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, SynthScrollBarUI, SynthTabbedPaneUI, SynthToolBarUI, 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.

Since:: 1.2

Field Summary

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

Field Details

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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static final int NEXT

Identifies the next direction in a sequence.

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1.4

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static final int PREVIOUS

Identifies the previous direction in a sequence.

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1.4

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