# Enum Class LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement>
javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable`, `Comparable<LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement>`, `Constable`

Enclosing class:
  `LayoutStyle`

public static enum LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement extends Enum<LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement>
`ComponentPlacement` is an enumeration of the possible ways two components can be placed relative to each other. `ComponentPlacement` is used by the `LayoutStyle` method `getPreferredGap`. Refer to `LayoutStyle` for more information.

Since:
  1.6
See Also:
  - `LayoutStyle.getPreferredGap(JComponent,JComponent, ComponentPlacement,int,Container)`

- ## Nested Class Summary

  ### Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.lang.Enum

  `Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>`

- ## Enum Constant Summary

  Enum Constants
  Enum Constant
  Description
  `INDENT`
  Enumeration value indicating the distance to indent a component is being requested.
  `RELATED`
  Enumeration value indicating the two components are visually related and will be placed in the same parent.
  `UNRELATED`
  Enumeration value indicating the two components are visually unrelated and will be placed in the same parent.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement`
  `valueOf(String name)`
  Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
  `static LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement[]`
  `values()`
  Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

  ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Enum

  `clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf`

  ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

  `getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Enum Constant Details

  - ### RELATED

    public static final LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement RELATED
    Enumeration value indicating the two components are visually related and will be placed in the same parent. For example, a `JLabel` providing a label for a `JTextField` is typically visually associated with the `JTextField`; the constant `RELATED` is used for this.

  - ### UNRELATED

    public static final LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement UNRELATED
    Enumeration value indicating the two components are visually unrelated and will be placed in the same parent. For example, groupings of components are usually visually separated; the constant `UNRELATED` is used for this.

  - ### INDENT

    public static final LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement INDENT
    Enumeration value indicating the distance to indent a component is being requested. For example, often times the children of a label will be horizontally indented from the label. To determine the preferred distance for such a gap use the `INDENT` type.

    This value is typically only useful with a direction of `EAST` or `WEST`.

- ## Method Details

  - ### values

    public static LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement[] values()
    Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.
    Returns:
      an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

  - ### valueOf

    public static LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement valueOf(String name)
    Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
    Parameters:
      `name` - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
    Returns:
      the enum constant with the specified name
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name
      `NullPointerException` - if the argument is null