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CardLayout
The card layout manager treats each component in the container as a card. Only one card is visible at a time. The container acts as a stack of cards. The first component added to a card layout is the visible component when the container is first displayed.
CardLayout 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 |
|---|---|---|
| horizontal gap | The horizontal gap at the left and right edges. | 0 |
| vertical gap | The vertical gap at the top and bottom edges. | 0 |
Layout constraints properties¶
A component contained in a container with this layout manager has following layout constraints properties:
| Property Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Card Name | Identifier that can be used to make a card visible. See API
documentation for CardLayout.show(Container, String). |