My code was working before, but now one JButton takes up the entire JFrame, any help would be appreciated!
I am using a FlowLayout called fl and a class called Ken
I have ten buttons called (oneButton, twoButton, threeButton, etc..)
MY CODE:
import java.awt.ComponentOrientation;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
public class Ken {
public static void frame(){
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Pow");
frame.setSize(500, 600);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setVisible(true);
frame.setResizable(false);
FlowLayout fl = new FlowLayout(0, 50, 40);
JButton oneButton = new JButton(" 1 ");
oneButton.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100, 90));
frame.add(oneButton);
JButton twoButton = new JButton(" 2 ");
twoButton.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100, 90));
frame.add(twoButton);
JButton threeButton = new JButton(" 3 ");
threeButton.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100, 90));
frame.add(threeButton);
JButton fourButton = new JButton(" 4 ");
fourButton.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100, 90));
frame.add(fourButton);
JButton fiveButton = new JButton(" 5 ");
fiveButton.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100, 90));
frame.add(fiveButton);
JButton sixButton = new JButton(" 6 ");
sixButton.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100, 90));
frame.add(sixButton);
JButton sevenButton = new JButton(" 7 ");
sevenButton.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100, 90));
frame.add(sevenButton);
JButton eightButton = new JButton(" 8 ");
eightButton.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100, 90));
frame.add(eightButton);
JButton nineButton = new JButton(" 9 ");
nineButton.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100, 90));
frame.add(nineButton);
JButton zeroButton = new JButton("
0 ");
zeroButton.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400, 90));
frame.add(zeroButton);
frame.setComponentOrientation(
ComponentOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT);
}
public static void main(String[] args){
frame();
}
}
Anything I can try?
I am using a FlowLayout called fl ...
You are not in fact using FlowLayout as you never call setLayout(...) on a container. Instead your Frame's contentPane is using the default layout for contentPanes, BorderLayout, which will cause the last component added in a default way to fill up the container's BorderLayout.CENTER location.
So one solution is to use your layout:
FlowLayout fl = new FlowLayout(0, 50, 40);
frame.getContentPane().setLayout(fl);
But having said that, you will probably be better off not setting the preferred sizes of your components but instead using a combination of nested containers each using its own layout in order to achieve a pleasing and complex GUI that will be much easier to maintain and extend.
Alternatively, you could play with more complex layouts such as the GridBagLayout. For example:
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.Insets;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Ken2 {
private static final String[][] NUMBERS = {
{"1", "2", "3"},
{"4", "5", "6"},
{"7", "8", "9"},
{"0"}
};
private static final float BUTTON_FONT_PTS = 45f;
private static final int INSETS = 20;
private static final Insets BUTTON_INSETS = new Insets(INSETS, INSETS,
INSETS, INSETS);
private static final int IPAD = 20;
private JPanel mainPanel = new JPanel();
public Ken2() {
mainPanel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
for (int row = 0; row < NUMBERS.length; row++) {
addRowToPanel(row, NUMBERS[row]);
}
}
private void addRowToPanel(int row, String[] numbersRow) {
int columns = numbersRow.length;
for (int col = 0; col < numbersRow.length; col++) {
addNumberButton(row, col, columns, numbersRow[col]);
}
}
private void addNumberButton(int row, int col, int columns,
String numberText) {
JButton button = new JButton(numberText);
button.setFont(button.getFont().deriveFont(Font.BOLD, BUTTON_FONT_PTS));
GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
gbc.gridx = col;
gbc.gridy = row;
gbc.gridheight = 1;
gbc.gridwidth = 3 / columns;
gbc.weightx = 1.0;
gbc.weighty = 1.0;
gbc.anchor = GridBagConstraints.CENTER;
gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
gbc.insets = BUTTON_INSETS;
gbc.ipadx = IPAD;
gbc.ipady = IPAD;
mainPanel.add(button, gbc);
}
private static void createAndShowGui() {
Ken2 ken = new Ken2();
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Ken2");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().add(ken.getMainPanel());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationByPlatform(true);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
private Component getMainPanel() {
return mainPanel;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
createAndShowGui();
}
});
}
}
Call setLayout(fl) on your void frame() method.
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I want to make list of JButtons (with fixed dimensions, one beneath another) inside JScrollPane, using Swing. My idea was to make JPanel with GridBagLayout and add buttons in their suiting rows, and then create JScrollPane with that JPanel. That looks fine when number of buttons is large, but when the number of buttons is 2 or 3, I can't manage to align buttons one right below the other.
Also later I will add option to add new button (thus the + sign).
