Java tutorial
import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.GridBagConstraints; import java.awt.GridBagLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.WindowConstants; import javax.swing.border.LineBorder; import javax.swing.border.TitledBorder; public class Main { private static final int NB1 = 5; private static final int NB2 = 13; private static final int NB3 = 15; public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setTitle("Example2"); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE); JPanel p1 = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER)); p1.setBorder(new TitledBorder(new LineBorder(Color.BLACK), "JPanel 1")); for (int i = 0; i < NB1; i++) p1.add(new JButton("Button " + i)); JPanel p2 = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER)); p2.setBorder(new TitledBorder(new LineBorder(Color.BLACK), "JPanel 2")); for (int i = NB1; i < NB2; i++) p2.add(new JButton("Button " + i)); JPanel p3 = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER)); p3.setBorder(new TitledBorder(new LineBorder(Color.BLACK), "JPanel 3")); for (int i = NB2; i < NB3; i++) p3.add(new JButton("Button " + i)); JPanel global = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout()); GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints(); gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL; // added gbc.weightx = 1.0f; // added gbc.gridy = 0; global.add(p1, gbc); gbc.gridy++; global.add(p2, gbc); gbc.gridy++; global.add(p3, gbc); f.add(global); f.pack(); f.setVisible(true); } }