Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.GridLayout; import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter; import java.awt.event.WindowEvent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JSplitPane; public class Test extends JFrame { public Test() { setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JPanel panel1 = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1, 5)); for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) { panel1.add(new JLabel("Left " + i)); } panel1.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(250, 50)); JPanel panel2 = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1, 5)); for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) { panel2.add(new JLabel("Right " + i)); } panel2.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(250, 50)); final JSplitPane split = new JSplitPane(JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT, panel1, panel2); split.setContinuousLayout(true); getContentPane().add(split, BorderLayout.CENTER); pack(); setSize(500, 100); } public static void main(String[] args) { new Test().setVisible(true); } }