Works fine with 10 buttons
I get this empty space between button 0 and button 1 when it's just 2 buttons (this is the problem)
The code (creates upper east panel)
private JPanel createLayerPanel() {
JPanel layerPanel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
// Label ------------------------------------------------
JLabel layersLabel = new JLabel("Buttons");
layersLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.CENTER);
layersLabel.setFont(DEFAULT_FONT);
//layersLabel.setBorder(new LineBorder(Color.red, 3));
layersLabel.setBackground(new Color(0x22222));
layersLabel.setForeground(new Color(0xFFFFFF));
layersLabel.setOpaque(true);
c.gridx = c.gridy = 0;
c.ipadx = 180;
c.weightx = 1;
c.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
layerPanel.add(layersLabel, c);
// Button ------------------------------------------------
JButton newLayerBtn = new JButton("+");
newLayerBtn.setFont(new Font(Font.SANS_SERIF, Font.PLAIN, 18));
newLayerBtn.setBackground(new Color(0x222222));
newLayerBtn.setForeground(Color.white);
newLayerBtn.setFocusable(false);
c.gridx = 1;
c.gridy = 0;
c.ipadx = 0;
c.weightx = 0;
layerPanel.add(newLayerBtn, c);
// ScrollPane ------------------------------------------------
//------------------------------------------------------------
//------------------------------------------------------------
JPanel layerListPanel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
layerListPanel.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
gbc.weightx = 1.0;
gbc.weighty = 1;
gbc.ipady = 40;
gbc.gridx = 0;
gbc.anchor = GridBagConstraints.NORTH;
for (gbc.gridy = 0; gbc.gridy < 10; gbc.gridy++) {
JButton btn = new JButton("Button " + gbc.gridy);
layerListPanel.add(btn, gbc);
}
JScrollPane js = new JScrollPane(layerListPanel);
js.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(ScrollPaneConstants.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER);
// ...
c.gridx = 0;
c.gridy = 1;
c.gridwidth = 2;
c.weighty = 1;
c.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
layerPanel.add(js, c);
return layerPanel;
}
Do you absolutely need a GridBagLayout?
I just made a demo using a simple Box.
And please have a look at How to write an SSCCE.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class YY extends JFrame {
static String[] args;
public YY() {
setSize(160, 200);
setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
int icnt= args.length==0 ? 5 : Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
Box box= Box.createVerticalBox();
for (int i=1; i<=icnt; i++) {
JButton btn= new JButton("Button "+i);
btn.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(150, 30));
box.add(btn);
}
JScrollPane scroll= new JScrollPane(box);
scroll.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(150, 100));
add(scroll);
setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String... args) {
YY.args= args;
EventQueue.invokeLater(YY::new);
}
}
The below code initially displays a JFrame that contains a single JButton that displays the text Add. Each time you click the button a new JButton appears above it. The text on each newly created button is a three digit number with leading zeros that is incremented each time the Add button is clicked. And whenever a new button is added, the JFrame increases in height in order to display the newly added button.
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.WindowConstants;
public class GridBttn implements ActionListener, Runnable {
private int counter;
private JFrame frame;
private JPanel gridPanel;
#Override
public void run() {
showGui();
}
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
addButtonToGridPanel();
}
private void addButtonToGridPanel() {
JButton button = new JButton(String.format("%03d", counter++));
gridPanel.add(button);
frame.pack();
}
private JButton createButton(String text) {
JButton button = new JButton(text);
button.addActionListener(this);
return button;
}
private JPanel createButtonsPanel() {
JPanel buttonsPanel = new JPanel();
buttonsPanel.add(createButton("Add"));
return buttonsPanel;
}
private JPanel createGridPanel() {
gridPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(0, 1));
return gridPanel;
}
private void showGui() {
frame = new JFrame("Grid");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.add(createGridPanel(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.add(createButtonsPanel(), BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationByPlatform(true);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new GridBttn());
}
}
Note the parameters to GridLayout constructor. Zero rows and one column. This means that whenever a Component is added to the JPanel it will be placed directly beneath the last Component added. In other words all the components added will appear in a single column. Also note that I call method pack() (of class JFrame) after adding a new button. This causes the JFrame to recalculate its size in order to display all the buttons.
EDIT
Due to OP's comment slightly modified above code so as to be more suitable to his requirements.
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.ScrollPaneConstants;
import javax.swing.WindowConstants;
public class GridBttn implements ActionListener, Runnable {
private int counter;
private JFrame frame;
private JPanel gridPanel;
private JPanel gridPanel2;
#Override
public void run() {
showGui();
}
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
addButtonToGridPanel();
}
private void addButtonToGridPanel() {
JButton button = new JButton(String.format("%03d", counter++));
gridPanel2.add(button);
frame.pack();
}
private JButton createButton(String text) {
JButton button = new JButton(text);
button.addActionListener(this);
return button;
}
private JPanel createButtonsPanel() {
JPanel buttonsPanel = new JPanel();
buttonsPanel.add(createButton("Add"));
return buttonsPanel;
}
private JPanel createMainPanel() {
gridPanel = new JPanel();
gridPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400, 300));
return gridPanel;
}
private JScrollPane createScrollPane() {
gridPanel2 = new JPanel();
BoxLayout layout = new BoxLayout(gridPanel2, BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS);
gridPanel2.setLayout(layout);
JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(gridPanel2,
ScrollPaneConstants.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS,
ScrollPaneConstants.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER);
scrollPane.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(70, 0));
return scrollPane;
}
private void showGui() {
frame = new JFrame("Grid");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.add(createMainPanel(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.add(createScrollPane(), BorderLayout.LINE_END);
frame.add(createButtonsPanel(), BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationByPlatform(true);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new GridBttn());
}
}
I have a pretty basic GUI organized with a GridBagLayout. The most complex portion is the bottom where West is populated with ScrollPane and the right is a panel with a CardLayout that has multiple ChartPanels so I can switch between a few graphs.
My issue comes when I start the program.
