show content on the same main Frame

[Shien]

Hi I am creating program which has a lot of menu items. I want after clicking one of them that in the main Frame textboxes buttons would apear.
I tried using another frame, but it opens in another window while I need it in the same window.

So how to make it?

[JosAH]

Simply add the JComponents (such as JButtons etc.) to the already visible parent JComponent. If all JComponents are added, call revalidate() on the parent JComponent. An alternative would be a CardLayout in the parent JComponent. Selecting that particular menu item would just show another 'card' (with all the additional JButtons etc.) in the parent JComponent.

kind regards,

Jos

[Shien]

Can you explain because I can't find any understandable information.

If I have window which has in the middle label with some text and I want to change it to lets say frame with 3 texfield and few buttons. How to do this?

[camickr]

How to Use CardLayout (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Laying Out Components Within a Container)

[Shien]

By the way, can connect cardLayout Panel with radiobutton which is in another dialog?

[Shien]

but this example is for manual code writing. Is there a way using designer?

[DarrylBurke]

Boo hoo, learn to write code. In any case, it's several orders of magnitude easier than learning to use a visual designer effectively.

db