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18.46 java.awt.Panel (JDK 1.0)

This class is a Container that is itself contained within a container. Unlike Frame and Dialog, Panel is a container that does not create a separate window of its own. Panel is suitable for holding portions of a larger interface within a parent Frame or Dialog or within another Panel. (Note that Applet is a subclass of Panel, and thus applets are displayed in a Panel that is contained within a Web browser or applet viewer.) The default LayoutManager for a Panel is FlowLayout.

public class Panel extends Container {
    // Public Constructors
            public Panel();
        1.1  public Panel(LayoutManager layout);
    // Public Instance Methods
            public void addNotify();  // Overrides Container
}

Hierarchy:

Object->Component(ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable)->Container->Panel

Extended By:

Applet

Passed To:

Toolkit.createPanel()


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