JButton help :)

[yasmin k]

Hello there

i am trying to create a hangman game using GUI, but first i a have produced 26 buttons but as i expand the frame, the buttons also expand. how can i fix that?

thank you for your time :)

import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*; //for map

public class Hangman {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
   
	  JFrame frame = new JFrame("Guessing Game");
		frame.setVisible(true);
		frame.setSize(400, 400);
		frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		
		
  
		JPanel buttons = new JPanel();
		frame.add(buttons);
		
		 buttons.setLayout(new GridLayout(3, 7));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("A"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("B"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("C"));  // for empty cell
		 buttons.add(new JButton("D"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("E"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("F"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("G"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("H"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("I"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("J"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("K"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("L"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("M"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("N"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("O"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("P"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("Q"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("R"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("S"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("T"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("U"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("V"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("W"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("X"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("Y"));
		 buttons.add(new JButton("Z"));

		
		
  
  
  }




}

[camickr]

JPanel buttons = new JPanel( new GridLayout(3, 7) );
buttons.add(....);
JPanel buttonHolder = new JPanel();
buttonHolder.add( buttons );
frame.add( buttonHolder );

[yasmin k]

sorry again

but do i add the JBUTTON because when i do i still get a error.

[Fubarable]

but do i add the JBUTTON because when i do i still get a error.

Please tell the details of what is going on now and what your code now looks like. Much luck.

[LankanSniper]

Dont u use an IDE like Netbeans to develop java applications

[yasmin k]

no i'm using eclipse and why not i will have to use it next year for my project.

[Fubarable]

Again, the details are important. If you've changed your code, it would be helpful to post that code. If you generate an error or exception, it would be helpful to post the error. I'm not sure how to help given the information at hand. Much luck.

[Aseem]

create a panel and add buttons in panel for display.