Name: skT45625 Date: 08/09/2000


Solaris VM (build Solaris_JDK_1.2_01, native threads, sunwjit)


Hi, the documentation for BorderLayout says:
"A border layout lays out a container, arranging and resizing
 its components to fit in five regions: north, south, east,west, and center"

I read it as "multiple components can be put into a single
region". Yet, apparently the borderLayout can only handle
5 components (one per region). Here is a sample code

 public class LayoutTest extends Frame {
       public LayoutTest() {
           super("test");
           setLayout(new BorderLayout());
           add(new Button("North"), BorderLayout.NORTH);
           add(new Button("South"), BorderLayout.SOUTH);
           add(new Button("East"), BorderLayout.EAST);
           add(new Button("East2"), BorderLayout.EAST);
           add(new Button("West"), BorderLayout.WEST);
           add(new Button("Center"), BorderLayout.CENTER);
       }
     public static void main(String[] args)
     {
         LayoutTest lt=new LayoutTest();
         lt.setSize(300,300);
         lt.setVisible(true);

     }
 }

Only the "East2" button appears in the frame.
This is either a bug or a misleading documentation..

Have I missed something?
Thanks,
Ilya
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