/*
 * Java-Gnome Bindings Library
 *
 * Copyright 1998-2004 the Java-Gnome Team, all rights reserved.
 *
 * The Java-Gnome bindings library is free software distributed under
 * the terms of the GNU Library General Public License version 2.
 */

package org.gnu.gtk;

import org.gnu.glib.Type;
import org.gnu.glib.Handle;

/**
 * HBox is a container widget that organizes its contained widgets horizontally
 * side by side. Most manipulation options are methods of the superclass, Box.
 * 
 * @see Box
 * @see VBox
 */
public class HBox extends Box {
    /**
     * Constructs a new HBox widget.
     * 
     * @param homogenous
     *            TRUE if all children are to be given equal space allotments.
     * @param spacing
     *            The number of pixels to place by default between children.
     */
    public HBox(boolean homogenous, int spacing) {
        super(gtk_hbox_new(homogenous, spacing));
    }

    public HBox(Handle handle) {
        super(handle);
    }

    /**
     * Internal static factory method to be used by Java-Gnome only.
     */
    public static HBox getHBox(Handle handle) {
        if (handle == null)
            return null;

        HBox obj = (HBox) getGObjectFromHandle(handle);
        if (obj == null)
            obj = new HBox(handle);

        return obj;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the runtime type used by the GLib library.
     */
    public static Type getType() {
        return new Type(gtk_hbox_get_type());
    }

    native static final protected int gtk_hbox_get_type();

    native static final protected Handle gtk_hbox_new(boolean homogenous,
            int spacing);

}