FlowLayout

The FlowLayout is used to arrange the components in a line, one after another (in a flow). It is the default layout of applet or panel.

Fields of FlowLayout class:

public static final int LEFT public static final int RIGHT public static final int CENTER public static final int LEADING public static final int TRAILING

Constructors of FlowLayout class:

FlowLayout(): creates a flow layout with centered alignment and a default 5 unit horizontal and vertical gap. FlowLayout(int align): creates a flow layout with the given alignment and a default 5 unit horizontal and vertical gap. FlowLayout(int align, int hgap, int vgap): creates a flow layout with the given alignment and the given horizontal and vertical gap.

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Example of FlowLayout class:

1. import java.awt.*;  
2. import javax.swing.*;  
3.   
4. public class MyFlowLayout{  
5. JFrame f;  
6. MyFlowLayout(){  
7.     f=new JFrame();  
8.       
9.     JButton b1=new JButton("1");  
10.     JButton b2=new JButton("2");  
11.     JButton b3=new JButton("3");  
12.     JButton b4=new JButton("4");  
13.     JButton b5=new JButton("5");  
14.               
15.     f.add(b1);f.add(b2);f.add(b3);f.add(b4);f.add(b5);  
16.       
17.     f.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.RIGHT));  
18.     //setting flow layout of right alignment  
19.   
20.     f.setSize(300,300);  
21.     f.setVisible(true);  
22. }  
23. public static void main(String[] args) {  
24.     new MyFlowLayout();  
25. }  
26. }