JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

javax.swing
Interface SwingConstants

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractButton, AsyncBoxView, BasicArrowButton, BasicComboBoxRenderer, BasicComboBoxRenderer.UIResource, BasicInternalFrameUI.BorderListener, BasicScrollBarUI, BasicTabbedPaneUI, BasicToolBarUI, BlockView, BoxView, ComponentView, CompositeView, DefaultListCellRenderer, DefaultListCellRenderer.UIResource, DefaultTableCellRenderer, DefaultTableCellRenderer.UIResource, DefaultTreeCellEditor.DefaultTextField, DefaultTreeCellRenderer, FieldView, FlowView, FormView, GlyphView, IconView, ImageView, InlineView, JButton, JCheckBox, JCheckBoxMenuItem, JFormattedTextField, JLabel, JMenu, JMenuItem, JPasswordField, JPopupMenu.Separator, JProgressBar, JRadioButton, JRadioButtonMenuItem, JSeparator, JSlider, JTabbedPane, JTextField, JToggleButton, JToolBar, JToolBar.Separator, LabelView, ListView, MetalBorders.ToolBarBorder, MetalComboBoxButton, MetalFileChooserUI.FileRenderer, MetalFileChooserUI.FilterComboBoxRenderer, MetalScrollBarUI, MetalScrollButton, MetalTabbedPaneUI, MetalToolBarUI, ObjectView, ParagraphView, ParagraphView, PasswordView, PlainView, SwingUtilities, TableView, TableView.TableCell, TableView.TableRow, View, WrappedPlainView, ZoneView

public interface SwingConstants

A collection of constants generally used for positioning and orienting components on the screen.


Field Summary
static int BOTTOM
          Box-orientation constant used to specify the bottom of a box.
static int CENTER
          The central position in an area.
static int EAST
          Compass-direction east (right).
static int HORIZONTAL
          Horizontal orientation.
static int LEADING
          Identifies the leading edge of text for use with left-to-right and right-to-left languages.
static int LEFT
          Box-orientation constant used to specify the left side of a box.
static int NEXT
          Identifies the next direction in a sequence.
static int NORTH
          Compass-direction North (up).
static int NORTH_EAST
          Compass-direction north-east (upper right).
static int NORTH_WEST
          Compass-direction north west (upper left).
static int PREVIOUS
          Identifies the previous direction in a sequence.
static int RIGHT
          Box-orientation constant used to specify the right side of a box.
static int SOUTH
          Compass-direction south (down).
static int SOUTH_EAST
          Compass-direction south-east (lower right).
static int SOUTH_WEST
          Compass-direction south-west (lower left).
static int TOP
          Box-orientation constant used to specify the top of a box.
static int TRAILING
          Identifies the trailing edge of text for use with left-to-right and right-to-left languages.
static int VERTICAL
          Vertical orientation.
static int WEST
          Compass-direction west (left).
 

Field Detail

CENTER

static final int CENTER
The central position in an area. Used for both compass-direction constants (NORTH, etc.) and box-orientation constants (TOP, etc.).

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TOP

static final int TOP
Box-orientation constant used to specify the top of a box.

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LEFT

static final int LEFT
Box-orientation constant used to specify the left side of a box.

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BOTTOM

static final int BOTTOM
Box-orientation constant used to specify the bottom of a box.

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RIGHT

static final int RIGHT
Box-orientation constant used to specify the right side of a box.

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NORTH

static final int NORTH
Compass-direction North (up).

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NORTH_EAST

static final int NORTH_EAST
Compass-direction north-east (upper right).

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EAST

static final int EAST
Compass-direction east (right).

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SOUTH_EAST

static final int SOUTH_EAST
Compass-direction south-east (lower right).

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SOUTH

static final int SOUTH
Compass-direction south (down).

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SOUTH_WEST

static final int SOUTH_WEST
Compass-direction south-west (lower left).

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WEST

static final int WEST
Compass-direction west (left).

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NORTH_WEST

static final int NORTH_WEST
Compass-direction north west (upper left).

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HORIZONTAL

static final int HORIZONTAL
Horizontal orientation. Used for scrollbars and sliders.

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VERTICAL

static final int VERTICAL
Vertical orientation. Used for scrollbars and sliders.

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LEADING

static final int LEADING
Identifies the leading edge of text for use with left-to-right and right-to-left languages. Used by buttons and labels.

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TRAILING

static final int TRAILING
Identifies the trailing edge of text for use with left-to-right and right-to-left languages. Used by buttons and labels.

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NEXT

static final int NEXT
Identifies the next direction in a sequence.

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1.4
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PREVIOUS

static final int PREVIOUS
Identifies the previous direction in a sequence.

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1.4
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Standard Ed. 5.0

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