/**
* Adds a specific <tt>Component</tt> to a specific <tt>JComponent</tt> container. Allows
* extenders to apply custom logic to the exact placement of the specified <tt>Component</tt> in
* the specified container.
*
* @param component the <tt>Component</tt> to be added to the specified <tt>JComponent</tt>
* container
* @param container the <tt>JComponent</tt> container to add the specified <tt>Component</tt> to
* @param preferredIndex the index at which <tt>component</tt> is to be added to
* <tt>container</tt> if possible or <tt>-1</tt> if there is no preference with respect to the
* index in question
*/
protected void addComponentToContainer(
Component component, JComponent container, int preferredIndex) {
if ((0 <= preferredIndex) && (preferredIndex < getComponentCount(container)))
container.add(component, preferredIndex);
else container.add(component);
}
