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FlowLayout
The flow layout manager arranges components in a row from left to right, starting a new row if no more components fit into a row. Flow layouts are typically used to arrange buttons in a panel.
FlowLayout is part of the standard Java distribution. The API documentation is available here.
Layout manager properties¶
A container with this layout manager has following layout manager properties:
| Property Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| alignment | The alignment of the layout. Possible values: LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER, LEADING and TRAILING. | CENTER |
| horizontal gap | The horizontal gap between components and between the component and the border of the container. | 5 |
| vertical gap | The vertical gap between components and between the component and the border of the container. | 5 |
| align on baseline | Specifies whether components are vertically aligned along their baseline. Components that do not have a baseline are centered. | false |