The resizing issue goes away after I resize the frame in any direction. I have confirmed the chartpanel is the issue because not adding this to the CardLayout panel fixes it. I create a blank ChartPanel and populate it later after some action is taken but this is what I've done:
public class Tester {
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Chipmunk: Variant Data Collection Tool");
JPanel hotspotPanel = new JPanel(new CardLayout());
ChartPanel subHotspotPanel = new ChartPanel(null);
JPanel indelHotspotPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
JTextPane resultPane = new JTextPane();
JPanel main = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
JPanel header = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
header.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
frame.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(875, 600));
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
Dimension dim = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
frame.setLocation(dim.width/2-frame.getSize().width/2, dim.height/2-frame.getSize().height/2);
resultPane.setOpaque(false);
resultPane.setEditable(false);
GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
DocumentFilter filter = new UppercaseDocumentFilter();
JTextField geneField = new JTextField(10);
((AbstractDocument) geneField.getDocument()).setDocumentFilter(filter);
geneField.setMinimumSize(geneField.getPreferredSize());
JTextField proEffField = new JTextField(10);
proEffField.setMinimumSize(proEffField.getPreferredSize());
String[] mutTypes = { "missense", "nonsense", "frameshift", "nonframeshift"};
JComboBox<String> mutTypeComboBox = new JComboBox<String>(mutTypes);
JButton saveResultsButton = new JButton("Save to TSV");
JPanel glass = (JPanel) frame.getGlassPane();
JButton clearButton = new JButton("Clear");
JButton cosmicButton = new JButton("To COSMIC");
JButton dataButton = new JButton("Show Data");
dataButton.setEnabled(false);
JButton goButton = new JButton("GO");
c.weightx = 1.0;c.gridx = 0;c.gridy = 0;c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.EAST;c.ipadx=5;c.ipady=5;
main.add(new JLabel("Gene: "), c);
c.gridx = 1;c.gridy = 0;c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.WEST;
main.add(geneField, c);
c.gridx = 0;c.gridy = 1;c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.EAST;
main.add(new JLabel("Protein Effect: "), c);
c.gridx = 1;c.gridy = 1;c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.WEST;
main.add(proEffField, c);
c.gridx =0;c.gridy = 2;c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.EAST;
main.add(new JLabel("Mutation Type: "), c);
c.gridx =1;c.gridy = 2;c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.WEST;
main.add(mutTypeComboBox, c);
c.gridx =0;c.gridy = 3;c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.WEST;
main.add(saveResultsButton, c);
c.gridx = 0;c.gridy = 3;c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.EAST;
main.add(goButton, c);
c.gridx = 1;c.gridy = 3;c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.WEST;
main.add(clearButton,c);
c.gridx = 0;c.gridy = 3;c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.CENTER;
main.add(dataButton,c);
c.gridx = 1;c.gridy = 3;c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.EAST;
main.add(cosmicButton,c);
c.gridx = 0; c.gridy =4;c.gridwidth =1; c.weightx = 1.0;c.weighty = 1.0; c.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(resultPane);
main.add(scrollPane, c);
c.gridx = 1; c.gridy =4;c.gridwidth = 1; c.weightx = 1.0;c.weighty = 1.0; c.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
hotspotPanel.add(subHotspotPanel, "SUBPANEL");
hotspotPanel.add(indelHotspotPanel, "INDELPANEL");
hotspotPanel.add(new JPanel(), "BLANK");
main.add(hotspotPanel, c);
frame.add(header, BorderLayout.NORTH);
frame.add(main, BorderLayout.CENTER);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}
Using this example, it's clear that a ChartPanel works correctly in a CardLayout. The example below overrides getPreferredSize(), as shown here, to establish an initial size for the ChartPanel. The use of GridLayout on each card allows the chart to fill the panel as the enclosing frame is resized.
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.CardLayout;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.util.Random;
import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import org.jfree.chart.ChartFactory;
import org.jfree.chart.ChartPanel;
import org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart;
import org.jfree.data.general.DefaultPieDataset;
/**
* #see https://stackoverflow.com/a/36392696/230513
* #see https://stackoverflow.com/a/36243395/230513
*/
public class CardPanel extends JPanel {
private static final Random r = new Random();
private static final JPanel cards = new JPanel(new CardLayout());
private final String name;
public CardPanel(String name) {
super(new GridLayout());
this.name = name;
DefaultPieDataset pieDataset = new DefaultPieDataset();
pieDataset.setValue("One", r.nextInt(10) + 10);
pieDataset.setValue("Two", r.nextInt(20) + 10);
pieDataset.setValue("Three", r.nextInt(30) + 10);
JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createPieChart3D(
"3D Pie Chart", pieDataset, true, true, true);
chart.setTitle(name);
this.add(new ChartPanel(chart) {
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(500, (int)(500 * 0.62));
}
});
}
#Override
public String toString() {
return name;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
create();
}
});
}
private static void create() {
JFrame f = new JFrame();
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
for (int i = 1; i < 9; i++) {
CardPanel p = new CardPanel("Chart " + String.valueOf(i));
cards.add(p, p.toString());
}
JPanel control = new JPanel();
control.add(new JButton(new AbstractAction("\u22b2Prev") {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
CardLayout cl = (CardLayout) cards.getLayout();
cl.previous(cards);
}
}));
control.add(new JButton(new AbstractAction("Next\u22b3") {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
CardLayout cl = (CardLayout) cards.getLayout();
cl.next(cards);
}
}));
f.add(cards, BorderLayout.CENTER);
f.add(control, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
f.pack();
f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
f.setVisible(true);
}
}
I'm fairly new to java and I'm having a problem trying to put more than one button on a row,
at the moment I'm adding both buttons to the panel, but I don't know how to separate their x locations, i.e. they are both being added directly on to of each other.
