The document discusses Java's CardLayout and FlowLayout classes, detailing their functionalities and how to implement them. CardLayout allows only one component to be visible at a time, utilizing methods to navigate between components, while FlowLayout arranges components in a line with multiple alignment options. It provides example code for both layouts, demonstrating their usage within Java applications.

1. JAVA CARD AND FLOW LAYOUT
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2. TABLE OF CONTENT
• What is Java CardLayout
• Methods of CardLayout
• Example of CardLayout
• Java flow Layout
• Constructors of FlowLayout class

3. JAVA CARD LAYOUT
The CardLayout class manages the components in such a way that only one component is visible
at a time. It treats each component as a card in the container. Only one card is visible at a time,
and the container acts as a stack of cards. The first component added to a CardLayout object is the
visible component when the container is first displayed.
Constructors of CardLayout Class:
1.CardLayout(): creates a card layout with zero horizontal and vertical gap.
2.CardLayout(int hgap, int vgap): creates a card layout with the given horizontal and vertical

4. Commonly Used Methods of CardLayout Class:
•public void next(Container parent): is used to flip to the next card of the given container.
•public void previous(Container parent): is used to flip to the previous card of the given
container.
•public void first(Container parent): is used to flip to the first card of the given container.
•public void last(Container parent): is used to flip to the last card of the given container.
•public void show(Container parent, String name): is used to flip to the specified card
with the given name.

5. Example of CardLayout Class Using Default Constructor:
The following program uses the next() method to move to the next card of the container.
1.
2. import java.awt.*;
3. import javax.swing.*;
4. import java.awt.event.*;
5.
6. public class CardLayoutExample1 extends JFrame implements ActionListener
7. {
8.
9. CardLayout crd;
10.
11.JButton btn1, btn2, btn3;
12.Container cPane;
13. CardLayoutExample(){

6. 16.cPane = getContentPane();
17.
18.
19.crd = new CardLayout();
20.
21.cPane.setLayout(crd);
22.
23.
24.btn1 = new JButton("Apple");
25.btn2 = new JButton("Boy");
26.btn3 = new JButton("Cat");
27.
28.
29.btn1.addActionListener(this);
30.btn2.addActionListener(this);
31.btn3.addActionListener(this);
34.cPane.add("a", btn1);
35.cPane.add("b", btn2);
36.cPane.add("c", btn3);

7. 37.}
38.public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
39.{
40.
41.crd.next(cPane);
42.}
43.
44.
45.public static void main(String argvs[])
46.{
47.CardLayoutExample1 crdl = new CardLayoutExample1();
48.
49.
50.crdl.setSize(300, 300);
51.crdl.setVisible(true);
52.crdl.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
53.}
54.}

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10. Java Flow Layout
The Java FlowLayout class is used to arrange the components in a line, one
after another (in a flow). It is the default layout of the applet or panel.
Fields of FlowLayout class:
• public static final int LEFT
• public static final int RIGHT
• public static final int CENTER
• public static final int LEADING
• public static final int TRAILING

11. Constructors of FlowLayout class:
• FlowLayout(): creates a flow layout with centered alignment and a default 5 unit
horizontal and vertical gap.
• Ex:- FlowLayout fl = new FlowLayout();
• FlowLayout(int align): creates a flow layout with the given alignment and a default
5 unit horizontal and vertical gap.
• Ex:- FlowLayout fl = new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.Left);
• FlowLayout(int align, int hgap, int vgap): creates a flow layout with the given
alignment and the given horizontal and vertical gap.
• Ex:- FlowLayout fl = new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.Left,H30,V20);

12. 1.// import statements
2.import java.awt.*;
3.import javax.swing.*;
4.
5.public class FlowLayoutExample
6.{
7.
8.JFrame frameObj;
9.
10.// constructor
11.FlowLayoutExample()
12.{
13. // creating a frame object
14. frameObj = new JFrame();
15.
16. // creating the buttons
17. JButton b1 = new JButton("1");
18. JButton b2 = new JButton("2");
19. JButton b3 = new JButton("3");
20. JButton b4 = new JButton("4");
21. JButton b5 = new JButton("5");

13. 22. JButton b6 = new JButton("6");
23. JButton b7 = new JButton("7");
24. JButton b8 = new JButton("8");
25. JButton b9 = new JButton("9");
26. JButton b10 = new JButton("10");
27.Public void init (){
28.frameObj.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
29. // adding the buttons to frame
30. frameObj.add(b1); frameObj.add(b2); frameObj.add(b3); frameObj.add(b4);
31. frameObj.add(b5); frameObj.add(b6); frameObj.add(b7); frameObj.add(b8);
32. frameObj.add(b9); frameObj.add(b10);
33. // therefore, alignment is center
34.}
35. // main method
36.public static void main(String argvs[])
37.{
38. new FlowLayoutExample();
39.}
40.}