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class:LayoutManager2 [NONE]

All Superinterfaces:

LayoutManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicSplitPaneUI.BasicHorizontalLayoutManager, BasicSplitPaneUI.BasicVerticalLayoutManager, BorderLayout, BoxLayout, CardLayout, DefaultMenuLayout, GridBagLayout, GroupLayout, JRootPane.RootLayout, OverlayLayout, SpringLayout
```
public interface LayoutManager2
extends LayoutManager
```
Defines an interface for classes that know how to layout Containers based on a layout constraints object. This interface extends the LayoutManager interface to deal with layouts explicitly in terms of constraint objects that specify how and where components should be added to the layout.
This minimal extension to LayoutManager is intended for tool providers who wish to the creation of constraint-based layouts. It does not yet provide full, general support for custom constraint-based layout managers.

See Also:

LayoutManager, Container

method:addLayoutComponent(java.awt.Component,java.lang.Object) [NONE]

addLayoutComponent
```
void addLayoutComponent(Component comp,
                        Object constraints)
```
Adds the specified component to the layout, using the specified constraint object.

Parameters:

comp - the component to be added

constraints - where/how the component is added to the layout.

method:maximumLayoutSize(java.awt.Container) [NONE]

maximumLayoutSize
```
Dimension maximumLayoutSize(Container target)
```
Calculates the maximum size dimensions for the specified container, given the components it contains.

Parameters:

target - the target container

Returns:

the maximum size of the container

See Also:

Component.getMaximumSize(), LayoutManager

method:getLayoutAlignmentX(java.awt.Container) [NONE]

getLayoutAlignmentX
```
float getLayoutAlignmentX(Container target)
```
Returns the alignment along the x axis. This specifies how the component would like to be aligned relative to other components. The value should be a number between 0 and 1 where 0 represents alignment along the origin, 1 is aligned the furthest away from the origin, 0.5 is centered, etc.

Parameters:

target - the target container

Returns:

the x-axis alignment preference

method:getLayoutAlignmentY(java.awt.Container) [NONE]

getLayoutAlignmentY
```
float getLayoutAlignmentY(Container target)
```
Returns the alignment along the y axis. This specifies how the component would like to be aligned relative to other components. The value should be a number between 0 and 1 where 0 represents alignment along the origin, 1 is aligned the furthest away from the origin, 0.5 is centered, etc.

Parameters:

target - the target container

Returns:

the y-axis alignment preference

method:invalidateLayout(java.awt.Container) [NONE]

invalidateLayout
```
void invalidateLayout(Container target)
```
Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager has cached information it should be discarded.

Parameters:

target - the target container

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