/* LayoutManager.java -- lay out elements in a Container   Copyright (C) 1999, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.This file is part of GNU Classpath.GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modifyit under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published bythe Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)any later version.GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, butWITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty ofMERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNUGeneral Public License for more details.You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public Licensealong with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to theFree Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA02111-1307 USA.Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules ismaking a combined work based on this library.  Thus, the terms andconditions of the GNU General Public License cover the wholecombination.As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give youpermission to link this library with independent modules to produce anexecutable, regardless of the license terms of these independentmodules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable underterms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linkedindependent module, the terms and conditions of the license of thatmodule.  An independent module is a module which is not derived fromor based on this library.  If you modify this library, you may extendthis exception to your version of the library, but you are notobligated to do so.  If you do not wish to do so, delete thisexception statement from your version. */package java.awt;/** * This interface is for laying out containers in a particular sequence. * * @author Aaron M. Renn <arenn@urbanophile.com> * @see Container * @since 1.0 * @status updated to 1.4 */public interface LayoutManager{  /**   * Adds the specified component to the layout group.   *   * @param name the name of the component to add   * @param component the component to add   */  void addLayoutComponent(String name, Component component);  /**   * Removes the specified component from the layout group.   *   * @param component the component to remove   */  void removeLayoutComponent(Component component);  /**   * Calculates the preferred size for this container, taking into account   * the components it contains.   *   * @param parent the parent container to lay out   * @return the preferred dimensions of this container   * @see #minimumLayoutSize(Container)   */  Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent);  /**   * Calculates the minimum size for this container, taking into account   * the components it contains.   *   * @param parent the parent container to lay out   * @return the minimum dimensions of this container   * @see #preferredLayoutSize(Container)   */  Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent);  /**   * Lays out the components in the given container.   *   * @param parent the container to lay out   */  void layoutContainer(Container parent);} // interface LayoutManager