private Dimension getLayoutDimension ( ) { Dimension dim ; if ( layoutDimension != null ) { dim = new Dimension ( layoutDimension ) ; if ( dim . width <= 0 ) dim . width = 10 ; //use some minimum size when the size is not known if ( dim . height <= 0 ) dim . height = 10 ; } else dim = new Dimension ( 10 , 10 ) ; return dim ; }
Obtains the dimension that should be used for the layout .