Not another Jpanel Scrollbar problem!

[jiexx]

I am using Netbeans gui designer
I create a new JDialog
inserted a panel in the middle which i require to be scrollable as it gets larger and filled with components

So when i enter the panels Customized Code this is what i have

jPanel16 = new javax.swing.JPanel();

jPanel16.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(255, 153, 153));

jPanel16.setMaximumSize(new java.awt.Dimension(520, 270));

JScrollPane sp = new JScrollPane(jPanel16, ScrollPaneConstants.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED, ScrollPaneConstants.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);

What else do i have to do.. I've tried a million things and still no scrollbar appears! Please help me its urgent

[Fubarable]

1) Are you placing the JPanel inside of a JScrollPane?
2) Have you read the Sun Swing tutorial on how to use scrollpanes?
3) Have you tried setting the preferredSize of components in particular the JPanel placed in the JScrollPane?

[jiexx]

Perfect set of questions :)
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction fuburable!
just cant believe this took me so long to figure out :(

[Fubarable]

Cool. Hopefully you've got it all figured out now.