By default, the items in a list are arranged vertically, in a single column, as in:
item1 item2 ...
It is possible to arrange the items left-to-right and top-to-bottom, as in:
item1 item2 item3 item4 item5 ...
This example creates and configures a list that displays its items left-to-right and top-to-bottom. Note that the number of columns can change as the width of the list changes.
// Create a scrollable list
String[] items = {"A", "B", "C", "D"};
JList list = new JList(items);
JScrollPane scrollingList = new JScrollPane(list);
// The default layout orientation is JList.VERTICAL
int orient = list.getLayoutOrientation();
// Change the layout orientation to left-to-right, top-to-bottom
list.setLayoutOrientation(JList.HORIZONTAL_WRAP);
The items can also be arranged top-to-bottom and left-to-right, as in:
item1 item4 item2 item5 item3 ...
This example changes the layout orientation so that its items are displayed top-to-bottom and left-to-right.
// Change orientation to top-to-bottom, left-to-right layout list.setLayoutOrientation(JList.VERTICAL_WRAP);
With some look and feels, a list is set to display a fixed number of rows. In order to make the number of visible rows dependent on the height of the list, the visibleRowCount
property must be set to 0:
// Make the number of rows dynamic list.setVisibleRowCount(0);
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