com.jgoodies.forms.factories

Class Borders


public final class Borders
extends Object

Provides constants and factory methods for Borders that use instances of ConstantSize to define the margins.

Examples:

 Borders.DLU2_BORDER
 Borders.createEmptyBorder(Sizes.DLUY4, Sizes.DLUX2, Sizes.DLUY4, Sizes.DLUX2);
 Borders.createEmptyBorder("4dlu, 2dlu, 4dlu, 2dlu");
 
Version:
$Revision: 1.9 $
Author:
Karsten Lentzsch
See Also:
Border, Sizes

Nested Class Summary

static class
Borders.EmptyBorder
An empty border that uses 4 instances of ConstantSize to define the gaps on all sides.

Field Summary

static Border
BUTTON_BAR_GAP_BORDER
A standardized Border that describes the gap between a component and a button bar in its bottom.
static Border
DIALOG_BORDER
A standardized Border that describes the border around a dialog content that has no tabs.
static Border
DLU14_BORDER
A prepared Border with 14dlu on all sides.
static Border
DLU2_BORDER
A prepared and reusable Border with 2dlu on all sides.
static Border
DLU4_BORDER
A prepared and reusable Border with 4dlu on all sides.
static Border
DLU7_BORDER
A prepared and reusable Border with 7dlu on all sides.
static Border
EMPTY_BORDER
A prepared and reusable EmptyBorder without gaps.
static Border
TABBED_DIALOG_BORDER
A standardized Border that describes the border around a dialog content that uses tabs.

Method Summary

static Border
createEmptyBorder(String encodedSizes)
Creates and returns a Border using sizes as specified by the given string.
static Border
createEmptyBorder(ConstantSize top, ConstantSize left, ConstantSize bottom, ConstantSize right)
Creates and returns an EmptyBorder with the specified gaps.

Field Details

BUTTON_BAR_GAP_BORDER

public static final Border BUTTON_BAR_GAP_BORDER
A standardized Border that describes the gap between a component and a button bar in its bottom.

DIALOG_BORDER

public static final Border DIALOG_BORDER
A standardized Border that describes the border around a dialog content that has no tabs.

DLU14_BORDER

public static final Border DLU14_BORDER
A prepared Border with 14dlu on all sides.

DLU2_BORDER

public static final Border DLU2_BORDER
A prepared and reusable Border with 2dlu on all sides.

DLU4_BORDER

public static final Border DLU4_BORDER
A prepared and reusable Border with 4dlu on all sides.

DLU7_BORDER

public static final Border DLU7_BORDER
A prepared and reusable Border with 7dlu on all sides.

EMPTY_BORDER

public static final Border EMPTY_BORDER
A prepared and reusable EmptyBorder without gaps.

TABBED_DIALOG_BORDER

public static final Border TABBED_DIALOG_BORDER
A standardized Border that describes the border around a dialog content that uses tabs.

Method Details

createEmptyBorder

public static Border createEmptyBorder(String encodedSizes)
Creates and returns a Border using sizes as specified by the given string. This string is a comma-separated encoding of 4 ConstantSizes.
Parameters:
encodedSizes - top, left, bottom, right gap encoded as String
Returns:
an EmptyBorder with the specified gaps

createEmptyBorder

public static Border createEmptyBorder(ConstantSize top,
                                       ConstantSize left,
                                       ConstantSize bottom,
                                       ConstantSize right)
Creates and returns an EmptyBorder with the specified gaps.
Parameters:
top - the top gap
left - the left-hand side gap
bottom - the bottom gap
right - the right-hand side gap
Returns:
an EmptyBorder with the specified gaps

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