javax.swing
Interface SwingConstants

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractButton, JCheckBoxMenuItem, JLabel, JProgressBar, JSeparator, JSlider, JTabbedPane, JTextField, JToolBar, SwingUtilities, View, BasicTabbedPaneUI, BasicToolBarUI, BasicArrowButton, BasicScrollBarUI, BasicInternalFrameUI.BorderListener, MetalBorders.ToolBarBorder

public abstract 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	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	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

public static final int CENTER

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

TOP

public static final int TOP

Box-orientation constant used to specify the top of a box.

LEFT

public static final int LEFT

Box-orientation constant used to specify the left side of a box.

BOTTOM

public static final int BOTTOM

Box-orientation constant used to specify the bottom of a box.

RIGHT

public static final int RIGHT

Box-orientation constant used to specify the right side of a box.

NORTH

public static final int NORTH

Compass-direction North (up).

NORTH_EAST

public static final int NORTH_EAST

Compass-direction north-east (upper right).

EAST

public static final int EAST

Compass-direction east (right).

SOUTH_EAST

public static final int SOUTH_EAST

Compass-direction south-east (lower right).

SOUTH

public static final int SOUTH

Compass-direction south (down).

SOUTH_WEST

public static final int SOUTH_WEST

Compass-direction south-west (lower left).

WEST

public static final int WEST

Compass-direction west (left).

NORTH_WEST

public static final int NORTH_WEST

Compass-direction north west (upper left).

HORIZONTAL

public static final int HORIZONTAL

Horizontal orientation. Used for scrollbars and sliders.

VERTICAL

public static final int VERTICAL

Vertical orientation. Used for scrollbars and sliders.

LEADING

public 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.

TRAILING

public 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.