Class Borders

java.lang.Object

com.jgoodies.forms.factories.Borders

public final class Borders
extends Object

Provides constants and factory methods for Borders that use instances of ConstantSize to define the margins.

Examples:

Borders.DLU2_BORDER
Borders.createEmptyBorder(Sizes.DLUY4, Sizes.DLUX2, Sizes.DLUY4, Sizes.DLUX2);
Borders.createEmptyBorder("4dlu, 2dlu, 4dlu, 2dlu");

Version:

$Revision: 1.11 $

Author:

Karsten Lentzsch

See Also:

• Border
• Sizes

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static final class	Borders.EmptyBorder	An empty border that uses 4 instances of ConstantSize to define the top, left, bottom and right gap.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final Border	BUTTON_BAR_GAP_BORDER	A standardized Border that describes the gap between a component and a button bar in its bottom.
static final Border	DIALOG_BORDER	A standardized Border that describes the border around a dialog content that has no tabs.
static final Border	DLU14_BORDER	A prepared Border with 14dlu on all sides.
static final Border	DLU2_BORDER	A prepared and reusable Border with 2dlu on all sides.
static final Border	DLU21_BORDER	A prepared Border with 21dlu on all sides.
static final Border	DLU4_BORDER	A prepared and reusable Border with 4dlu on all sides.
static final Border	DLU7_BORDER	A prepared and reusable Border with 7dlu on all sides.
static final Border	EMPTY_BORDER	A prepared and reusable EmptyBorder without gaps.
static final Border	TABBED_DIALOG_BORDER	A standardized Border that describes the border around a dialog content that uses tabs.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Border	createEmptyBorder(ConstantSize top, ConstantSize left, ConstantSize bottom, ConstantSize right)	Creates and returns an EmptyBorder with the specified gaps.
static Border	createEmptyBorder(String encodedSizes)	Creates and returns a Border using sizes as specified by the given string.

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Field Details

EMPTY_BORDER

public static final Border EMPTY_BORDER

A prepared and reusable EmptyBorder without gaps.

DLU2_BORDER

public static final Border DLU2_BORDER

A prepared and reusable Border with 2dlu on all sides.

DLU4_BORDER

public static final Border DLU4_BORDER

A prepared and reusable Border with 4dlu on all sides.

DLU7_BORDER

public static final Border DLU7_BORDER

A prepared and reusable Border with 7dlu on all sides.

DLU14_BORDER

public static final Border DLU14_BORDER

A prepared Border with 14dlu on all sides.

DLU21_BORDER

public static final Border DLU21_BORDER

A prepared Border with 21dlu on all sides.

Since:

1.2

BUTTON_BAR_GAP_BORDER

public static final Border BUTTON_BAR_GAP_BORDER

A standardized Border that describes the gap between a component and a button bar in its bottom.

DIALOG_BORDER

public static final Border DIALOG_BORDER

A standardized Border that describes the border around a dialog content that has no tabs.

See Also:

• TABBED_DIALOG_BORDER

TABBED_DIALOG_BORDER

public static final Border TABBED_DIALOG_BORDER

A standardized Border that describes the border around a dialog content that uses tabs.

See Also:

• DIALOG_BORDER

Method Details

createEmptyBorder

public static Border createEmptyBorder(ConstantSize top,
 ConstantSize left,
 ConstantSize bottom,
 ConstantSize right)

Creates and returns an EmptyBorder with the specified gaps.

Parameters:

top - the top gap

left - the left-hand side gap

bottom - the bottom gap

right - the right-hand side gap

Returns:

an EmptyBorder with the specified gaps

Throws:

NullPointerException - if top, left, bottom, or right is null

See Also:

• createEmptyBorder(String)

createEmptyBorder

public static Border createEmptyBorder(String encodedSizes)

Creates and returns a Border using sizes as specified by the given string. This string is a comma-separated encoding of 4 ConstantSizes.

Parameters:

encodedSizes - top, left, bottom, right gap encoded as String

Returns:

an EmptyBorder with the specified gaps

See Also:

• createEmptyBorder(ConstantSize, ConstantSize, ConstantSize, ConstantSize)