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package java.awt;
/**
* Defines the interface for classes that know how to lay out
* <code>Container</code>s.
* <p>
* Swing's painting architecture assumes the children of a
* <code>JComponent</code> do not overlap. If a
* <code>JComponent</code>'s <code>LayoutManager</code> allows
* children to overlap, the <code>JComponent</code> must override
* <code>isOptimizedDrawingEnabled</code> to return false.
*
* @see Container
* @see javax.swing.JComponent#isOptimizedDrawingEnabled
*
* @version 1.33, 05/05/07
* @author Sami Shaio
* @author Arthur van Hoff
*/
public interface LayoutManager {
/**
* If the layout manager uses a per-component string,
* adds the component <code>comp</code> to the layout,
* associating it
* with the string specified by <code>name</code>.
*
* @param name the string to be associated with the component
* @param comp the component to be added
*/
void addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp);
/**
* Removes the specified component from the layout.
* @param comp the component to be removed
*/
void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp);
/**
* Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified
* container, given the components it contains.
* @param parent the container to be laid out
*
* @see #minimumLayoutSize
*/
Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent);
/**
* Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified
* container, given the components it contains.
* @param parent the component to be laid out
* @see #preferredLayoutSize
*/
Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent);
/**
* Lays out the specified container.
* @param parent the container to be laid out
*/
void layoutContainer(Container parent);
}
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