Java examples for Swing:Layout Manager
Test various layout with same amount of components
/*from w w w . ja v a 2 s. c o m*/ import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; public class Main extends JFrame { JButton button1 = new JButton("1"); JButton button2 = new JButton("2"); JButton button3 = new JButton("3"); JButton button4 = new JButton("4"); JButton button5 = new JButton("5"); Panel p1 = new Panel(); Panel p2 = new Panel(); public void flowLayout() { p1.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); p1.add(button1); p1.add(button2); p1.add(button3); p1.add(button4); p1.add(button5); } public void gridLayout() { p1.setLayout(new GridLayout(2, 2)); p1.add(button1); p1.add(button2); p1.add(button3); p1.add(button4); } public void borderLayout() { p1.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); p1.add(button1, BorderLayout.NORTH); p1.add(button2, BorderLayout.WEST); p1.add(button3, BorderLayout.EAST); p1.add(button4, BorderLayout.SOUTH); p1.add(button5, BorderLayout.CENTER); } public void cardLayout() { final CardLayout card = new CardLayout(); setLayout(card); p1.add(button1); p1.add(button2); p1.add(button3); p2.add(button4); p2.add(button5); add("p1", p1); add("p2", p2); button3.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { @Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) { card.show(getContentPane(), "p2"); } }); } public Main() { super("Layout Showcase"); getContentPane().add(p1); flowLayout(); // gridLayout(); // borderLayout(); // cardLayout(); setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setSize(300, 200); setVisible(true); } public static void main(String[] args) { Main app = new Main(); } }