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javax.swing

public Interface SwingConstants

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

Authors: Jeff Dinkins, Ralph Kar (orientation support)
Since: 1.2

Field Summary

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

Field Detail

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

CENTER	back to summary
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.).

EAST	back to summary
public static final int EAST Compass-direction east (right).

HORIZONTAL	back to summary
public static final int HORIZONTAL Horizontal orientation. Used for scrollbars and sliders.

LEADING	back to summary
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.

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

NEXT

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public static final int NEXT

Identifies the next direction in a sequence.

Since: 1.4

NORTH	back to summary
public static final int NORTH Compass-direction North (up).

NORTH_EAST	back to summary
public static final int NORTH_EAST Compass-direction north-east (upper right).

NORTH_WEST	back to summary
public static final int NORTH_WEST Compass-direction north west (upper left).

PREVIOUS

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public static final int PREVIOUS

Identifies the previous direction in a sequence.

Since: 1.4

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

SOUTH	back to summary
public static final int SOUTH Compass-direction south (down).

SOUTH_EAST	back to summary
public static final int SOUTH_EAST Compass-direction south-east (lower right).

SOUTH_WEST	back to summary
public static final int SOUTH_WEST Compass-direction south-west (lower left).

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

TRAILING	back to summary
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.

VERTICAL	back to summary
public static final int VERTICAL Vertical orientation. Used for scrollbars and sliders.

WEST	back to summary
public static final int WEST Compass-direction west (left).