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30:
31: package com.jgoodies.forms.layout;
32:
33: import java.awt.Container;
34: import java.util.List;
35:
36: /**
37: * An interface that describes sizes as used by the {@link FormLayout}:
38: * component measuring sizes, constant sizes with value and unit, and bounded
39: * sizes that provide lower and upper bounds for a size.
40: * <p>
41: *
42: * You can find a motivation for the different <code>Size</code> types in the
43: * Forms article that is part of the product documentation and that is available
44: * online too, see <a href="http://www.jgoodies.com/articles/forms.pdf" >
45: * http://www.jgoodies.com/articles/forms.pdf</a>.
46: *
47: * @author Karsten Lentzsch
48: * @version $Revision: 1.2 $
49: *
50: * @see Sizes
51: * @see ConstantSize
52: */
53:
54: public interface Size {
55:
56: /**
57: * Computes and returns my maximum size applied to the given list of
58: * components using the specified measures.
59: * <p>
60: *
61: * Invoked by {@link com.jgoodies.forms.layout.FormSpec} to determine the
62: * size of a column or row. This method is not intended to be called by API
63: * users, and it uses API invisible parameter types.
64: *
65: * @param container
66: * the layout container
67: * @param components
68: * the list of components used to compute the size
69: * @param minMeasure
70: * the measure that determines the minimum sizes
71: * @param prefMeasure
72: * the measure that determines the preferred sizes
73: * @param defaultMeasure
74: * the measure that determines the default sizes
75: * @return the maximum size in pixels for the given list of components
76: */
77: int maximumSize(Container container, List components,
78: FormLayout.Measure minMeasure,
79: FormLayout.Measure prefMeasure,
80: FormLayout.Measure defaultMeasure);
81:
82: }
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