1. GUI Layouts
By: Leonard & Saif

2. Purpose
The purpose of a GUI layout is to organize objects & elements of a GUI in a specific order to look aesthetically pleasing and fitting
It is essential to select a proper GUI layout for the GUI’s specific purpose

3. GUI Layout Managers
Java has a variety of layout managers that can be used as parameters in the setLayout() method. Examples include:
BoxLayout
FlowLayout
GridLayout
GridBagLayout

4. Commands associated with GUI layouts
.setLayout()
contentPane.setLayout(new BoxLayout(contentPane, BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));
contentPane is a variable for a JPanel which is a generic lightweight container for components of a GUI
This command is used to set the specific layout style to be attached to a JPanel

5. Commands associated with GUI layouts
Setting Borderlayout

6. Examples of how it can be implemented

7. BorderLayout
A BorderLayout places components in up to five areas: top, bottom, left, right, and center
All extra space is placed in the center area.

8. BoxLayout
The BoxLayout class puts components in a single row or column.
It respects the components' requested maximum sizes and also lets you align components.

9. FlowLayout It simply lays out components in a single row
It starts a new row if its container is not sufficiently wide..