com.jgoodies.forms.factories

Class Borders

java.lang.Object

com.jgoodies.forms.factories.Borders

public final class Borders
extends java.lang.Object

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

Examples:

 Borders.DLU2
 Borders.createEmptyBorder(Sizes.DLUY4, Sizes.DLUX2, Sizes.DLUY4, Sizes.DLUX2);
 Borders.createEmptyBorder("4dlu, 2dlu, 4dlu, 2dlu");
 

Version:

$Revision: 1.14 $

See Also:

Border, Sizes

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Borders.EmptyBorder An empty border that uses 4 instances of ConstantSize to define the top, left, bottom and right gap.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static javax.swing.border.Border	BUTTON_BAR_PAD A standardized Border that describes the gap between a component and a button bar in its bottom.
static javax.swing.border.Border	DIALOG A standardized Border that describes the border around a dialog content that has no tabs.
static javax.swing.border.Border	DLU14 A prepared Border with 14dlu on all sides.
static javax.swing.border.Border	DLU2 A prepared and reusable Border with 2dlu on all sides.
static javax.swing.border.Border	DLU21 A prepared Border with 21dlu on all sides.
static javax.swing.border.Border	DLU4 A prepared and reusable Border with 4dlu on all sides.
static javax.swing.border.Border	DLU7 A prepared and reusable Border with 7dlu on all sides.
static javax.swing.border.Border	DLU9 A prepared and reusable Border with 9dlu on all sides.
static javax.swing.border.Border	EMPTY A prepared and reusable EmptyBorder without gaps.
static javax.swing.border.Border	TABBED_DIALOG A standardized Border that describes the border around a dialog content that uses tabs.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
private	Borders()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static javax.swing.border.Border	createEmptyBorder(ConstantSize top, ConstantSize left, ConstantSize bottom, ConstantSize right) Creates and returns an EmptyBorder with the specified gaps.
static javax.swing.border.Border	createEmptyBorder(java.lang.String encodedSizes) Creates and returns a Border using sizes as specified by the given string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

EMPTY

public static final javax.swing.border.Border EMPTY

A prepared and reusable EmptyBorder without gaps.

DLU2

public static final javax.swing.border.Border DLU2

A prepared and reusable Border with 2dlu on all sides.

DLU4

public static final javax.swing.border.Border DLU4

A prepared and reusable Border with 4dlu on all sides.

DLU7

public static final javax.swing.border.Border DLU7

A prepared and reusable Border with 7dlu on all sides.

DLU9

public static final javax.swing.border.Border DLU9

A prepared and reusable Border with 9dlu on all sides.

Since:

1.6

DLU14

public static final javax.swing.border.Border DLU14

A prepared Border with 14dlu on all sides.

DLU21

public static final javax.swing.border.Border DLU21

A prepared Border with 21dlu on all sides.

Since:

1.2

BUTTON_BAR_PAD

public static final javax.swing.border.Border BUTTON_BAR_PAD

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

DIALOG

public static final javax.swing.border.Border DIALOG

A standardized Border that describes the border around a dialog content that has no tabs.

See Also:

TABBED_DIALOG

TABBED_DIALOG

public static final javax.swing.border.Border TABBED_DIALOG

A standardized Border that describes the border around a dialog content that uses tabs.

See Also:

DIALOG

Constructor Detail

Borders

private Borders()

Method Detail

createEmptyBorder

public static javax.swing.border.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

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if top, left, bottom, or right is null

See Also:

createEmptyBorder(String)

createEmptyBorder

public static javax.swing.border.Border createEmptyBorder(java.lang.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

See Also:

createEmptyBorder(ConstantSize, ConstantSize, ConstantSize, ConstantSize)