| The GridBagLayout class is a flexible layout manager that 
		aligns components vertically, horizontally or along their baseline 
		without requiring that the components be of the same size. Each 
		GridBagLayout object maintains a dynamic, rectangular grid of cells, 
		with each component occupying one or more cells, called its display 
		area. Each component managed by a GridBagLayout is associated 
		with an instance of GridBagConstraints. The constraints object 
		specifies where a component's display area should be located on the grid 
		and how the component should be positioned within its display area. In 
		addition to its constraints object, the GridBagLayout also 
		considers each component's minimum and preferred sizes in order to 
		determine a component's size. Main Features
              Select GridBagLayout from the Layouts palette and 
				drop it on a JFrame or JPanel 
	
	 
				Graphical feedback is provided for all column, row and cell 
				interactionsColumn and row properties may be changed via a popup menu or 
				property dialogConvert existing layouts (null, FormLayout, etc.) to 
				GridBagLayout with intelligent column, row and gap creation 
	  
 
				Automatically add gaps (insets) when adding new columns or rows Popup Header Menu
              Right-click on the header area to access the popup header menu 
    
				Insert new columns or rows before the current column or rowAdd a new column or row at the end of the current listDelete entire columns or rows or just their widget contentsSet the column alignment to left, right, center or fillSpecify that the column or row should grow to fill the 
				available spaceEdit the properties of the current column or row Graphical Feedback
              When moving a widget or adding a new widget, open cells are 
				highlighted green while populated cells are highlighted red and 
				insertion points are highlighted in yellow
 
      
Phantom drop point to the right and below the current cells 
				will create new columns, rows and gaps as needed
 
    
	The currently selected cell shows its column and row spanning 
				handles and alignment handles
	 
	Set the alignment of a cell using its popup alignment menu or the 
	toolbar 
	
	 
	   
	Set the grow property by using a cell's popup alignment menu or right-clicking on a column 
	    
 
              Column and row sizing handles make it easy to set the size 
				of a column or row 
	
	   
 
    
              Reorder columns and rows by dragging them (with their 
				associated gap columns or rows) 
	
	     
              Column and rows borders are indicated with gray lines 
	
	 
              Interactive column and row spanning feedback is provided 
	  
 
	Full keyboard support for quickly changing alignment values 
	
		
			| Cells |  
			| F |  | fill horizontal |  
			| Shift+F |  | fill vertical |  
			| H |  | grow horizontal |  
			| V |  | grow vertical |  
			| L, C, R |  | left/center/right for horizontal |  
			| T, M, B |  | top/middle/bottom for vertical |  
			| Shift+L |  | vertical baseline (Java 6) |  
			| Shift+A |  | above baseline (Java 6) |  
			| Shift+B |  | below baseline (Java 6) |  Column & Row Editing
				Double click on a column or row to access its property 
				dialogSwitch between columns and rows using the arrow buttons 
	   
				Set the column or row alignmentSpecify the resize behavior of each 
				column or rowSet the minimum size of the column or rowFloating layout assistant
	 
	
	 
	Edit individual constraint properties for each widget in the property 
	pane. 
	
	  
                Control whether to use the long or short constructor style 
				for GridBagConstraintsControl whether automatic grab is used for text widgets, 
				comboboxes, tables, etc. 
			
	   
				Control whether labels are automatically right-aligned when 
				next to a text widget 
				
	   Source Code 
				Generation & Parsing
                Intelligently convert existing layouts (null, FormLayout, etc.) to 
				GridBagLayout with column, row and gap creationParser can understand long or short constructor style for 
				GridBagConstraints 
				
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