What is the CardLayout : CardLayout « Swing « Java Tutorial

1. Java Tutorial
2. Swing
3. CardLayout

1. Place components like a deck of cards.
2. Only the "top" component is visible at any one time.

import java.awt.CardLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Container;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class CardLayoutBehaviour extends JFrame {

  protected CardLayout layout;

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    CardLayoutBehaviour ct = new CardLayoutBehaviour();
    ct.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    ct.displayTab("Green Tab");
    ct.setSize(400, 300);
    ct.setVisible(true);
  }

  public CardLayoutBehaviour() {
    JPanel tab;
    Container pane = getContentPane();
    layout = new CardLayout();
    pane.setLayout(layout);
    tab = new JPanel();
    tab.setBackground(Color.red);
    pane.add(tab, "Red Tab");
    tab = new JPanel();
    tab.setBackground(Color.green);
    pane.add(tab, "Green Tab");
    tab = new JPanel();
    tab.setBackground(Color.blue);
    pane.add(tab, "Blue Tab");
  }

  public void displayTab(String name) {
    layout.show(this.getContentPane(), name);
  }

}

14.93.CardLayout
	14.93.1.	What is the CardLayout
	14.93.2.	CardLayout methods
	14.93.3.	Using a CardLayout Manager