The advantage of the algorithm over GridLayout is that it is capable of flowing text controls capable of line wrap. These controls do not have natural 'preferred size'. Instead, they are capable of providing the required height if the width is set. Consequently, this algorithm first calculates the widths that will be assigned to columns, and then passes those widths to the controls to calculate the height. When a composite with this layout is a child of the scrolling composite, they should interact in such a way that reduction in the scrolling composite width results in the reflow and increase of the overall height.
If none of the columns contain expandable and wrappable controls, the end-result will be similar to the one provided by GridLayout. The difference will show up for layouts that contain controls whose minimum and maximum widths are not the same. @see TableWrapData @since 3.0
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