public static LayoutConstraints<?> storeConstraints(RADVisualComponent<?> radComp) {
   LayoutSupportManager layoutSupport = radComp.getParentLayoutSupport();
   if (layoutSupport != null) {
     LayoutConstraints<?> constr = layoutSupport.getConstraints(radComp);
     if (constr != null) {
       radComp.setLayoutConstraints(layoutSupport.getLayoutDelegate().getClass(), constr);
     }
     return constr;
   } else {
     return null;
   }
 }
  // copy layout delegate from another container
  public void copyLayoutDelegateFrom(
      LayoutSupportManager sourceLayoutSupport, RADVisualComponent<?>[] newRadComps) {
    LayoutSupportDelegate sourceDelegate = sourceLayoutSupport.getLayoutDelegate();

    int componentCount = sourceDelegate.getComponentCount();

    Container cont = getPrimaryContainer();
    Container contDel = getPrimaryContainerDelegate();

    if (layoutDelegate != null) {
      removeLayoutDelegate(false);
    }

    Component[] primaryComps = new Component[componentCount];

    for (int i = 0; i < componentCount; i++) {
      RADVisualComponent<?> radComp = newRadComps[i];
      primaryComps[i] = (Component) radComp.getBeanInstance();
    }

    LayoutSupportDelegate newDelegate = sourceDelegate.cloneLayoutSupport(this, newRadComps);

    newDelegate.setLayoutToContainer(cont, contDel);
    newDelegate.addComponentsToContainer(cont, contDel, primaryComps, 0);

    layoutDelegate = newDelegate;

    // Ensure correct propagation of copied properties (issue 50011, 72351)
    try {
      layoutDelegate.acceptContainerLayoutChange(null);
    } catch (PropertyVetoException pvex) {
      // should not happen
    }
  }