[Chapter 19] Dimension
Author: John Zukowski
Date: Thu Jul 31 15:11:50 1997

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| Chapter 19 java.awt Reference |

# Dimension

## Name

Dimension

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## Description

The `Dimension` class encapsulates width and height in a single object.

## Class Definition

    public class java.awt.Dimension
        extends java.lang.Object
        implements java.io.Serializable {

      // Variables
      public int height;
      public int width;

      // Constructors
      public Dimension();
      public Dimension (int width, int height);
      public Dimension (Dimension d);

      // Instance Methods
      public boolean equals (Object obj);
      public Dimension getSize();
      public void setSize (Dimension d);
      public void setSize (int width, int height);
      public String toString();
    }

## Variables

### height

#### public int height

The height of the `Dimension`.

### width

#### public int width

The width of the `Dimension`.

## Constructors

### Dimension

#### public Dimension()

Description

  Constructs an empty `Dimension` object.

#### public Dimension (int width, int height)

Parameters

  width

    Initial width of the object

  height

    Initial height of the object

Description

  Constructs a `Dimension` object with an initial dimension of `width` x `height`.

#### public Dimension (Dimension d)

Parameters

  d

    Initial dimensions of the object

Description

  Constructs a `Dimension` object that is a clone of `d`.

## Instance Methods

### equals

#### public boolean equals (Object obj)

Parameters

  obj

    The object to compare.

Returns

  `true` if this `Dimension` is equivalent to `obj`; false otherwise.

Overrides

  `Object.equals(Object)`

Description

  Compares two `Dimension` instances.

### getSize

#### public Dimension getSize()

Returns

  The size of the `Dimension`.

### setSize

#### public void setSize (Dimension d)

Parameters

  d

    The new size.

Description

  Changes the size of the `Dimension`.

#### public void setSize (int width, int height)

Parameters

  width

    The new width.

  height

    The new height.

Description

  Changes the size of the `Dimension`.

### toString

#### public String toString()

Returns

  A string representation of the `Dimension` object.

Overrides

  `Object.toString()`

## See Also

`Object`, `String`, `Serializable`

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