Java example source code file (DefaultMenuLayout.java)

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The DefaultMenuLayout.java Java example source code

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package javax.swing.plaf.basic;

import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.plaf.UIResource;

import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.Dimension;

/**
 * The default layout manager for Popup menus and menubars.  This
 * class is an extension of BoxLayout which adds the UIResource tag
 * so that pluggable L&Fs can distinguish it from user-installed
 * layout managers on menus.
 *
 * @author Georges Saab
 */

public class DefaultMenuLayout extends BoxLayout implements UIResource {
    public DefaultMenuLayout(Container target, int axis) {
        super(target, axis);
    }

    public Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container target) {
        if (target instanceof JPopupMenu) {
            JPopupMenu popupMenu = (JPopupMenu) target;
            sun.swing.MenuItemLayoutHelper.clearUsedClientProperties(popupMenu);
            if (popupMenu.getComponentCount() == 0) {
                return new Dimension(0, 0);
            }
        }

        // Make BoxLayout recalculate cached preferred sizes
        super.invalidateLayout(target);

        return super.preferredLayoutSize(target);
    }
}