package net.miginfocom.layout;

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 * @version 1.0
 * @author Mikael Grev, MiG InfoCom AB
 *         Date: 2006-sep-08
 */

/**
 * A class to extend if you want to provide more control over where a component
 * is placed or the size of it.
 * <p>
 * Note! Returned arrays from this class will never be altered. This means that
 * caching of arrays in these methods is OK.
 */
public abstract class LayoutCallback {
	/**
	 * Returns a position similar to the "pos" the component constraint.
	 * 
	 * @param comp
	 *            The component wrapper that holds the actual component
	 *            (JComponent is Swing and Control in SWT). <b>Should not be
	 *            altered.</b>
	 * @return The [x, y, x2, y2] as explained in the documentation for "pos".
	 *         If <code>null</code> is returned nothing is done and this is the
	 *         default.
	 * @see UnitValue
	 * @see net.miginfocom.layout.ConstraintParser#parseUnitValue(String,
	 *      boolean)
	 */
	public UnitValue[] getPosition(ComponentWrapper comp) {
		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns a size similar to the "width" and "height" in the component
	 * constraint.
	 * 
	 * @param comp
	 *            The component wrapper that holds the actual component
	 *            (JComponent is Swing and Control in SWT). <b>Should not be
	 *            altered.</b>
	 * @return The [width, height] as explained in the documentation for "width"
	 *         and "height". If <code>null</code> is returned nothing is done
	 *         and this is the default.
	 * @see net.miginfocom.layout.BoundSize
	 * @see net.miginfocom.layout.ConstraintParser#parseBoundSize(String,
	 *      boolean, boolean)
	 */
	public BoundSize[] getSize(ComponentWrapper comp) {
		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * A last minute change of the bounds. The bound for the layout cycle has
	 * been set and you can correct there after any set of rules you like.
	 * 
	 * @param comp
	 *            The component wrapper that holds the actual component
	 *            (JComponent is Swing and Control in SWT).
	 */
	public void correctBounds(ComponentWrapper comp) {
	}
}