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Insets

Name

Insets

[Graphic: Figure from the text]

Description

The Insets class provides a way to encapsulate the layout margins of the four different sides of a Container.

Class Definition

public class java.awt.Insets
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable {
  
  // Variables
  public int bottom;
  public int left;
  public int right;
  public int top;
  
  // Constructors
  public Insets (int top, int left, int bottom, int right);
  
  // Instance Methods
  public Object clone();
  public boolean equals (Object obj); (New)
  public String toString();
}

Variables

bottom

public int bottom

The border width for the bottom of a Container.

left

public int left

The border width for the left side of a Container.

right

public int right

The border width for the right side of a Container.

top

public int top

The border width for the top of a Container.

Constructors

Insets

public Insets (int top, int left, int bottom, int right)

Parameters

top

The border width for the top of a Container.

left

The border width for the left side of a Container.

bottom

The border width for the bottom of a Container.

right

The border width for the right side of a Container.

Description

Constructs an Insets object with the appropriate border settings.

Instance Methods

clone

public Object clone()

Returns

Clone of original object.

Overrides

Object.clone()

Description

Creates a copy of the original instance of an object.

equals

public boolean equals (Object obj) (New)

Parameters

obj

The object to be tested.

Returns

true if the objects are equal; false otherwise.

Overrides

Object.equals(Object)

Description

Tests two Insets objects for equality.

toString

public String toString()

Returns

A string representation of the Insets object.

Overrides

Object.toString()

See Also

Cloneable, Container, Object, Serializable, String


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