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25 package java.awt;
26 
27 /**
28  * Defines the interface for classes that know how to lay out
29  * {@code Container}s.
30  * <p>
31  * Swing's painting architecture assumes the children of a
32  * {@code JComponent} do not overlap.  If a
33  * {@code JComponent}'s {@code LayoutManager} allows
34  * children to overlap, the {@code JComponent} must override
35  * {@code isOptimizedDrawingEnabled} to return false.
36  *
37  * @see Container
38  * @see javax.swing.JComponent#isOptimizedDrawingEnabled
39  *
40  * @author      Sami Shaio
41  * @author      Arthur van Hoff
42  */
43 public interface LayoutManager {
44     /**
45      * If the layout manager uses a per-component string,
46      * adds the component {@code comp} to the layout,
47      * associating it
48      * with the string specified by {@code name}.
49      *
50      * @param name the string to be associated with the component
51      * @param comp the component to be added
52      */
addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp)53     void addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp);
54 
55     /**
56      * Removes the specified component from the layout.
57      * @param comp the component to be removed
58      */
removeLayoutComponent(Component comp)59     void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp);
60 
61     /**
62      * Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified
63      * container, given the components it contains.
64      *
65      * @param  parent the container to be laid out
66      * @return the preferred dimension for the container
67      *
68      * @see #minimumLayoutSize
69      */
preferredLayoutSize(Container parent)70     Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent);
71 
72     /**
73      * Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified
74      * container, given the components it contains.
75      *
76      * @param  parent the component to be laid out
77      * @return the minimum dimension for the container
78      *
79      * @see #preferredLayoutSize
80      */
minimumLayoutSize(Container parent)81     Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent);
82 
83     /**
84      * Lays out the specified container.
85      * @param parent the container to be laid out
86      */
layoutContainer(Container parent)87     void layoutContainer(Container parent);
88 }
89