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  25 package javax.swing;
  26 
  27 import java.awt.*;
  28 
  29 import javax.swing.plaf.*;
  30 import javax.accessibility.*;
  31 
  32 import java.io.Serializable;
  33 import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
  34 import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
  35 import java.io.IOException;
  36 
  37 
  38 /**
  39  * <code>JPanel</code> is a generic lightweight container.
  40  * For examples and task-oriented documentation for JPanel, see
  41  * <a
  42  href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/panel.html">How to Use Panels</a>,
  43  * a section in <em>The Java Tutorial</em>.
  44  * <p>
  45  * <strong>Warning:</strong> Swing is not thread safe. For more
  46  * information see <a
  47  * href="package-summary.html#threading">Swing's Threading
  48  * Policy</a>.
  49  * <p>
  50  * <strong>Warning:</strong>
  51  * Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with
  52  * future Swing releases. The current serialization support is
  53  * appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running
  54  * the same version of Swing.  As of 1.4, support for long term storage
  55  * of all JavaBeans<sup><font size="-2">TM</font></sup>
  56  * has been added to the <code>java.beans</code> package.
  57  * Please see {@link java.beans.XMLEncoder}.
  58  *
  59  * @beaninfo
  60  * description: A generic lightweight container.
  61  *
  62  * @author Arnaud Weber
  63  * @author Steve Wilson
  64  */
  65 public class JPanel extends JComponent implements Accessible
  66 {
  67     /**
  68      * @see #getUIClassID
  69      * @see #readObject
  70      */
  71     private static final String uiClassID = "PanelUI";
  72 
  73     /**
  74      * Creates a new JPanel with the specified layout manager and buffering
  75      * strategy.
  76      *
  77      * @param layout  the LayoutManager to use
  78      * @param isDoubleBuffered  a boolean, true for double-buffering, which
  79      *        uses additional memory space to achieve fast, flicker-free
  80      *        updates
  81      */
  82     public JPanel(LayoutManager layout, boolean isDoubleBuffered) {
  83         setLayout(layout);
  84         setDoubleBuffered(isDoubleBuffered);
  85         setUIProperty("opaque", Boolean.TRUE);
  86         updateUI();
  87     }
  88 
  89     /**
  90      * Create a new buffered JPanel with the specified layout manager
  91      *
  92      * @param layout  the LayoutManager to use
  93      */
  94     public JPanel(LayoutManager layout) {
  95         this(layout, true);
  96     }
  97 
  98     /**
  99      * Creates a new <code>JPanel</code> with <code>FlowLayout</code>
 100      * and the specified buffering strategy.
 101      * If <code>isDoubleBuffered</code> is true, the <code>JPanel</code>
 102      * will use a double buffer.
 103      *
 104      * @param isDoubleBuffered  a boolean, true for double-buffering, which
 105      *        uses additional memory space to achieve fast, flicker-free
 106      *        updates
 107      */
 108     public JPanel(boolean isDoubleBuffered) {
 109         this(new FlowLayout(), isDoubleBuffered);
 110     }
 111 
 112     /**
 113      * Creates a new <code>JPanel</code> with a double buffer
 114      * and a flow layout.
 115      */
 116     public JPanel() {
 117         this(true);
 118     }
 119 
 120     /**
 121      * Resets the UI property with a value from the current look and feel.
 122      *
 123      * @see JComponent#updateUI
 124      */
 125     public void updateUI() {
 126         setUI((PanelUI)UIManager.getUI(this));
 127     }
 128 
 129     /**
 130      * Returns the look and feel (L&amp;amp;F) object that renders this component.
 131      *
 132      * @return the PanelUI object that renders this component
 133      * @since 1.4
 134      */
 135     public PanelUI getUI() {
 136         return (PanelUI)ui;
 137     }
 138 
 139 
 140     /**
 141      * Sets the look and feel (L&amp;F) object that renders this component.
 142      *
 143      * @param ui  the PanelUI L&amp;F object
 144      * @see UIDefaults#getUI
 145      * @since 1.4
 146      * @beaninfo
 147      *        bound: true
 148      *       hidden: true
 149      *    attribute: visualUpdate true
 150      *  description: The UI object that implements the Component's LookAndFeel.
 151      */
 152     public void setUI(PanelUI ui) {
 153         super.setUI(ui);
 154     }
 155 
 156     /**
 157      * Returns a string that specifies the name of the L&amp;F class
 158      * that renders this component.
 159      *
 160      * @return "PanelUI"
 161      * @see JComponent#getUIClassID
 162      * @see UIDefaults#getUI
 163      * @beaninfo
 164      *        expert: true
 165      *   description: A string that specifies the name of the L&amp;F class.
 166      */
 167     public String getUIClassID() {
 168         return uiClassID;
 169     }
 170 
 171 
 172     /**
 173      * See readObject() and writeObject() in JComponent for more
 174      * information about serialization in Swing.
 175      */
 176     private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream s) throws IOException {
 177         s.defaultWriteObject();
 178         if (getUIClassID().equals(uiClassID)) {
 179             byte count = JComponent.getWriteObjCounter(this);
 180             JComponent.setWriteObjCounter(this, --count);
 181             if (count == 0 && ui != null) {
 182                 ui.installUI(this);
 183             }
 184         }
 185     }
 186 
 187 
 188     /**
 189      * Returns a string representation of this JPanel. This method
 190      * is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the
 191      * content and format of the returned string may vary between
 192      * implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not
 193      * be <code>null</code>.
 194      *
 195      * @return  a string representation of this JPanel.
 196      */
 197     protected String paramString() {
 198         return super.paramString();
 199     }
 200 
 201 /////////////////
 202 // Accessibility support
 203 ////////////////
 204 
 205     /**
 206      * Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JPanel.
 207      * For JPanels, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an
 208      * AccessibleJPanel.
 209      * A new AccessibleJPanel instance is created if necessary.
 210      *
 211      * @return an AccessibleJPanel that serves as the
 212      *         AccessibleContext of this JPanel
 213      */
 214     public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext() {
 215         if (accessibleContext == null) {
 216             accessibleContext = new AccessibleJPanel();
 217         }
 218         return accessibleContext;
 219     }
 220 
 221     /**
 222      * This class implements accessibility support for the
 223      * <code>JPanel</code> class.  It provides an implementation of the
 224      * Java Accessibility API appropriate to panel user-interface
 225      * elements.
 226      * <p>
 227      * <strong>Warning:</strong>
 228      * Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with
 229      * future Swing releases. The current serialization support is
 230      * appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running
 231      * the same version of Swing.  As of 1.4, support for long term storage
 232      * of all JavaBeans<sup><font size="-2">TM</font></sup>
 233      * has been added to the <code>java.beans</code> package.
 234      * Please see {@link java.beans.XMLEncoder}.
 235      */
 236     protected class AccessibleJPanel extends AccessibleJComponent {
 237 
 238         /**
 239          * Get the role of this object.
 240          *
 241          * @return an instance of AccessibleRole describing the role of the
 242          * object
 243          */
 244         public AccessibleRole getAccessibleRole() {
 245             return AccessibleRole.PANEL;
 246         }
 247     }
 248 }