Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.DefaultListModel; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; public class SizingSamples { public static void main(String args[]) { String labels[] = { "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H", "I", "J" }; JFrame frame = new JFrame("Sizing Samples"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane(); JList jlist1 = new JList(labels); jlist1.setVisibleRowCount(4); DefaultListModel model = new DefaultListModel(); model.ensureCapacity(1000); for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < 10; j++) { model.addElement(labels[j]); } } JScrollPane scrollPane1 = new JScrollPane(jlist1); contentPane.add(scrollPane1, BorderLayout.NORTH); JList jlist2 = new JList(model); jlist2.setVisibleRowCount(4); jlist2.setFixedCellHeight(12); jlist2.setFixedCellWidth(200); JScrollPane scrollPane2 = new JScrollPane(jlist2); contentPane.add(scrollPane2, BorderLayout.CENTER); JList jlist3 = new JList(labels); jlist3.setVisibleRowCount(4); contentPane.add(jlist3, BorderLayout.SOUTH); frame.setSize(300, 350); frame.setVisible(true); } }