Uses of Class
java.awt.Container

Packages that use Container

java.applet	Provides the classes necessary to create an applet and the classes an applet uses to communicate with its applet context.
java.awt	Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
java.awt.event	Provides interfaces and classes for dealing with different types of events fired by AWT components.
javax.microedition.xlet	Provides interfaces used by applications and the application manager to communicate.

Uses of Container in java.applet

Subclasses of Container in java.applet

class

Applet An applet is a small program that is intended not to be run on its own, but rather to be embedded inside another application.

Uses of Container in java.awt

Subclasses of Container in java.awt

class	Dialog A Dialog is a top-level window with a title and a border that is typically used to take some form of input from the user.
class	FileDialog The FileDialog class displays a dialog window from which the user can select a file.
class	Frame A Frame is a top-level window with a title and a border.
class	Panel Panel is the simplest container class.
class	ScrollPane A container class which implements automatic horizontal and/or vertical scrolling for a single child component.
class	Window A Window object is a top-level window with no borders and no menubar.

Methods in java.awt that return Container

Container

Component.getParent() Gets the parent of this component.

Methods in java.awt with parameters of type Container

Dimension	LayoutManager2.maximumLayoutSize(Container target) Returns the maximum size of this component.
float	LayoutManager2.getLayoutAlignmentX(Container target) Returns the alignment along the x axis.
float	LayoutManager2.getLayoutAlignmentY(Container target) Returns the alignment along the y axis.
void	LayoutManager2.invalidateLayout(Container target) Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager has cached information it should be discarded.
Dimension	LayoutManager.preferredLayoutSize(Container parent) Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified panel given the components in the specified parent container.
Dimension	LayoutManager.minimumLayoutSize(Container parent) Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified panel given the components in the specified parent container.
void	LayoutManager.layoutContainer(Container parent) Lays out the container in the specified panel.
Dimension	GridLayout.preferredLayoutSize(Container parent) Determines the preferred size of the container argument using this grid layout.
Dimension	GridLayout.minimumLayoutSize(Container parent) Determines the minimum size of the container argument using this grid layout.
void	GridLayout.layoutContainer(Container parent) Lays out the specified container using this layout.
Dimension	GridBagLayout.preferredLayoutSize(Container parent) Determines the preferred size of the target container using this grid bag layout.
Dimension	GridBagLayout.minimumLayoutSize(Container parent) Determines the minimum size of the target container using this grid bag layout.
Dimension	GridBagLayout.maximumLayoutSize(Container target) Returns the maximum dimensions for this layout given the components in the specified target container.
float	GridBagLayout.getLayoutAlignmentX(Container parent) Returns the alignment along the x axis.
float	GridBagLayout.getLayoutAlignmentY(Container parent) Returns the alignment along the y axis.
void	GridBagLayout.invalidateLayout(Container target) Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager has cached information it should be discarded.
void	GridBagLayout.layoutContainer(Container parent) Lays out the specified container using this grid bag layout.
protected void	GridBagLayout.ArrangeGrid(Container parent)
Dimension	FlowLayout.preferredLayoutSize(Container target) Returns the preferred dimensions for this layout given the components in the specified target container.
Dimension	FlowLayout.minimumLayoutSize(Container target) Returns the minimum dimensions needed to layout the components contained in the specified target container.
void	FlowLayout.layoutContainer(Container target) Lays out the container.
Dimension	CardLayout.preferredLayoutSize(Container parent) Determines the preferred size of the container argument using this card layout.
Dimension	CardLayout.minimumLayoutSize(Container parent) Calculates the minimum size for the specified panel.
Dimension	CardLayout.maximumLayoutSize(Container target) Returns the maximum dimensions for this layout given the components in the specified target container.
float	CardLayout.getLayoutAlignmentX(Container parent) Returns the alignment along the x axis.
float	CardLayout.getLayoutAlignmentY(Container parent) Returns the alignment along the y axis.
void	CardLayout.invalidateLayout(Container target) Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager has cached information it should be discarded.
void	CardLayout.layoutContainer(Container parent) Lays out the specified container using this card layout.
void	CardLayout.first(Container parent) Flips to the first card of the container.
void	CardLayout.next(Container parent) Flips to the next card of the specified container.
void	CardLayout.previous(Container parent) Flips to the previous card of the specified container.
void	CardLayout.last(Container parent) Flips to the last card of the container.
void	CardLayout.show(Container parent, String name) Flips to the component that was added to this layout with the specified name, using addLayoutComponent.
Dimension	BorderLayout.minimumLayoutSize(Container target) Determines the minimum size of the target container using this layout manager.
Dimension	BorderLayout.preferredLayoutSize(Container target) Determines the preferred size of the target container using this layout manager, based on the components in the container.
Dimension	BorderLayout.maximumLayoutSize(Container target) Returns the maximum dimensions for this layout given the components in the specified target container.
float	BorderLayout.getLayoutAlignmentX(Container parent) Returns the alignment along the x axis.
float	BorderLayout.getLayoutAlignmentY(Container parent) Returns the alignment along the y axis.
void	BorderLayout.invalidateLayout(Container target) Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager has cached information it should be discarded.
void	BorderLayout.layoutContainer(Container target) Lays out the container argument using this border layout.

Uses of Container in java.awt.event

Methods in java.awt.event that return Container

Container

ContainerEvent.getContainer() Returns the originator of the event.

Uses of Container in javax.microedition.xlet

Methods in javax.microedition.xlet that return Container

Container

XletContext.getContainer() Get the parent container for an Xlet to put its AWT components in.