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package javax.swing;

/**

 * A collection of constants generally used for positioning and orienting

 * components on the screen.

 *

 * @author Jeff Dinkins

 * @author Ralph Kar (orientation support)

 * @since 1.2

 */

public interface SwingConstants {

        /**

         * The central position in an area. Used for

         * both compass-direction constants (NORTH, etc.)

         * and box-orientation constants (TOP, etc.).

         */

        public static final int CENTER  = 0;

        //

        // Box-orientation constant used to specify locations in a box.

        //

        /**

         * Box-orientation constant used to specify the top of a box.

         */

        public static final int TOP     = 1;

        /**

         * Box-orientation constant used to specify the left side of a box.

         */

        public static final int LEFT    = 2;

        /**

         * Box-orientation constant used to specify the bottom of a box.

         */

        public static final int BOTTOM  = 3;

        /**

         * Box-orientation constant used to specify the right side of a box.

         */

        public static final int RIGHT   = 4;

        //

        // Compass-direction constants used to specify a position.

        //

        /**

         * Compass-direction North (up).

         */

        public static final int NORTH      = 1;

        /**

         * Compass-direction north-east (upper right).

         */

        public static final int NORTH_EAST = 2;

        /**

         * Compass-direction east (right).

         */

        public static final int EAST       = 3;

        /**

         * Compass-direction south-east (lower right).

         */

        public static final int SOUTH_EAST = 4;

        /**

         * Compass-direction south (down).

         */

        public static final int SOUTH      = 5;

        /**

         * Compass-direction south-west (lower left).

         */

        public static final int SOUTH_WEST = 6;

        /**

         * Compass-direction west (left).

         */

        public static final int WEST       = 7;

        /**

         * Compass-direction north west (upper left).

         */

        public static final int NORTH_WEST = 8;

        //

        // These constants specify a horizontal or

        // vertical orientation. For example, they are

        // used by scrollbars and sliders.

        //

        /** Horizontal orientation. Used for scrollbars and sliders. */

        public static final int HORIZONTAL = 0;

        /** Vertical orientation. Used for scrollbars and sliders. */

        public static final int VERTICAL   = 1;

        //

        // Constants for orientation support, since some languages are

        // left-to-right oriented and some are right-to-left oriented.

        // This orientation is currently used by buttons and labels.

        //

        /**

         * Identifies the leading edge of text for use with left-to-right

         * and right-to-left languages. Used by buttons and labels.

         */

        public static final int LEADING  = 10;

        /**

         * Identifies the trailing edge of text for use with left-to-right

         * and right-to-left languages. Used by buttons and labels.

         */

        public static final int TRAILING = 11;

        /**

         * Identifies the next direction in a sequence.

         *

         * @since 1.4

         */

        public static final int NEXT = 12;

        /**

         * Identifies the previous direction in a sequence.

         *

         * @since 1.4

         */

        public static final int PREVIOUS = 13;

}