wrong size of JScrollPane

[BigBear]

Hello, the pieces of my code:
- my frame is set to:

frame.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(640, 480));
frame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(640, 480));
frame.setResizable(false);
frame.setLocation(100, 100);

- within frame is panel with padding:

JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());

JPanel topPadding = new JPanel();
topPadding.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(0, 15));
panel.add(topPadding, BorderLayout.PAGE_START);

JPanel bottomPadding = new JPanel();
bottomPadding.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(0, 30));
panel.add(bottomPadding, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);

JPanel leftPadding = new JPanel();
leftPadding.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(50, 0));
panel.add(leftPadding, BorderLayout.LINE_START);

JPanel rightPadding = new JPanel();
rightPadding.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(50, 0));
panel.add(rightPadding, BorderLayout.LINE_END);

- the last area is missing - BorderLayout.CENTER and this is my problem:

JTable table = new JTable(10, 4);
table.setFillsViewportHeight(true);
table.setAutoResizeMode(JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_OFF);

JScrollPane area = new JScrollPane(table);
area.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(EtchedBorder.LOWERED));

panel.add(area, BorderLayout.CENTER);

- the rest of my code is fully functional and tested, but the problem is... if I put this piece of code instead of previous:

JScrollPane area = new JScrollPane();    // this piece instead of JScrollPane area = new JScrollPane(table);

everything is correct... frame will stay 640x480... when I use previous version (with table), frame will change its size to 650xMUCH_MORE_THAN_480... I've tried almost everything I've found and I don't know what the solution is... I tried print dimensions of table (viewport of scroll pane):

System.out.println(area.getViewport().getViewSize());

and it prints

java.awt.Dimension[width=530,height=160]

so I think, something is wrong... I did some error :confused: ... any advice? Thnx

[Fubarable]

Do you call pack()?

If you're still having problems, you really should create a small compilable program that demonstrates your problem, an SSCCE, that we can run on our own machines. Otherwise it is pretty hard to debug layout problems with only snips and pieces of code.

[zweibieren]

Just curious, why does the code not call frame.setMaximumSize()?

[hardwired]

I copied your code into a test app to see what it would do.
I'm unable to replicate the trouble you are describing.
Maybe you can modify this to illustrate the problem.

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.EtchedBorder;

public class TableSize {
    private JPanel getContentPane() {
        JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
        panel.setOpaque(true);

        JPanel topPadding = new JPanel();
        topPadding.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(0, 15));
        panel.add(topPadding, BorderLayout.PAGE_START);

        JPanel bottomPadding = new JPanel();
        bottomPadding.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(0, 30));
        panel.add(bottomPadding, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);

        JPanel leftPadding = new JPanel();
        leftPadding.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(50, 0));
        panel.add(leftPadding, BorderLayout.LINE_START);

        JPanel rightPadding = new JPanel();
        rightPadding.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(50, 0));
        panel.add(rightPadding, BorderLayout.LINE_END);
        return panel;
    }

    private JScrollPane getContent() {
        JTable table = new JTable(10, 4);
         table.setFillsViewportHeight(true);
         table.setAutoResizeMode(JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_OFF);

         // Sometimes this comes in handy for sizing.
         //Dimension d = table.getPreferredSize();
         //table.setPreferredScrollableViewportSize(d);

         JScrollPane area = new JScrollPane(table);
         area.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(EtchedBorder.LOWERED));
         return area;                  // these both look the
         // try an empty scrolllPane   // same in j2se 1.6 with
//         return new JScrollPane();   // frame size: [640, 480]
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        TableSize test = new TableSize();
        JFrame f = new JFrame();
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        f.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(640, 480));
        f.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(640, 480));
        f.setResizable(false);
        f.setContentPane(test.getContentPane());
        f.add(test.getContent(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
        f.pack();
        f.setLocation(100, 100);
        f.setVisible(true);
        Dimension d = f.getSize();
        System.out.printf("frame size: [%d, %d]%n", d.width, d.height);
    }
}

[BigBear]

Thank you for advices and I'm sorry for my pieces of code only. I'll write whole compilable programs for next time.
Now to reply: I've tried make compilable program for you, I've run it and I haven't seen any problems. Everything's looked correct. My project is rather big, so I've tried read the source code by hardwired and I've noticed that the pack() method is in the end, after properties of frame. So I've tried it too, because I had pack() method before properties, and it seems to be almost correct. However, a little difference remains. The window is still not 640x480, but 650x490. It seems to me, that it is some special behaviour of Java. Is it truth, or is the mistake somewhere else? Thank you

[Fubarable]

....A little difference remains. The window is still not 640x480, but 650x490. It seems to me, that it is some special behaviour of Java. Is it truth, or is the mistake somewhere else? Thank you

All I can say is that sizing works for me. If it doesn't work for you, then there is something in your code that doesn't allow it to work well. What that is -- I have no idea.

[BigBear]

OK, thank you