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Re: GridBagLayout and cha

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Daniel Pitts <googlegroupie@coloraura.com> wrote:
> 
> Say I have the following code:
> 
> JPanel myPanel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
> GridBagConstraints constaints = getConstraints();
> myPanel.add(new JLabel("Hello world"), constaints);
> 
> And then later (as a result of an Event), I do something like
> constraints.gridx = 3;
> myPanel.revalidate();
> 
> Will this have the expected effect, or do I need to remove the old
> label, and re-add it with the new constraints?

The latter.  The GridBagLayout class makes a copy of the layout 
constraints when the device is added.  In fact, it's fairly common to 
create just one GridBagConstraints object, and use it to add a large 
number of components by just changing the few properties that differ 
each time.

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Chris Smith

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GridBagLayout and changin "Daniel Pitts" <daniel.pitts@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
  Re: GridBagLayout and cha "Chris Smith" <chris.smith@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
  Re: GridBagLayout and cha "Knute Johnson" <knute.johnson@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
  Re: GridBagLayout and cha "Tom Hawtin" <tom.hawtin@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
    Re: GridBagLayout and cha "Daniel Pitts" <daniel.pitts@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
  Re: GridBagLayout and cha "SadRed" <sadred@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
    Re: GridBagLayout and cha "Daniel Pitts" <daniel.pitts@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
  Re: GridBagLayout and cha "SadRed" <sadred@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
  Re: GridBagLayout and cha "Brandon McCombs" <brandon.mccombs@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
    Re: GridBagLayout and cha "Daniel Pitts" <daniel.pitts@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
  Re: GridBagLayout and cha "Ian Wilson" <ian.wilson@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
    Re: GridBagLayout and cha "Daniel Pitts" <daniel.pitts@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
  Re: GridBagLayout and cha "Larry Barowski" <larry.barowski@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000
  Re: GridBagLayout and cha "Larry Barowski" <larry.barowski@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:32 +0000

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