nextapp.echoservlet
Class LayoutStrut

java.lang.Object
  nextapp.echoservlet.LayoutStrut

public class LayoutStrut

extends java.lang.Object

A utility class used to create image elements of various sizes that referencing a blank image generating service. These elements are used to force separation of other elements in an HTML document.

Field Summary

static Service

SERVICE_BLANK_PIXEL The blank pixel generating service

Constructor Summary

private

LayoutStrut() Non-instantiable class.

Method Summary

static Element

createElement(Connection conn, int width, int height) Creates an HTML <img> element that references a transparent image.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

SERVICE_BLANK_PIXEL

public static final Service SERVICE_BLANK_PIXEL

The blank pixel generating service

Constructor Detail

LayoutStrut

private LayoutStrut()

Non-instantiable class.

Method Detail

createElement

public static Element createElement(Connection conn,
                                    int width,
                                    int height)

Creates an HTML <img> element that references a transparent image.

Parameters:

conn - The connection to which the containing document will be rendered.

width - The desired pixel width of the layout strut.

height - The desired pixel height of the layout strut.

Returns:

An HTML <img> element that references a transparent image of the desired size.