Do I need to create a new layout or can I find a solution using what I have at the moment?
public class Question1 {
public static void main (String[] args){
MyFrame f = new MyFrame("Simple Submit Cancel Form");
f.init();
}
}
class MyFrame extends JFrame{
MyFrame(String title){
super(title);
}
private JPanel mainPanel;
private GridBagConstraints cText = new GridBagConstraints();
private GridBagConstraints cButton = new GridBagConstraints();
private GridBagLayout gbLayout = new GridBagLayout();
void init(){
mainPanel = new JPanel();
mainPanel.setLayout(gbLayout);
mainPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10,20,10,20));
this.setContentPane(mainPanel);
cText.anchor = GridBagConstraints.WEST;
cText.weightx = 0.0;
cText.gridx = 0;
cText.gridy = 0;
JTextField tf = new JTextField(20);
gbLayout.setConstraints(tf,cText);
mainPanel.add(tf);
cButton.gridwidth = 4;
cButton.weightx = 0.0;
cButton.gridx = 0;
cButton.gridy = 1;
JButton b = new JButton("Submit");
gbLayout.setConstraints(b,cButton);
mainPanel.add(b);
b = new JButton("Cancel");
gbLayout.setConstraints(b,cButton);
mainPanel.add(b);
this.pack();
this.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE) ;
this.setVisible(true);
}
Just increment the gridx value:
JButton b = new JButton("Submit");
// gbLayout.setConstraints(b,cButton);
mainPanel.add(b, cButton);
b = new JButton("Cancel");
cButton.gridx++;
// gbLayout.setConstraints(b,cButton);
mainPanel.add(b, cButton);
Also you need to use the constraints created when adding your component to the grid bag layout using container.
e.g.,
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Question1 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
MyFrame f = new MyFrame("Simple Submit Cancel Form");
f.init();
}
}
class MyFrame extends JFrame {
private static final int GAP = 2;
MyFrame(String title) {
super(title);
}
private JPanel mainPanel;
private GridBagLayout gbLayout = new GridBagLayout();
void init() {
mainPanel = new JPanel();
mainPanel.setLayout(gbLayout);
mainPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10, 20, 10, 20));
this.setContentPane(mainPanel);
GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
gbc.anchor = GridBagConstraints.WEST;
gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
gbc.insets = new Insets(GAP, GAP, GAP, GAP);
gbc.gridwidth = 2;
gbc.weightx = 1.0;
gbc.weighty = 1.0;
gbc.gridx = 0;
gbc.gridy = 0;
JTextField tf = new JTextField(20);
mainPanel.add(tf, gbc);
gbc.gridwidth = 1;
gbc.gridx = 0;
gbc.gridy = 1;
JButton b = new JButton("Submit");
mainPanel.add(b, gbc);
b = new JButton("Cancel");
gbc.gridx++;
mainPanel.add(b, gbc);
this.pack();
this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
this.setVisible(true);
}
}
Try the following code:
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
public class Question1 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
MyFrame f = new MyFrame("Simple Submit Cancel Form");
f.init();
}
}
class MyFrame extends JFrame {
MyFrame(String title) {
super(title);
}
private JPanel mainPanel;
private GridBagConstraints cText = new GridBagConstraints();
private GridBagConstraints cButton = new GridBagConstraints();
private GridBagLayout gbLayout = new GridBagLayout();
void init() {
mainPanel = new JPanel();
mainPanel.setLayout(gbLayout);
mainPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10, 20, 10, 20));
this.setContentPane(mainPanel);
cText.anchor = GridBagConstraints.WEST;
cText.weightx = 0.0;
cText.gridx = 0;
cText.gridy = 0;
JTextField tf = new JTextField(20);
gbLayout.setConstraints(tf, cText);
mainPanel.add(tf);
cButton.gridwidth = 4;
cButton.weightx = 0.0;
cButton.gridx = 0;
cButton.gridy = 1;
JPanel demoPanel = new JPanel();
JButton b = new JButton("Submit");
gbLayout.setConstraints(demoPanel, cButton);
demoPanel.add(b);
b = new JButton("Cancel");
// gbLayout.setConstraints(b,cButton);
demoPanel.add(b);
mainPanel.add(demoPanel);
this.pack();
this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
this.setVisible(true);
}
}
I have just put the two buttons inside a JPanel and put the JPanel inside the GridBagLayout Panel !
I'm not exactly new to java (I've been using it for a year now) but this is my first go at swing. I'm trying to make a very simple chat client to learn both socket and swing at once. My question is "What must I do to align my panels correctly?". I've tried a lot of things (Though I don't have it in my code). Usually I work something like this out on my own, but I'm to the point I need to ask for help. Do I need to change the wieghtx, weighty? What I want the client to look like is something like this.
This is what it currently looks like.
