can I combine SWT GridLayout and FillLayout

Question

I have an RCP/SWT application in which I\'m trying to construct a view out of existing composites. One is a FillLayout composite, the other uses GridLayout.

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Answer 1

You can use the following code as a starting point:

public static void main(String[] args)
{
    Display display = new Display();
    Shell shell = new Shell(display);
    shell.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, false));

    SashForm form = new SashForm(shell, SWT.HORIZONTAL);
    form.setLayoutData(new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.FILL, true, true));

    Composite left = new Composite(form, SWT.BORDER);
    left.setLayout(new GridLayout(3, true));
    left.setLayoutData(new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.FILL, true, true));

    for(int i = 0; i < 9; i++)
    {
        Button button = new Button(left, SWT.PUSH);
        button.setText("Button " + i);
        button.setLayoutData(new GridData(SWT.CENTER, SWT.CENTER, true, true));
    }

    final Composite right = new Composite(form, SWT.BORDER);
    right.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, true));
    right.setLayoutData(new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.FILL, true, true));

    Button fillButton = new Button(right, SWT.PUSH);
    fillButton.setText("Fill");
    fillButton.setLayoutData(new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.FILL, true, true));

    /* Set the width to 80% and 20% */
    form.setWeights(new int[] {4, 1});

    shell.setSize(400, 400);
    shell.open();
    while (!shell.isDisposed())
    {
        if (!display.readAndDispatch())
            display.sleep();
    }
    display.dispose();
}

It looks like this:

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It's basically a SashForm with two parts. The left part is a GridLayout with three columns and the right part is a GridLayout with one column. No need to mix Layouts.

The percentage is set with form.setWeights(new int[] {4, 1});