Java tutorial
import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.GridBagConstraints; import java.awt.GridBagLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); Container container = frame.getContentPane(); GridBagLayout gbl = new GridBagLayout(); container.setLayout(gbl); GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints(); JButton component1 = new JButton("a"); JButton component2 = new JButton("b"); gbc.gridx = 1; gbc.gridy = 1; gbl.setConstraints(component1, gbc); container.add(component1); gbc.gridx = 0; gbc.gridy = 0; gbl.setConstraints(component2, gbc); container.add(component2); container.add(component1); container.add(component2); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); gbl.layoutContainer(container); int[][] dim = gbl.getLayoutDimensions(); int cols = dim[0].length; int rows = dim[1].length; System.out.println(cols); System.out.println(rows); } }