Here is my code.
package com.client.core;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Window extends JFrame{
private int screenWidth = 800;
private int screenHeight = 600;
public Window(){
//Initial Setup
super("NAMEHERE - Chat Client Alpha v0.0.1");
setResizable(true);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setSize(screenWidth,screenHeight);
GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
//Main Panel
JPanel window = new JPanel();
window.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
window.setBackground(Color.black);
//Panels
JPanel display = new JPanel();
JPanel chat = new JPanel();
chat.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
JPanel users = new JPanel();
display.setBackground(Color.blue);
c.gridx = 0;
c.gridy = 0;
c.insets= new Insets(5,5,5,5);
window.add(display, c);
chat.setBackground(Color.red);
c.gridx = 0;
c.gridy = 3;
c.gridheight = 2;
c.gridwidth = 1;
c.insets= new Insets(5,5,5,5);
window.add(chat, c);
users.setBackground(Color.green);
c.gridx = 2;
c.gridy = 0;
c.insets= new Insets(5,5,5,5);
window.add(users, c);
//Buttons
//Text fields
JTextArea text = new JTextArea("DEREADFADSFEWFASDFSADFASDF");
c.gridx = 0;
c.gridy = 0;
chat.add(text);
JTextField input = new JTextField("type here to chat", 50);
c.gridx = 0;
c.gridy = 1;
c.insets= new Insets(5,5,5,5);
chat.add(input);
add(window);
}
static class ActLis implements ActionListener{
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
}
}
If you wanted something like this as an output :
You can take help from this code example, though you can remove the last ButtonPanel if you don't need that :
package to.uk.gagandeepbali.swing.messenger.gui;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextPane;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
public class ChatPanel extends JPanel
{
private JButton backButton;
private JButton exitButton;
private JButton sendButton;
private JTextPane chatPane;
private JTextPane namePane;
private JTextField chatField;
private GridBagConstraints gbc;
private final int GAP = 10;
private final int SMALLGAP = 1;
public ChatPanel()
{
gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
}
protected void createGUI()
{
setOpaque(true);
setBackground(Color.WHITE);
setLayout(new BorderLayout(5, 5));
JPanel centerPanel = new JPanel();
centerPanel.setOpaque(true);
centerPanel.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
centerPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(GAP, GAP, 0, GAP));
centerPanel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
gbc.gridx = 0;
gbc.gridy = 0;
gbc.gridwidth = 5;
gbc.weightx = 0.8;
gbc.weighty = 1.0;
gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
gbc.anchor = GridBagConstraints.FIRST_LINE_START;
chatPane = new JTextPane();
JScrollPane scrollerChat = new JScrollPane();
scrollerChat.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Chat"));
scrollerChat.setViewportView(chatPane);
centerPanel.add(scrollerChat, gbc);
gbc.gridx = 5;
gbc.gridwidth = 2;
gbc.weightx = 0.2;
namePane = new JTextPane();
JScrollPane scrollerName = new JScrollPane(namePane);
scrollerName.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Names"));
centerPanel.add(scrollerName, gbc);
gbc.gridx = 0;
gbc.gridy = 5;
gbc.gridwidth = 5;
gbc.weightx = 0.8;
gbc.weighty = 0.1;
gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
chatField = new JTextField();
chatField.setOpaque(true);
chatField.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(
BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("")
, BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(SMALLGAP, SMALLGAP, SMALLGAP, SMALLGAP)));
centerPanel.add(chatField, gbc);
gbc.gridx = 5;
gbc.gridwidth = 2;
gbc.weightx = 0.2;
sendButton = new JButton("Send");
sendButton.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(""));
centerPanel.add(sendButton, gbc);
JPanel bottomPanel = new JPanel();
bottomPanel.setOpaque(true);
bottomPanel.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
bottomPanel.setBorder(
BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(""));
bottomPanel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
buttonPanel.setOpaque(true);
buttonPanel.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
buttonPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(GAP, GAP, 0, GAP));
backButton = new JButton("Back");
exitButton = new JButton("Exit");
buttonPanel.add(backButton);
buttonPanel.add(exitButton);
bottomPanel.add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
add(centerPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
add(bottomPanel, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
}
public JTextPane getChatPane()
{
return chatPane;
}
public JTextPane getNamePane()
{
return namePane;
}
public JTextField getChatField()
{
return chatField;
}
public JButton getExitButton()
{
return exitButton;
}
public JButton getBackButton()
{
return backButton;
}
public JButton getSendButton()
{
return sendButton;
}
}
What you could do, and probably gives the desired result
JPanel somethingHere = ...;
JPanel chat = ...;
JPanel userList = ...;
JPanel leftPanel = new JPanel( new BorderLayout() );
leftPanel.add( somethingHere, BorderLayout.CENTER );
leftPanel.add( chat, BorderLayout.SOUTH );
JPanel total = new JPanel( new BorderLayout() );
total.add( leftPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER );
total.add( userList, BorderLayout.EAST );
Way simpler then messing with GridBagLayout
Here is what I came out with thus far. The red box is where I plan to add a simple 2D avatar interface with LWJGL.
