/* * Copyright 2000-2016 Vaadin Ltd. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of * the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under * the License. */ package com.vaadin.ui; import java.io.Serializable; import com.vaadin.shared.ui.MarginInfo; /** * Extension to the {@link ComponentContainer} interface which adds the * layouting control to the elements in the container. This is required by the * various layout components to enable them to place other components in * specific locations in the UI. * * @author Vaadin Ltd. * @since 3.0 */ public interface Layout extends ComponentContainer, Serializable { /** * AlignmentHandler is most commonly an advanced {@link Layout} that can * align its components. */ public interface AlignmentHandler extends Serializable { /** * Set alignment for one contained component in this layout. Use * predefined alignments from Alignment class. * * Example: * layout.setComponentAlignment(myComponent, Alignment.TOP_RIGHT); * * * @param childComponent * the component to align within it's layout cell. * @param alignment * the Alignment value to be set */ public void setComponentAlignment(Component childComponent, Alignment alignment); /** * Returns the current Alignment of given component. * * @param childComponent * @return the {@link Alignment} */ public Alignment getComponentAlignment(Component childComponent); /** * Sets the alignment used for new components added to this layout. The * default is {@link Alignment#TOP_LEFT}. * * @param defaultComponentAlignment * The new default alignment */ public void setDefaultComponentAlignment( Alignment defaultComponentAlignment); /** * Returns the alignment used for new components added to this layout * * @return The default alignment */ public Alignment getDefaultComponentAlignment(); } /** * This type of layout supports automatic addition of space between its * components. * */ public interface SpacingHandler extends Serializable { /** * Enable spacing between child components within this layout. * *

* NOTE: This will only affect the space between * components, not the space around all the components in the layout * (i.e. do not confuse this with the cellspacing attribute of a HTML * Table). Use {@link MarginHandler#setMargin(boolean)} to add space around the * layout. *

* *

* See the reference manual for more information about CSS rules for * defining the amount of spacing to use. *

* * @param enabled * true if spacing should be turned on, false if it should be * turned off */ public void setSpacing(boolean enabled); /** * * @return true if spacing between child components within this layout * is enabled, false otherwise */ public boolean isSpacing(); } /** * This type of layout supports automatic addition of margins (space around * its components). */ public interface MarginHandler extends Serializable { /** * Enable layout margins. Affects all four sides of the layout. This * will tell the client-side implementation to leave extra space around * the layout. The client-side implementation decides the actual amount, * and it can vary between themes. * * @param enabled * true if margins should be enabled on all sides, false to * disable all margins */ public void setMargin(boolean enabled); /** * Enable margins for this layout. * *

* NOTE: This will only affect the space around the * components in the layout, not space between the components in the * layout. Use {@link SpacingHandler#setSpacing(boolean)} to add space between the * components in the layout. *

* *

* See the reference manual for more information about CSS rules for * defining the size of the margin. *

* * @param marginInfo * MarginInfo object containing the new margins. */ public void setMargin(MarginInfo marginInfo); /** * * @return MarginInfo containing the currently enabled margins. */ public MarginInfo getMargin(); } }