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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, * EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, * PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; * OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, * WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE * OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, * EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. */ package com.jgoodies.forms.tutorial; import javax.swing.*; import com.jgoodies.forms.builder.PanelBuilder; import com.jgoodies.forms.layout.CellConstraints; import com.jgoodies.forms.layout.FormLayout; /** * Quickly introduces the most important features of the FormLayout: * create and configure a layout, create a builder, add components.<p> * * Note that this class is not a JPanel subclass; * it justs uses a JPanel as layout container that will be returned * by <code>#buildPanel()</code>. * * @author Karsten Lentzsch * @version $Revision: 1.16 $ */ public final class QuickStartExample { private JTextField companyField; private JTextField contactField; private JTextField ptiField; private JTextField powerField; private JTextField radiusField; private JTextField diameterField; public static void main(String[] args) { try { UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.jgoodies.looks.plastic.PlasticXPLookAndFeel"); } catch (Exception e) { // Likely PlasticXP is not in the class path; ignore. } JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setTitle("Forms Tutorial :: Quick Start"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JComponent panel = new QuickStartExample().buildPanel(); frame.getContentPane().add(panel); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } // Component Creation and Initialization ********************************** /** * Creates, intializes and configures the UI components. * Real applications may further bind the components to underlying models. */ private void initComponents() { companyField = new JTextField(); contactField = new JTextField(); ptiField = new JTextField(6); powerField = new JTextField(10); radiusField = new JTextField(8); diameterField = new JTextField(8); } // Building ************************************************************* /** * Builds the panel. Initializes and configures components first, * then creates a FormLayout, configures the layout, creates a builder, * sets a border, and finally adds the components. * * @return the built panel */ public JComponent buildPanel() { // Separating the component initialization and configuration // from the layout code makes both parts easier to read. initComponents(); // Create a FormLayout instance on the given column and row specs. // For almost all forms you specify the columns; sometimes rows are // created dynamically. In this case the labels are right aligned. FormLayout layout = new FormLayout( "right:pref, 3dlu, pref, 7dlu, right:pref, 3dlu, pref", // cols "p, 3dlu, p, 3dlu, p, 9dlu, p, 3dlu, p, 3dlu, p"); // rows // Specify that columns 1 & 5 as well as 3 & 7 have equal widths. layout.setColumnGroups(new int[][]{{1, 5}, {3, 7}}); // Create a builder that assists in adding components to the container. // Wrap the panel with a standardized border. PanelBuilder builder = new PanelBuilder(layout); builder.setDefaultDialogBorder(); // Obtain a reusable constraints object to place components in the grid. CellConstraints cc = new CellConstraints(); // Fill the grid with components; the builder offers to create // frequently used components, e.g. separators and labels. // Add a titled separator to cell (1, 1) that spans 7 columns. builder.addSeparator("General", cc.xyw(1, 1, 7)); builder.addLabel("Company", cc.xy (1, 3)); builder.add(companyField, cc.xyw(3, 3, 5)); builder.addLabel("Contact", cc.xy (1, 5)); builder.add(contactField, cc.xyw(3, 5, 5)); builder.addSeparator("Propeller", cc.xyw(1, 7, 7)); builder.addLabel("PTI/kW", cc.xy (1, 9)); builder.add(ptiField, cc.xy (3, 9)); builder.addLabel("Power/kW", cc.xy (5, 9)); builder.add(powerField, cc.xy (7, 9)); builder.addLabel("R/mm", cc.xy (1, 11)); builder.add(radiusField, cc.xy (3, 11)); builder.addLabel("D/mm", cc.xy (5, 11)); builder.add(diameterField, cc.xy (7, 11)); // The builder holds the layout container that we now return. return builder.getPanel(); } }