Adds the specified component to the layout, using the specified constraint object.

  Adds the specified component to the layout, using the specified
constraint object.
Parameters:
- comp - the component to be added
- constraints - where/how the component is added to the layout.

  Returns the alignment along the x axis.

  Returns the alignment along the x axis. This specifies how
the component would like to be aligned relative to other
components. The value should be a number between 0 and 1
where 0 represents alignment along the origin, 1 is aligned
the furthest away from the origin, 0.5 is centered, etc.

  Returns the alignment along the y axis.

  Returns the alignment along the y axis. This specifies how
the component would like to be aligned relative to other
components. The value should be a number between 0 and 1
where 0 represents alignment along the origin, 1 is aligned
the furthest away from the origin, 0.5 is centered, etc.

Invalidates the layout, indicating that if the layout manager has cached information it should be discarded.

  Calculates the maximum size dimensions for the specified container, given the components it contains.

  Calculates the maximum size dimensions for the specified container,
given the components it contains.
See Also: Component.getMaximumSize(), LayoutManager,