NXML file equivalent: BoxLayout.
Arranges components in a box configuration from left-to-right (horizontally), in the order that you add the components to the container. You can drag and drop components already in the horizontalBoxPane to manually re-order them.
The Layout Wizard provides the following settings for a horizontalBoxPane:
|
Setting |
Description |
Options |
|
Alignment |
Specifies vertical alignment of components within container. |
Start – Arranged from left of container. Center – Arranged from center of container. End – Arranged from right of container. Stretch – Stretches component to fit left to right across container. |
|
Pack |
Specifies horizontal alignment of components within container. |
Start - Arranged from top of container. Center - Arranged from center of container. End – Arranged from bottom of container |
In addition to the layout properties, you can set the following component properties associated with a horizontalBoxPane layout for components you place in a horizontalBoxPane.
Component Properties:
|
Setting |
Description |
|
Flex |
A flex value specifies that a component decreases or increases in size in relation to changes in the size of the container. In addition, the specific Flex value (1, 2, 5 and so forth) specifies the size of this component as a proportion of the space available in the container along the axis of the pane's horizontal orientation. |
Note: For NXML file BoxLayout, you must specify the orientation as vertical or horizontal.