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 * @(#)Panel.java	1.15 97/01/27
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package java.awt;

import java.awt.peer.PanelPeer;

/**
 * A Panel Container class. This produces a generic container.
 *
 * @version 	1.15, 27 Jan 1997
 * @author 	Sami Shaio
 */
public class Panel extends Container {
    final static LayoutManager panelLayout = new FlowLayout();

    private static final String base = "panel";
    private static int nameCounter = 0;

    /*
     * JDK 1.1 serialVersionUID 
     */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -2728009084054400034L;

    /**
     * Creates a new panel. The default layout for all panels is
     * FlowLayout.
     */
    public Panel() {
	this(panelLayout);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new panel with the specified layout manager.
     * @param layout the layout manager for this panel
     */
    public Panel(LayoutManager layout) {
        this.name = base + nameCounter++;
	setLayout(layout);
    }

    /**
     * Creates the Panel's peer.  The peer allows you to modify the
     * appearance of the panel without changing its functionality.
     */

    public void addNotify() {
	peer = getToolkit().createPanel(this);
	super.addNotify();
    }

}
