Which Java Swing Layout Do I Use?

[OllyHal]

Hi,

Just starting to make a Java Application with an okay background knowledge of Java. My problem is I need to decide on what layout manager to use, I starting using absolute positioning but then found out when I resize the components stay the same therefore I was looking for one that similar to applications layouts to date such as "word", "Chrome" etc that when you resize them the components resize with it.

Thanks,

[KevinWorkman]

What layout you use is going to depend on what exactly you want your program to look like. For almost anything except the most basic programs, you're going to have to nest layouts (put a JPanel with one layout inside another JPanel with another layout inside another...). Recommended reading:Lesson: Laying Out Components Within a Container (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing)

[OllyHal]

ah I think I know what I was doing wrong, I was not using any panels and only using a jframe which would just make it a lot harder. Thanks for your help.