GridLayout.layoutContainer(Container parent) has the following syntax.
public void layoutContainer(Container parent)
In the following code shows how to use GridLayout.layoutContainer(Container parent) method.
import java.awt.GridLayout; /*from w ww . j ava 2 s. c o m*/ import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main extends JPanel { public Main(){ JButton button = new JButton("w w w.j a v a 2 s . c o m"); add(button); add(new JButton("w w w.j a v a 2 s . com" )); add(new JButton("w w w.java2s.com" )); add(new JButton("www.j ava 2 s . c o m" )); GridLayout gridLayout = new GridLayout(); setLayout(gridLayout); gridLayout.layoutContainer(this); } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.getContentPane().add(new Main()); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setSize(200,200); frame.setVisible(true); } }