getPreferredSize : Java Glossary

getPreferredSize
Each component has four sizes (height,width).

These methods often return 0,0 as the size. The reason is, they rely on the underlying GUI (Graphic User Interface) to compute the size, and if there in no peer object yet, there is no hook to ask the native GUI. See addNotify.

If you want to manually control any of these sizes, e.g. to create a fixed size Component, override all three methods: Component. getMinimumSize(), Component. getMaximumSize() and Component. getPreferredSize().

InJava version 1.5 or later, alternatively you can use Component. setMinimumSize, Component. setMaximumSize, and Component. setPreferredSize instead of overriding getXXXXsize methods.

Learning More

Oracle’s Javadoc on getMinumimSize class : available:
Oracle’s Javadoc on getMaximumSize class : available:
Oracle’s Javadoc on getPreferredSize class : available:
Oracle’s Javadoc on getSize class : available:
Oracle’s Javadoc on setMinumimSize class : available:
Oracle’s Javadoc on setMaximumSize class : available:
Oracle’s Javadoc on setPreferredSize class : available:
Oracle’s Javadoc on setSize class : available:

CMP homejump to top You can get the freshest copy of this page from: or possibly from your local J: drive (Java virtual drive/mindprod.com website mirror)
http://mindprod.com/jgloss/getpreferredsize.html J:\mindprod\jgloss\getpreferredsize.html
logofeedback Please email your feedback for publication, letters to the editor, errors, omissions, typos, formatting errors, ambiguities, unclear wording, broken/redirected link reports, suggestions to improve this page or comments to Roedy Green : feedback email If you want your message kept confidential, not considered for posting, please explicitly specify that.
mindprod.com IP:[65.110.21.43]
view BlogYour face IP:[38.107.179.213]
You are visitor number 8,409.