Here is the code for it
package com.client.core;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent;
import javax.swing.event.DocumentListener;
public class Window extends JFrame{
private int screenWidth = 800;
private int screenHeight = 600;
public Window(){
//Initial Setup
super("NAMEHERE - Chat Client Alpha v0.0.1");
setResizable(true);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setSize(screenWidth,screenHeight);
//Main Panels
JPanel window = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
JPanel center = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
JPanel right = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
//Panels
JPanel display = new JPanel( new BorderLayout());
display.setBackground(Color.red);
JPanel chat = new JPanel();
chat.setLayout(new BoxLayout(chat, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
chat.setBackground(Color.blue);
JPanel users = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
users.setBackground(Color.green);
//TextFields
JTextArea chatBox = new JTextArea("Welcome to the chat!", 7,50);
chatBox.setEditable(false);
JTextField chatWrite = new JTextField();
JScrollPane userList = new JScrollPane();
JTextField userSearch = new JTextField(10);
userList.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
users.add(userList);
users.add(userSearch, BorderLayout.NORTH);
chat.add(chatBox);
chat.add(chatWrite);
chat.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(1, 1, 1, 1));
//Menu bar
JMenuBar menu = new JMenuBar();
JMenu file = new JMenu("File");
JMenuItem exit = new JMenuItem("Exit");
JMenuItem ipconnect = new JMenuItem("Connect to IP");
file.add(ipconnect);
file.add(exit);
menu.add(file);
//Main window adding
right.add(users);
center.add(display, BorderLayout.CENTER);
center.add(chat, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
window.add(center, BorderLayout.CENTER);
window.add(right, BorderLayout.EAST);
window.add(menu, BorderLayout.NORTH);
add(window);
//Listeners
chatWrite.addKeyListener(new KeyLis());
ipconnect.addActionListener(new ActLis());
exit.addActionListener(new ActLis());
}
static class KeyLis implements KeyListener{
#Override
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
if(e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_ENTER){
System.out.println("Message recieved.");
}
}
#Override
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
#Override
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
}
static class ActLis implements ActionListener{
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if(e.getActionCommand() == "Exit"){
System.exit(0);
} else if(e.getActionCommand() == "Connect to IP"){
System.out.println("Connecting....");
JFrame frameip = new JFrame();
JPanel panelip = new JPanel();
JButton buttonip = new JButton("Hello");
frameip.add(panelip);
panelip.add(buttonip);
JDialog ippop = new JDialog(frameip, "Enter IP", false);
}
}
}
}
I had to build a similar layout using a GridBagLayout. The code below shows how I achieved it.
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class GridBagLayoutTest {
public GridBagLayoutTest() {
JFrame jframe = new JFrame();
jframe.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
jframe.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
jframe.setSize(800, 600);
jframe.setVisible(true);
// Left
JPanel leftPanel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
leftPanel.setBackground(Color.YELLOW);
GridBagConstraints gridBagConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
gridBagConstraints.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
gridBagConstraints.weightx = .7f;
gridBagConstraints.weighty = 1f;
gridBagConstraints.gridx = 0;
gridBagConstraints.gridy = 0;
jframe.add(leftPanel, gridBagConstraints);
JPanel leftTopPanel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
leftTopPanel.setBackground(Color.RED);
GridBagConstraints gridBagConstraints0 = new GridBagConstraints();
gridBagConstraints0.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
gridBagConstraints0.weightx = 1f;
gridBagConstraints0.weighty = .7f;
gridBagConstraints0.gridx = 0;
gridBagConstraints0.gridy = 0;
leftPanel.add(leftTopPanel, gridBagConstraints0);
JPanel leftMiddlePanel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
leftMiddlePanel.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
gridBagConstraints0 = new GridBagConstraints();
gridBagConstraints0.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
gridBagConstraints0.weightx = 1f;
gridBagConstraints0.weighty = .2f;
gridBagConstraints0.gridx = 0;
gridBagConstraints0.gridy = 1;
leftPanel.add(leftMiddlePanel, gridBagConstraints0);
JPanel leftBottomBottomPanel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
leftBottomBottomPanel.setBackground(Color.PINK);
gridBagConstraints0 = new GridBagConstraints();
gridBagConstraints0.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
gridBagConstraints0.weightx = 1f;
gridBagConstraints0.weighty = .1f;
gridBagConstraints0.gridx = 0;
gridBagConstraints0.gridy = 2;
leftPanel.add(leftBottomBottomPanel, gridBagConstraints0);
// Right
JPanel rightPanel = new JPanel();
rightPanel.setBackground(Color.GREEN);
gridBagConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
gridBagConstraints.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
gridBagConstraints.weightx = .3f;
gridBagConstraints.weighty = 1f;
gridBagConstraints.gridx = 1;
gridBagConstraints.gridy = 0;
jframe.add(rightPanel, gridBagConstraints);
}
public static void main (String args[]) {
new GridBagLayoutTest();
}
When i create the text and label box dynamically it should sit in the format of "Textbox: Labelbox" then when i click on add button again the same pattern should repeat on next line and so on... Which layout should i use and how ?
This is the code i used
if(field_name.getText().equals("")){
error.setForeground(Color.red);
error.setText("Enter the Field name first");
} else {
JLabel l = new JLabel(field_name.getText(), JLabel.RIGHT);
JTextField textField = new JTextField();
Dimension dim = new Dimension(20,30);
textField.setPreferredSize(dim);
field_layer.add(l);
field_layer.add(textField);
SpringUtilities.makeCompactGrid(field_layer,
numPairs, 2, //rows, cols
6, 6, //initX, initY
6, 6); //xPad, yPad
numPairs++;
field_layer.invalidate();
this.pack();
}
One option is GridBagLayout. In order to use this layout properly, you'll need to understand GridBagConstraints. Here's a tutorial to help you get started.
