Package org.eclipse.swt.custom

Class StackLayout

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Layout
org.eclipse.swt.custom.StackLayout
public class StackLayout extends Layout
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:

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    int
    marginHeight
    marginHeight specifies the number of points of vertical margin that will be placed along the top and bottom edges of the layout.
    int
    marginWidth
    marginWidth specifies the number of points of horizontal margin that will be placed along the left and right edges of the layout.
    Control
    topControl
    topControl the Control that is displayed at the top of the stack.

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    StackLayout()
     

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    protected Point
    computeSize(Composite composite, int wHint, int hHint, boolean flushCache)
    Computes and returns the size of the specified composite's client area according to this layout.
    protected boolean
    flushCache(Control control)
    Instruct the layout to flush any cached values associated with the control specified in the argument control.
    protected void
    layout(Composite composite, boolean flushCache)
    Lays out the children of the specified composite according to this layout.
    String
    toString()
    Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

  • Field Details

    • marginWidth

      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.

    • marginHeight

      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.

    • topControl

      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 Details

    • StackLayout

      public StackLayout()

  • Method Details

    • computeSize

      protected Point computeSize(Composite composite, int wHint, int hHint, boolean flushCache)
      Description copied from class: Layout
      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.

      Specified by:
      computeSize in class Layout
      Parameters:
      composite - a composite widget using this layout
      wHint - width (SWT.DEFAULT for preferred size)
      hHint - height (SWT.DEFAULT for preferred size)
      flushCache - true means flush cached layout values
      Returns:
      a point containing the computed size (width, height)
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    • flushCache

      protected boolean flushCache(Control control)
      Description copied from class: Layout
      Instruct the layout to flush any cached values associated with the control specified in the argument control.
      Overrides:
      flushCache in class Layout
      Parameters:
      control - a control managed by this layout
      Returns:
      true if the Layout has flushed all cached information associated with control

    • layout

      protected void layout(Composite composite, boolean flushCache)
      Description copied from class: 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.

      Specified by:
      layout in class Layout
      Parameters:
      composite - a composite widget using this layout
      flushCache - true means flush cached layout values

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      a string representation of the layout