Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Dimension; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main extends JFrame { public Main() { JPanel parentPanel = new JPanel(); parentPanel.setLayout(new BorderLayout(10, 10)); JPanel childPanel1 = new JPanel(); childPanel1.setBackground(Color.red); childPanel1.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 40)); JPanel childPanel2 = new JPanel(); childPanel2.setBackground(Color.blue); childPanel2.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(800, 600)); JButton myButton = new JButton("Add Component "); myButton.addActionListener(e -> { parentPanel.remove(childPanel1); parentPanel.add(childPanel2, BorderLayout.CENTER); parentPanel.revalidate(); parentPanel.repaint(); pack(); }); setLocation(10, 200); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); parentPanel.add(childPanel1, BorderLayout.CENTER); parentPanel.add(myButton, BorderLayout.SOUTH); add(parentPanel); pack(); setVisible(true); } public static void main(String[] args) { new Main(); } }