[hardwired]

Code:

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class CLD implements ActionListener {
    JPanel cards; //a panel that uses CardLayout
    final static String BUTTONPANEL = "Card with JButtons";
    final static String TEXTPANEL = "Card with JTextField";
    
    public void addComponentToPane(Container pane) {

        // Create control panel.
        JButton Back = new JButton("Back");
        Back.setActionCommand("Back");
        JButton Next = new JButton("Next");
        Next.setActionCommand("Next");
        JButton Cancel = new JButton("Cancel");
        Cancel.setActionCommand("Cancel");
        // Add listeners.
        Back.addActionListener(this);
        Next.addActionListener(this);
        Cancel.addActionListener(this);
        JPanel north = new JPanel();
        north.add(Back);
        north.add(Next);
        north.add(Cancel);

        // Create the "cards".
        JPanel card1 = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
        card1.setBackground(Color.red);
        card1.add(new JLabel("Card 1", JLabel.CENTER));
        JPanel card2 = new JPanel();
        card2.add(new JTextField("TextField", 20));
        JPanel card3 = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
        card3.setBackground(Color.yellow);
        card3.add(new JLabel("Card 3", JLabel.CENTER));
        // Instantiate the panel that contains the "cards".
        cards = new JPanel(new CardLayout());
        cards.add("Card 1",  card1);
        cards.add(TEXTPANEL, card2);
        cards.add("yellow",  card3);
 
        // Layout components in frame.
        pane.add(north, BorderLayout.PAGE_START);
        pane.add(cards, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    }
   
    /**
     * Create the GUI and show it.  For thread safety,
     * this method should be invoked from the
     * event dispatch thread.
     */
    private static void createAndShowGUI() {
        //Create and set up the window.
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("CardLayoutDemo");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        
        //Create and set up the content pane.
        CLD demo = new CLD();
        demo.addComponentToPane(frame.getContentPane());
        
        //Display the window.
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
    
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
        // Get a reference to the CardLayout.
        CardLayout cardLayout = (CardLayout)cards.getLayout();
        if (e.getActionCommand().equals("Back")){
            cardLayout.previous(cards);
        }

        if (e.getActionCommand().equals("Next")){
            cardLayout.next(cards);
        }

        if (e.getActionCommand().equals("Cancel")){
            //action code  
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        /* Use an appropriate Look and Feel */
        try {
            //UIManager.setLookAndFeel(
            //    "com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel");
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel("javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel");
        } catch (UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        }
        /* Turn off metal's use of bold fonts */
        UIManager.put("swing.boldMetal", Boolean.FALSE);
        
        //Schedule a job for the event dispatch thread:
        //creating and showing this application's GUI.
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI();
            }
        });
    }
}