Can I add scrollPane to panel with not access to the frame

[itaipee]

I have JPanel - but don't have access to the "father" - I mean waht the jPanel is added to ( JFrame or something else)

I want to add JSrollPanel but all the example I see are something like that

JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(myJPanel);
myJFramel.add( scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER );

Is there a way to add a scroll to a component itself ithout its paranet?

[Eranga]

Did you try to do that? And if so, what happen?

[itaipee]

The problem is that I cannot use myFrame - only the Panel
the code is and example of how to use JScrollPane. when I try

JScrollPane scrollPaneOut = new JScrollPane();
myPanel.add(scrollPaneOut,null);

or

JScrollPane scrollPaneOut = new JScrollPane(myPanel);
myPanel.add(scrollPaneOut,null);

I imply don't have the scroll bars so its not working

[Eranga]

Actually what you have to do is, first add components to the JPanel if any. Then add that panel into the JScrollPane. Finally add that panel to the frame.

[itaipee]

ok . I have many components in the panel - and I need scroll for the panel so I can move between these buttons and textfield when I'm not using full screen -

[Darryl.Burke]

How to Use Scroll Panes (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing > Using Swing Components)

db

[Eranga]

Try this simple code segment.

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame();

        JPanel panel = new JPanel();
        panel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(panel, BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));

        for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
            panel.add(new JButton("JButton"));
        }

        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.add(new JScrollPane(panel));
        frame.setSize(200,200);
        frame.setVisible(true);
        frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    }

[Eranga]

Darryl, I've learn something on my last code because of you.

[itaipee]

Again - the problem - I dont have access to the JFrame- only to the panel.
I look several times on the scrollpane toturial in "sun" .

I control only the frame - other part of the program, which I cannot change or modify , add the panel to the frame. It is not that simple.

public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame();
//  I cant access JFrame. 

//from here my program starts
        JPanel panel = new JPanel(); // 

        panel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(panel, BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));

        for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
            panel.add(new JButton("JButton"));
        }

        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.add(new JScrollPane(panel));
        frame.setSize(200,200);
        frame.setVisible(true);
        frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    }