In this article, we will learn to set the preferred size for a panel within a JFrame using the BoxLayout manager in Java Swing. By setting the preferred and maximum size for the panel, we can control the layout’s appearance, ensuring that the panel maintains a consistent size as other components are added. This approach is useful when arranging elements vertically or horizontally in a structured format while having specific size requirements. Steps to set preferred size for BoxLayout Manager The following are the steps for setting the preferred size for BoxLayout Manager in Java − ... Read More

To combine both the layouts, here we have created two panels −Frame f = new JFrame("Combining Layouts"); JPanel panel1 = new JPanel(); JPanel panel2 = new JPanel();Now, set the layouts accordingly −panel1.setLayout(new BoxLayout(panel1, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS)); panel2.setLayout(new FlowLayout());Then after adding components to both the panels, add them to the frame −f.add(panel1, BorderLayout.WEST); f.add(panel2, BorderLayout.CENTER);Examplepackage my; import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import javax.swing.BoxLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTextArea; public class SwingDemo {    public static void main(String[] args) {       JFrame f = new JFrame("Combining Layouts");       JPanel panel1 = new JPanel();       ... Read More

To align components vertically, use the BoxLayout −JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.getContentPane().setLayout(new BoxLayout(frame.getContentPane(), BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));Now, create a Panel and add some buttons to it. After that set left alignment of components which are already arranged vertically using Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT constant −JPanel panel = new JPanel(); JButton btn1 = new JButton("One"); JButton btn2 = new JButton("Two"); JButton btn3 = new JButton("Three"); JButton btn4 = new JButton("Four"); JButton btn5 = new JButton("Five"); panel.add(btn1); panel.add(btn2); panel.add(btn3); panel.add(btn4); panel.add(btn5); panel.setAlignmentX(Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT);The following is an example to left align components vertically with BoxLayout −Examplepackage my; import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.Dimension; import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import javax.swing.BoxLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; ... Read More

Let us first create a panel and set some buttons −JPanel panel = new JPanel(); JButton btn1 = new JButton("One"); JButton btn2 = new JButton("Two"); JButton btn3 = new JButton("Three"); JButton btn4 = new JButton("Four"); JButton btn5 = new JButton("Five"); panel.add(btn1); panel.add(btn2); panel.add(btn3); panel.add(btn4); panel.add(btn5);Now, use the setAlignmentX() and within that specify alignment to the center of the component −panel.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);The following is an example to center align component using BoxLayout −Examplepackage my; import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.Dimension; import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import javax.swing.BoxLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class SwingDemo {    public static void main(String[] args) {       ... Read More

Display a component in the form of rows and columns using the GridLayout. Here, we have set a panel, within which we will create a layout with 3 rows and 5 columns −JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(3, 5, 5, 5));Now, loop through and display JTextArea from 1 to 15 i.e. 3 rows and 5 columns −for (int i = 1; i

We will displays labels in a label with 5 rows and 4 columns using GridLayout −JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(5, 4, 10, 10));Use a for loop and loop through 1 to 20 to display 20 labels −for (int i = 1; i

In this article, we will learn how to create a Java program that arranges buttons in three vertical columns with an equal number of buttons using GridLayout. The GridLayout class allows us to arrange components in a grid format, which makes it ideal for creating a uniform layout of buttons. Problem StatementGiven a set of 12 buttons, we need to create a Java Swing application that organizes these buttons into three vertical columns. Each column should contain an equal number of buttons.Input No direct input is required from the user. The program will automatically generate 12 buttons labeled as ... Read More

To create a vertical button column, let us first create some buttons and set the layout as well −JPanel btnPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(10, 1, 10, 5)); btnPanel.add(new JButton("First Button")); btnPanel.add(new JButton("Second Button")); btnPanel.add(new JButton("Third Button")); btnPanel.add(new JButton("Fourth Button")); btnPanel.add(new JButton("Fifth Button")); btnPanel.add(new JButton("Sixth Button")); btnPanel.add(new JButton("Seventh Button")); btnPanel.add(new JButton("Eighth Button"));Above, we have set the GridLayout to create rows and columns with vertical and horizontal gap.The following is an example to create vertical button column with GridLayout −Examplepackage my; import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.GridBagLayout; import java.awt.GridLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder; public class SwingDemo {    public static ... Read More

The GridBagLayout creates a grid bag layout manager. It arranges the components in a horizontal and vertical manner.Here, we have a frame and panel. The panel has two components arranged using GridBagLayout −JFrame frame = new JFrame("Demo Frame"); JPanel panel = new JPanel(); JLabel label = new JLabel("Email-Id: "); JTextArea text = new JTextArea(); text.setText("Add id here..."); panel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());Now, set the components to the panel −panel.add(label); panel.add(text);The following is an example to create a layout using GridBagLayout −Examplepackage my; import java.awt.GridBagLayout; import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTextArea; import javax.swing.WindowConstants; public class SwingDemo {    public static void ... Read More

Let us see some examples to work with different border layout position options such as PAGE_START, PAGE_END, etc.The following is an example of BorderLayout.PAGE_START option −Examplepackage my; import java.awt.BorderLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTextArea; import javax.swing.JToolBar; public class SwingDemo {    public static void main(String[] args) {       JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());       JToolBar toolbar = new JToolBar();       panel.add(toolbar, BorderLayout.PAGE_START);       toolbar.add(new JTextArea(" Add name here"));       toolbar.add(new JButton("Submit Name"));       toolbar.addSeparator();       toolbar.add(new JTextArea(" Add age here"));     ... Read More