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org.eclipse.swt.custom

public Class StackLayout

extends Layout
Class Inheritance
Imports
org.eclipse.swt.*, org.eclipse.swt.graphics.*, org.eclipse.swt.widgets.*

This Layout stacks all the controls one on top of the other and resizes all controls to have the same size and location. The control specified in topControl is visible and all other controls are not visible. Users must set the topControl value to flip between the visible items and then call layout() on the composite which has the StackLayout.

Here is an example which places ten buttons in a stack layout and flips between them:


	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Display display = new Display();
		Shell shell = new Shell(display);
		shell.setLayout(new GridLayout());

		final Composite parent = new Composite(shell, SWT.NONE);
		parent.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.FILL_BOTH));
		final StackLayout layout = new StackLayout();
		parent.setLayout(layout);
		final Button[] bArray = new Button[10];
		for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
			bArray[i] = new Button(parent, SWT.PUSH);
			bArray[i].setText("Button "+i);
		}
		layout.topControl = bArray[0];

		Button b = new Button(shell, SWT.PUSH);
		b.setText("Show Next Button");
		final int[] index = new int[1];
		b.addListener(SWT.Selection, new Listener(){
			public void handleEvent(Event e) {
				index[0] = (index[0] + 1) % 10;
				layout.topControl = bArray[index[0]];
				parent.layout();
			}
		});

		shell.open();
		while (shell != null && !shell.isDisposed()) {
			if (!display.readAndDispatch())
				display.sleep();
		}
	}
See Also
StackLayout snippets, SWT Example: LayoutExample, Sample code and further information

Field Summary

Modifier and TypeField and Description
public int
marginHeight

marginHeight specifies the number of points of vertical margin that will be placed along the top and bottom edges of the layout.

public int
marginWidth

marginWidth specifies the number of points of horizontal margin that will be placed along the left and right edges of the layout.

public Control
topControl

topControl the Control that is displayed at the top of the stack.

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
public

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
protected Point
computeSize(Composite
a composite widget using this layout
composite
,
int
width (SWT.DEFAULT for preferred size)
wHint
,
int
height (SWT.DEFAULT for preferred size)
hHint
,
boolean
true means flush cached layout values
flushCache
)

Implements abstract org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Layout.computeSize.

Computes and returns the size of the specified composite's client area according to this layout.
protected boolean
flushCache(Control
a control managed by this layout
control
)

Overrides org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Layout.flushCache.

Instruct the layout to flush any cached values associated with the control specified in the argument control.
pack-priv String
protected void
layout(Composite
a composite widget using this layout
composite
,
boolean
true means flush cached layout values
flushCache
)

Implements abstract org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Layout.layout.

Lays out the children of the specified composite according to this layout.
public String

Returns:

a string representation of the layout
toString
()

Overrides java.lang.Object.toString.

Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.

Field Detail

marginHeightback to summary
public int marginHeight

marginHeight specifies the number of points of vertical margin that will be placed along the top and bottom edges of the layout. The default value is 0.

marginWidthback to summary
public int marginWidth

marginWidth specifies the number of points of horizontal margin that will be placed along the left and right edges of the layout. The default value is 0.

topControlback to summary
public Control topControl

topControl the Control that is displayed at the top of the stack. All other controls that are children of the parent composite will not be visible.

Constructor Detail

StackLayoutback to summary
public StackLayout()

Method Detail

computeSizeback to summary
protected Point computeSize(Composite composite, int wHint, int hHint, boolean flushCache)

Implements abstract org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Layout.computeSize.

Doc from org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Layout.computeSize.

Computes and returns the size of the specified composite's client area according to this layout.

This method computes the size that the client area of the composite must be in order to position all children at their preferred size inside the composite according to the layout algorithm encoded by this layout.

When a width or height hint is supplied, it is used to constrain the result. For example, if a width hint is provided that is less than the width of the client area, the layout may choose to wrap and increase height, clip, overlap, or otherwise constrain the children.

Parameters
composite:Composite

a composite widget using this layout

wHint:int

width (SWT.DEFAULT for preferred size)

hHint:int

height (SWT.DEFAULT for preferred size)

flushCache:boolean

true means flush cached layout values

Returns:Point

a point containing the computed size (width, height)

Annotations
@Override
flushCacheback to summary
protected boolean flushCache(Control control)

Overrides org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Layout.flushCache.

Doc from org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Layout.flushCache.

Instruct the layout to flush any cached values associated with the control specified in the argument control.

Parameters
control:Control

a control managed by this layout

Returns:boolean

true if the Layout has flushed all cached information associated with control

Annotations
@Override
getNameback to summary
pack-priv String getName()
layoutback to summary
protected void layout(Composite composite, boolean flushCache)

Implements abstract org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Layout.layout.

Doc from org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Layout.layout.

Lays out the children of the specified composite according to this layout.

This method positions and sizes the children of a composite using the layout algorithm encoded by this layout. Children of the composite are positioned in the client area of the composite. The position of the composite is not altered by this method.

When the flush cache hint is true, the layout is instructed to flush any cached values associated with the children. Typically, a layout will cache the preferred sizes of the children to avoid the expense of computing these values each time the widget is laid out.

When layout is triggered explicitly by the programmer the flush cache hint is true. When layout is triggered by a resize, either caused by the programmer or by the user, the hint is false.

Parameters
composite:Composite

a composite widget using this layout

flushCache:boolean

true means flush cached layout values

Annotations
@Override
toStringback to summary
public String toString()

Overrides java.lang.Object.toString.

Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.

Returns:String

a string representation of the layout

Annotations
@Override