DefaultMenuLayout

java.lang.Object
- javax.swing.BoxLayout
- - javax.swing.plaf.basic.DefaultMenuLayout

All Implemented Interfaces:

LayoutManager, LayoutManager2, Serializable, UIResource
```
public class DefaultMenuLayout
extends BoxLayout
implements UIResource
```
The default layout manager for Popup menus and menubars. This class is an extension of BoxLayout which adds the UIResource tag so that pluggable L&Fs can distinguish it from user-installed layout managers on menus.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class javax.swing.BoxLayout
  LINE_AXIS, PAGE_AXIS, X_AXIS, Y_AXIS

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DefaultMenuLayout(Container target, int axis)
Constructs a new instance of DefaultMenuLayout.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Dimension`	`preferredLayoutSize(Container target)`	Returns the preferred dimensions for this layout, given the components in the specified target container.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.BoxLayout
addLayoutComponent, addLayoutComponent, getAxis, getLayoutAlignmentX, getLayoutAlignmentY, getTarget, invalidateLayout, layoutContainer, maximumLayoutSize, minimumLayoutSize, removeLayoutComponent

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DefaultMenuLayout
```
public DefaultMenuLayout(Container target,
                         int axis)
```
    Constructs a new instance of DefaultMenuLayout.
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - the container that needs to be laid out
    
    axis - the axis to lay out components along. Can be one of: BoxLayout.X_AXIS, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS, BoxLayout.LINE_AXIS or BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS
- Method Detail
  - preferredLayoutSize
```
public Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container target)
```
    Description copied from class: BoxLayout
    
    Returns the preferred dimensions for this layout, given the components in the specified target container.
    
    Specified by:
    
    preferredLayoutSize in interface LayoutManager
    
    Overrides:
    
    preferredLayoutSize in class BoxLayout
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - the container that needs to be laid out
    
    Returns:
    
    the dimensions >= 0 && <= Integer.MAX_VALUE
    
    See Also:
    
    Container, BoxLayout.minimumLayoutSize(java.awt.Container), BoxLayout.maximumLayoutSize(java.awt.Container)