Module java.desktop
Package javax.swing

## Enum LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement

- java.lang.Object
- - java.lang.Enum<LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement>
  - - javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `Serializable`, `Comparable<LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement>`, `Constable`
  Enclosing class:
    LayoutStyle

      public static enum LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement
      extends Enum<LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement>

  `ComponentPlacement` is an enumeration of the possible ways two components can be placed relative to each other. `ComponentPlacement` is used by the `LayoutStyle` method `getPreferredGap`. Refer to `LayoutStyle` for more information.
  Since:
    1.6
  See Also:
    `LayoutStyle.getPreferredGap(JComponent,JComponent, ComponentPlacement,int,Container)`

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.lang.Enum

      `Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>`

  - ### Enum Constant Summary

    Enum Constants
    Enum Constant | Description
    --- | ---
    `INDENT` | Enumeration value indicating the distance to indent a component is being requested.
    `RELATED` | Enumeration value indicating the two components are visually related and will be placed in the same parent.
    `UNRELATED` | Enumeration value indicating the two components are visually unrelated and will be placed in the same parent.

  - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement` | `valueOf​(String name)` | Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
    `static LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement[]` | `values()` | Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

    - ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Enum

      `clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf`

    - ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

      `getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Enum Constant Detail

    - #### RELATED

          public static final LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement RELATED

      Enumeration value indicating the two components are visually related and will be placed in the same parent. For example, a `JLabel` providing a label for a `JTextField` is typically visually associated with the `JTextField`; the constant `RELATED` is used for this.

    - #### UNRELATED

          public static final LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement UNRELATED

      Enumeration value indicating the two components are visually unrelated and will be placed in the same parent. For example, groupings of components are usually visually separated; the constant `UNRELATED` is used for this.

    - #### INDENT

          public static final LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement INDENT

      Enumeration value indicating the distance to indent a component is being requested. For example, often times the children of a label will be horizontally indented from the label. To determine the preferred distance for such a gap use the `INDENT` type.

      This value is typically only useful with a direction of `EAST` or `WEST`.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### values

          public static LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement[] values()

      Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.
      Returns:
        an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

    - #### valueOf

          public static LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement valueOf​(String name)

      Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
      Returns:
        the enum constant with the specified name
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
        `NullPointerException` - if the argument is null