBar, MetalBorders.ToolBarBorder, SwingUtilities, View

public interface SwingConstants

A collection of constants generally used for positioning and orienting components on the screen.

Author:

Jeff Dinkins, Ralph Kar (orientation support)

Field Summary

static int	BOTTOM Box-orientation constant used to specify the bottom of a box.
static int	CENTER The central position in an area.
static int	EAST Compass-direction east (right).
static int	HORIZONTAL Horizontal orientation.
static int	LEADING Identifies the leading edge of text for use with left-to-right and right-to-left languages.
static int	LEFT Box-orientation constant used to specify the left side of a box.
static int	NEXT Identifies the next direction in a sequence.
static int	NORTH Compass-direction North (up).
static int	NORTH_EAST Compass-direction north-east (upper right).
static int	NORTH_WEST Compass-direction north west (upper left).
static int	PREVIOUS Identifies the previous direction in a sequence.
static int	RIGHT Box-orientation constant used to specify the right side of a box.
static int	SOUTH Compass-direction south (down).
static int	SOUTH_EAST Compass-direction south-east (lower right).
static int	SOUTH_WEST Compass-direction south-west (lower left).
static int	TOP Box-orientation constant used to specify the top of a box.
static int	TRAILING Identifies the trailing edge of text for use with left-to-right and right-to-left languages.
static int	VERTICAL Vertical orientation.
static int	WEST Compass-direction west (left).

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CENTER

public static final int CENTER

The central position in an area. Used for both compass-direction constants (NORTH, etc.) and box-orientation constants (TOP, etc.).

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TOP

public static final int TOP

Box-orientation constant used to specify the top of a box.

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LEFT

public static final int LEFT

Box-orientation constant used to specify the left side of a box.

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BOTTOM

public static final int BOTTOM

Box-orientation constant used to specify the bottom of a box.

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RIGHT

public static final int RIGHT

Box-orientation constant used to specify the right side of a box.

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NORTH

public static final int NORTH

Compass-direction North (up).

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NORTH_EAST

public static final int NORTH_EAST

Compass-direction north-east (upper right).

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EAST

public static final int EAST

Compass-direction east (right).

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SOUTH_EAST

public static final int SOUTH_EAST

Compass-direction south-east (lower right).

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SOUTH

public static final int SOUTH

Compass-direction south (down).

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SOUTH_WEST

public static final int SOUTH_WEST

Compass-direction south-west (lower left).

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WEST

public static final int WEST

Compass-direction west (left).

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NORTH_WEST

public static final int NORTH_WEST

Compass-direction north west (upper left).

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HORIZONTAL

public static final int HORIZONTAL

Horizontal orientation. Used for scrollbars and sliders.

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VERTICAL

public static final int VERTICAL

Vertical orientation. Used for scrollbars and sliders.

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LEADING

public static final int LEADING

Identifies the leading edge of text for use with left-to-right and right-to-left languages. Used by buttons and labels.

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TRAILING

public static final int TRAILING

Identifies the trailing edge of text for use with left-to-right and right-to-left languages. Used by buttons and labels.

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NEXT

public static final int NEXT

Identifies the next direction in a sequence.

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1.4

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PREVIOUS

public static final int PREVIOUS

Identifies the previous direction in a sequence.

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1.4

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