Force validation of a container

Question

I've finally finished my first layout manager (implements LayoutManager2), but there is a small problem.
The layout manager adjusts the size of its components to fit the size of the parent container with a private function called fixLayout(). This function is called at the beginning of the layout manager's layoutContainer(Container parent) function. It works as long as the parent container is resized slowly. But, say the parent container is a JFrame's content pane. When the user maximizes the JFrame, the layout manager only accommodates for a part of the increase in the parent container's dimensions. This unwanted behavior also occurs when the user resizes the frame very quickly by dragging its edge across the screen.
I know the problem is that the layoutContainer function isn't being called fast enough to keep up with the frame's edges (Zeno's paradox: Tortoise vs. Achilles -- cool read). A quick fix would be to call <parent container's name>.validate() after the frame has been resized, but I don't know how to capture such an event. I would have liked to post a runnable snippet, but I can't think of an easy way to reproduce the problem for all of you, short of posting 11 kB of mostly irrelevant java code.
This is my first post. Be nice. And thanks for reading this far.

Answer 1

fixLayout is just a way to contain all the code that makes the components fit the container. It is called whenever layoutComponent is called, so it does, in fact, happen automatically. I guess it really didn't need to be mentioned... I'll try to be a little more concise with future posts.
I tried the componentListener. The problem is less noticeable but it is still there. I believe layoutComponent is now just being called twice at every resize event. There has to be a better way to do this.
By the way, is it possible to post my code here, even if it is a little long? Because I would appreciate some suggestions or comments (or praise lol).