com.ibm.portal.content
Class Orientation

java.lang.Object
  com.ibm.portal.content.Orientation

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class Orientation
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

The Orientation class is a finite enumeration of the possible orientations that a container can operate at. Possible orientations are "horizontal" and "vertical". An orientation might be returned from LayoutMetrics.

Since:

5.1.0.1

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static Orientation	HORIZONTAL The horizontal orientation
static Orientation	VERTICAL The vertical orientation

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
int	hashCode()
Orientation	opposite() Returns the opposite of this orientation.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a textual representation of the orientation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

HORIZONTAL

public static final Orientation HORIZONTAL

The horizontal orientation

VERTICAL

public static final Orientation VERTICAL

The vertical orientation

Method Detail

opposite

public Orientation opposite()

Returns the opposite of this orientation. This means it returns HORIZONTAL for a VERTICAL orientation and vice versa.

Returns:

the opposite orientation

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a textual representation of the orientation.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a string "Horizontal" or "Vertical", depending on orientation

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object