Here's a quick example:
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.border.LineBorder;
public class MyExample
{
// Field members
static JPanel panel = new JPanel();
static Integer indexer = 1;
static List<JLabel> listOfLabels = new ArrayList<JLabel>();
static List<JTextField> listOfTextFields = new ArrayList<JTextField>();
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Construct frame
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
frame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 300));
frame.setTitle("My Example");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
// Frame constraints
GridBagConstraints frameConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
// Construct button
JButton addButton = new JButton("Add");
addButton.addActionListener(new ButtonListener());
// Add button to frame
frameConstraints.gridx = 0;
frameConstraints.gridy = 0;
frame.add(addButton, frameConstraints);
// Construct panel
panel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200, 200));
panel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
panel.setBorder(LineBorder.createBlackLineBorder());
// Add panel to frame
frameConstraints.gridx = 0;
frameConstraints.gridy = 1;
frameConstraints.weighty = 1;
frame.add(panel, frameConstraints);
// Pack frame
frame.pack();
// Make frame visible
frame.setVisible(true);
}
static class ButtonListener implements ActionListener
{
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0)
{
// Clear panel
panel.removeAll();
// Create label and text field
listOfTextFields.add(new JTextField());
listOfLabels.add(new JLabel("Label " + indexer));
// Create constraints
GridBagConstraints textFieldConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
GridBagConstraints labelConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
// Add labels and text fields
for(int i = 0; i < indexer; i++)
{
// Text field constraints
textFieldConstraints.gridx = 0;
textFieldConstraints.gridy = i;
// Label constraints
labelConstraints.gridx = 1;
labelConstraints.gridy = i;
// Add them to panel
panel.add(listOfTextFields.get(i), textFieldConstraints);
panel.add(listOfLabels.get(i), labelConstraints);
}
// Align components top-to-bottom
GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
c.gridx = 0;
c.gridy = indexer;
c.weighty = 1;
panel.add(new JLabel(), c);
// Increment indexer
indexer++;
}
}
}
Note: don't limit yourself to this particular layout manager. That is, you should explore other Layout Managers too.
I have made slight change to the above code.....
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.Insets;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.border.LineBorder;
public class MyExample
{
// Field members
static JPanel panel = new JPanel();
static Integer indexer = 1;
static List<JLabel> listOfLabels = new ArrayList<JLabel>();
static List<JTextField> listOfTextFields = new ArrayList<JTextField>();
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Construct frame
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
frame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(990, 990));
frame.setTitle("My Example");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
// Frame constraints
GridBagConstraints frameConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
// Construct button
JButton addButton = new JButton("Add");
addButton.addActionListener(new ButtonListener());
// Add button to frame
frameConstraints.gridx = 0;
frameConstraints.gridy = 0;
frame.add(addButton, frameConstraints);
// Construct panel
panel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(600, 600));
panel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
panel.setBorder(LineBorder.createBlackLineBorder());
// Add panel to frame
frameConstraints.gridx = 0;
frameConstraints.gridy = 1;
frameConstraints.weighty = 1;
frame.add(panel, frameConstraints);
// Pack frame
frame.pack();
// Make frame visible
frame.setVisible(true);
}
static class ButtonListener implements ActionListener
{
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0)
{
// Clear panel
panel.removeAll();
// Create label and text field
JTextField jTextField = new JTextField();
jTextField.setSize(100, 200);
listOfTextFields.add(jTextField);
listOfLabels.add(new JLabel("Label " + indexer));
// Create constraints
GridBagConstraints textFieldConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
GridBagConstraints labelConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
// Add labels and text fields
for(int i = 0; i < indexer; i++)
{
// Text field constraints
textFieldConstraints.gridx = 1;
textFieldConstraints.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
textFieldConstraints.weightx = 0.5;
textFieldConstraints.insets = new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10);
textFieldConstraints.gridy = i;
// Label constraints
labelConstraints.gridx = 0;
labelConstraints.gridy = i;
labelConstraints.insets = new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10);
// Add them to panel
panel.add(listOfLabels.get(i), labelConstraints);
panel.add(listOfTextFields.get(i), textFieldConstraints);
}
// Align components top-to-bottom
GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
c.gridx = 0;
c.gridy = indexer;
c.weighty = 1;
panel.add(new JLabel(), c);
// Increment indexer
indexer++;
panel.updateUI();
}
}
}
I would recommend a GridBagLayout. You can use:
JPanel pan = new JPanel(); // For Swing
//or Panel pan = new Panel(); for AWT
pan.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
GridBagConstraints textC = new GridBagConstraints();
textC.gridx = 0;
GridBagConstraints labelC= new GridBagConstraints();
labelC.gridx = 1;
// For Every (J)TextField
pan.add(text,textC);
// For Every (J)Label
label.add(label,labelC);
i modify some code and
see this
package formbuilder;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.Insets;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.border.LineBorder;
public class CreateFormFields {
// Field members
static JPanel panel = new JPanel();
static Integer indexer = 1;
static List<JLabel> listOfLabels = new ArrayList<JLabel>();
static List<JTextField> listOfTextFields = new ArrayList<JTextField>();
static List<JTextField> listDataType = new ArrayList<JTextField>();
static List<JTextField> listRange = new ArrayList<JTextField>();
static List<JTextField> listLable = new ArrayList<JTextField>();
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Construct frame
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
frame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(990, 990));
