1. /*

  2.  * @(#)LayoutManager.java	1.20 01/11/29

  3.  *

  4.  * Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.

  5.  * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.

  6.  */

  7. package java.awt;

  8. 

  9. /** 

  10.  * Defines the interface for classes that know how to layout Containers.

  11.  *

  12.  * @see Container

  13.  *

  14.  * @version	1.20, 11/29/01

  15.  * @author 	Sami Shaio

  16.  * @author 	Arthur van Hoff

  17.  */

  18. public interface LayoutManager {

  19.     /**

  20.      * Adds the specified component with the specified name to

  21.      * the layout.

  22.      * @param name the component name

  23.      * @param comp the component to be added

  24.      */

  25.     void addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp);

  26. 

  27.     /**

  28.      * Removes the specified component from the layout.

  29.      * @param comp the component to be removed

  30.      */

  31.     void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp);

  32. 

  33.     /**

  34.      * Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified 

  35.      * panel given the components in the specified parent container.

  36.      * @param parent the component to be laid out

  37.      *  

  38.      * @see #minimumLayoutSize

  39.      */

  40.     Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent);

  41. 

  42.     /** 

  43.      * Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified 

  44.      * panel given the components in the specified parent container.

  45.      * @param parent the component to be laid out

  46.      * @see #preferredLayoutSize

  47.      */

  48.     Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent);

  49. 

  50.     /** 

  51.      * Lays out the container in the specified panel.

  52.      * @param parent the component which needs to be laid out 

  53.      */

  54.     void layoutContainer(Container parent);

  55. }