com.metamatrix.toolbox.ui.widget.util
Class WidgetUtilities

java.lang.Object
  com.metamatrix.toolbox.ui.widget.util.WidgetUtilities

public final class WidgetUtilities
extends java.lang.Object

Since:

2.0

Version:

3.0

Author:

John P. A. Verhaeg

Constructor Summary

WidgetUtilities()

Method Summary

static void	equalizeSizeConstraints(java.awt.Component[] components) Sets the minimum, preferred, and maximum sizes of the specified list of Components to the maximum of their widths and heights for each JComponent in the list.
static void	equalizeSizeConstraints(java.util.List components) Sets the minimum, preferred, and maximum sizes of the specified list of Components to the maximum of their widths and heights for each JComponent in the list.
static java.awt.Dimension	getMaximumPreferredSize(java.awt.Component[] components) A convenience method that calls #getMaximumPreferredSize(components, reset) passing false as the reset parameter.
static java.awt.Dimension	getMaximumPreferredSize(java.awt.Component[] components, boolean reset) Returns a Dimension representing the maximum preferred width and height of the Components within the specified list.
static java.awt.Dimension	getMaximumPreferredSize(java.util.List components) A convenience method that calls #getMaximumPreferredSize(components, reset) passing false as the reset parameter.
static java.awt.Dimension	getMaximumPreferredSize(java.util.List components, boolean reset) Returns a Dimension representing the maximum preferred width and height of the Components within the specified list.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

WidgetUtilities

public WidgetUtilities()

Method Detail

equalizeSizeConstraints

public static void equalizeSizeConstraints(java.awt.Component[] components)

Sets the minimum, preferred, and maximum sizes of the specified list of Components to the maximum of their widths and heights for each JComponent in the list.

Parameters:

buttons - A list of Components

Since:

2.0

equalizeSizeConstraints

public static void equalizeSizeConstraints(java.util.List components)

Sets the minimum, preferred, and maximum sizes of the specified list of Components to the maximum of their widths and heights for each JComponent in the list.

Parameters:

buttons - A list of Components

Since:

2.0

getMaximumPreferredSize

public static java.awt.Dimension getMaximumPreferredSize(java.awt.Component[] components)

A convenience method that calls #getMaximumPreferredSize(components, reset) passing false as the reset parameter.

Since:

3.0

getMaximumPreferredSize

public static java.awt.Dimension getMaximumPreferredSize(java.awt.Component[] components,
                                                         boolean reset)

Returns a Dimension representing the maximum preferred width and height of the Components within the specified list.

Parameters:

components - The list of Components

reset - Indicates whether the preferred size of each JComponent should be unset if currently set

Returns:

A Dimension representing the maximum preferred width and height of the Components

Since:

3.0

getMaximumPreferredSize

public static java.awt.Dimension getMaximumPreferredSize(java.util.List components)

A convenience method that calls #getMaximumPreferredSize(components, reset) passing false as the reset parameter.

Since:

3.0

getMaximumPreferredSize

public static java.awt.Dimension getMaximumPreferredSize(java.util.List components,
                                                         boolean reset)

Returns a Dimension representing the maximum preferred width and height of the Components within the specified list.

Parameters:

components - The list of Components

reset - Indicates whether the preferred size of each JComponent should be unset if currently set

Returns:

A Dimension representing the maximum preferred width and height of the Components

Since:

3.0