frame.setTitle("Form Creator");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
// Frame constraints
GridBagConstraints frameConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
// Construct button
JButton addButton = new JButton("Add");
JButton createButton = new JButton("Create Form");
addButton.addActionListener(new ButtonListener());
createButton.addActionListener(new CreateForm());
// Add button to frame
frameConstraints.gridx = 0;
frameConstraints.gridy = 0;
frame.add(addButton, frameConstraints);
frameConstraints.gridx = 0;
frameConstraints.gridy = 1;
frame.add(createButton, frameConstraints);
// Construct panel
panel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(900, 900));
panel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
panel.setBorder(LineBorder.createBlackLineBorder());
// Add panel to frame
frameConstraints.gridx = 0;
frameConstraints.gridy = 2;
frameConstraints.weighty = 1;
frame.add(panel, frameConstraints);
// Pack frame
frame.pack();
// Make frame visible
frame.setVisible(true);
}
static class ButtonListener implements ActionListener {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
// Clear panel
panel.removeAll();
// Create label and text field
JTextField jTextField = new JTextField();
jTextField.setSize(5, 20);
JTextField jTextField2 = new JTextField();
jTextField2.setSize(6, 20);
JTextField jTextField3 = new JTextField();
jTextField3.setSize(7, 20);
JTextField jTextField4 = new JTextField();
jTextField4.setSize(8, 20);
listOfTextFields.add(jTextField);
listDataType.add(jTextField2);
listRange.add(jTextField3);
listLable.add(jTextField4);
listOfLabels.add(new JLabel("LableName | FieldName | DataType | Range "));
// Create constraints
GridBagConstraints textFieldConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
GridBagConstraints labelConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
GridBagConstraints gridlistDataType = new GridBagConstraints();
GridBagConstraints gridlistRange = new GridBagConstraints();
GridBagConstraints gridlistLable = new GridBagConstraints();
// Add labels and text fields
for (int i = 0; i < indexer; i++) {
// Label constraints
labelConstraints.gridx = 0;
labelConstraints.gridy = i;
labelConstraints.insets = new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10);
// Text field constraints
textFieldConstraints.gridx = 1;
textFieldConstraints.fill = 1;//GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
textFieldConstraints.weightx = 0.5;
textFieldConstraints.insets = new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10);
textFieldConstraints.gridy = i;
gridlistDataType.gridx = 2;
gridlistDataType.fill = 1;//GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
gridlistDataType.weightx = 0.5;
gridlistDataType.insets = new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10);
gridlistDataType.gridy = i;
gridlistRange.gridx = 3;
gridlistRange.fill = 1;//GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
gridlistRange.weightx = 0.5;
gridlistRange.insets = new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10);
gridlistRange.gridy = i;
gridlistLable.gridx = 4;
gridlistLable.fill = 1;//GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
gridlistLable.weightx = 0.5;
gridlistLable.insets = new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10);
gridlistLable.gridy = i;
// Add them to panel
panel.add(listOfLabels.get(i), labelConstraints);
panel.add(listOfTextFields.get(i), textFieldConstraints);
panel.add(listDataType.get(i), gridlistDataType);
panel.add(listRange.get(i), gridlistRange);
panel.add(listLable.get(i), gridlistLable);
}
// Align components top-to-bottom
GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
c.gridx = 0;
c.gridy = indexer;
c.weighty = 1;
panel.add(new JLabel(), c);
// Increment indexer
indexer++;
panel.updateUI();
}
}
static class CreateForm implements ActionListener {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
// Clear panel
panel.removeAll();
// Create label and text field
JTextField jTextField = new JTextField();
jTextField.setSize(5, 20);
JTextField jTextField2 = new JTextField();
jTextField2.setSize(6, 20);
JTextField jTextField3 = new JTextField();
jTextField3.setSize(7, 20);
JTextField jTextField4 = new JTextField();
jTextField4.setSize(8, 20);
listOfTextFields.add(jTextField);
listDataType.add(jTextField2);
listRange.add(jTextField3);
listLable.add(jTextField4);
listOfLabels.add(new JLabel("LableName | FieldName | DataType | Range "));
// Create constraints
GridBagConstraints textFieldConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
GridBagConstraints labelConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
GridBagConstraints gridlistDataType = new GridBagConstraints();
GridBagConstraints gridlistRange = new GridBagConstraints();
GridBagConstraints gridlistLable = new GridBagConstraints();
// Add labels and text fields
for (int i = 0; i < indexer; i++) {
// Label constraints
labelConstraints.gridx = 0;
labelConstraints.gridy = i;
labelConstraints.insets = new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10);
// Text field constraints
textFieldConstraints.gridx = 1;
textFieldConstraints.fill = 1;//GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
textFieldConstraints.weightx = 0.5;
textFieldConstraints.insets = new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10);
textFieldConstraints.gridy = i;
gridlistDataType.gridx = 2;
gridlistDataType.fill = 1;//GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
gridlistDataType.weightx = 0.5;
gridlistDataType.insets = new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10);
gridlistDataType.gridy = i;
gridlistRange.gridx = 3;
gridlistRange.fill = 1;//GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
gridlistRange.weightx = 0.5;
gridlistRange.insets = new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10);
gridlistRange.gridy = i;
gridlistLable.gridx = 4;
gridlistLable.fill = 1;//GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
gridlistLable.weightx = 0.5;
gridlistLable.insets = new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10);
gridlistLable.gridy = i;
// Add them to panel
panel.add(listOfLabels.get(i), labelConstraints);
panel.add(listOfTextFields.get(i), textFieldConstraints);
panel.add(listDataType.get(i), gridlistDataType);
panel.add(listRange.get(i), gridlistRange);
panel.add(listLable.get(i), gridlistLable);
}
// Align components top-to-bottom
GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
c.gridx = 0;
c.gridy = indexer;
c.weighty = 1;
panel.add(new JLabel(), c);
// Increment indexer
indexer++;
panel.updateUI();
}
}
}