Class java.awt.Dimension





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Class java.awt.Dimension


java.lang.Object
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+----java.awt.Dimension



public class Dimension
extends Object
implements Serializable

The Dimension class encapsulates the width and
height of a component in a single object. The class is
associated with certain properties of components. Several methods
defined by the Component class and the
LayoutManager interface return a
Dimension object.

Normally the values of width
and height are non-negative integers.
The constructors that allow you to create a dimension do
not prevent you from setting a negative value for these properties.
If the value of width or height is
negative, the behavior of some methods defined by other objects is
undefined.


See Also:
Component, LayoutManager








height
The height dimension.

width
The width dimension.






Dimension()

Creates an instance of Dimension with a width
of zero and a height of zero.

Dimension(Dimension)

Creates an instance of Dimension whose width
and height are the same as for the specified dimension.

Dimension(int, int)

Constructs a Dimension and initializes it to the specified width and
specified height.






equals(Object)
Checks whether two dimension objects have equal values.

getSize()
Gets the size of this Dimension object.

setSize(Dimension)
Set the size of this Dimension object to the specified size.

setSize(int, int)
Set the size of this Dimension object
to the specified width and height.

toString()
Returns a string that represents this
Dimension object's values.






width

public int width


The width dimension.


height

public int height


The height dimension.







Dimension

public Dimension()


Creates an instance of Dimension with a width
of zero and a height of zero.



Dimension

public Dimension(Dimension d)


Creates an instance of Dimension whose width
and height are the same as for the specified dimension.


Parameters:
d - the specified dimension for the
width and
height values.



Dimension

public Dimension(int width,
int height)


Constructs a Dimension and initializes it to the specified width and
specified height.


Parameters:
width - the specified width dimension
height - the specified height dimension







getSize

public Dimension getSize()


Gets the size of this Dimension object.
This method is included for completeness, to parallel the
getSize method defined by Component.


Returns:
the size of this dimension, a new instance of
Dimension with the same width and height.
See Also:
setSize, getSize



setSize

public void setSize(Dimension d)


Set the size of this Dimension object to the specified size.
This method is included for completeness, to parallel the
setSize method defined by Component.


Parameters:
d - the new size for this Dimension object.
See Also:
getSize, setSize



setSize

public void setSize(int width,
int height)


Set the size of this Dimension object
to the specified width and height.
This method is included for completeness, to parallel the
setSize method defined by Component.


Parameters:
width - the new width for this Dimension object.
height - the new height for this Dimension object.
See Also:
getSize, setSize



equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)


Checks whether two dimension objects have equal values.


Overrides:
equals in class Object



toString

public String toString()


Returns a string that represents this
Dimension object's values.


Returns:
a string representation of this dimension,
including the values of width
and height.
Overrides:
toString in class Object




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