Working with Layout Managers

This section explains how to use JDeveloper's layout managers to control how components are located and sized in the container each time it is displayed. A layout manager automatically arranges the components in a container according to a particular set of rules specific to that layout manager.

This section covers the following topics:

Topic Title	Topic Description
Determining the Size and Location of Your UI Window	Describes ways you can use JDeveloper to control the position of windows in your application. It also describes ways that particular layout managers influence window size and location.
Choosing Layout Manager Properties	Provides links to descriptions of the various layout managers and their properties.
Prototyping Your UI with Layout Properties	Provides some tips on how to use JDeveloper to effectively develop prototypes.
Laying Out Your UI	Discusses JDeveloper's UI design tools for arranging the UI.
Selecting a Final Layout Manager	Discusses the importance of choosing a final layout manager.
Working with Nested Containers and Layouts	Gives an example of nest containers and describes tools that help you to manage working with nested containers.
Adding Custom Layout Managers	Describes how to make your layout manager display in JDeveloper.