| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight"
(all-Java language) components that,
to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms. | 
| javax.swing.plaf.metal | Provides user interface objects built according to
the Java look and feel (once codenamed Metal),
which is the default look and feel. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| static LayoutStyle | LayoutStyle. getInstance()Returns the shared instance of  LayoutStyle. | 
| LayoutStyle | GroupLayout. getLayoutStyle()Returns the  LayoutStyleused for calculating the preferred
 gap between components. | 
| LayoutStyle | LookAndFeel. getLayoutStyle()Returns the  LayoutStylefor this look
 and feel. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| static void | LayoutStyle. setInstance(LayoutStyle style)Sets the shared instance of  LayoutStyle. | 
| void | GroupLayout. setLayoutStyle(LayoutStyle layoutStyle)Sets the  LayoutStyleused to calculate the preferred
 gaps between components. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| LayoutStyle | MetalLookAndFeel. getLayoutStyle()Returns a  LayoutStyleimplementing the Java look and feel
 design guidelines as specified at
 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/hig-136467.html. | 
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