GridBagConstraints help

[noobgrammer]

Hi, I looked this problem up in the search bar but couldn't find anything that matches my exact problem nor anything that could help me so sorry if some has posted this before, I looked...


Anyways I have a problem with grid bag constraints when using a program that extends JPanel, I was thinking I probably shouldn't post all the code because I doubt any of you will be familiar with most of since its from a package called edu.mines.jtk.mosaic but on second thought some of you may be able to understand some of it because PlotPanel is a subclass of IPanel which is a subclass of JPanel, besides my problem is with GridBagConstraints anyways

Anyways, when I run this program the line in yellow has a problem...

ignore all the code in navy blue

(Didn't post imports for room's shake)

	[COLOR="Navy"]private class MyPointsViewPlotPanel extends PlotPanel {

		private MyPointsViewPlotPanel() {
			float[] x = new float[100];
			float[] y = new float[100];

			for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
				x[i] = i + 10 * rand.nextFloat();
				y[i] = i + 25 * rand.nextFloat();
			}
			
			float[][] jil = new float[2][100];
			for (int i = 0; i < 100; i ++) {
				jil[0][i] = x[i];
				jil[1][i] = y[i];
			}

			PointsView pv = addPoints(y);
			pv.setLineStyle(PointsView.Line.NONE);
			pv.setMarkStyle(PointsView.Mark.FILLED_CIRCLE);
			pv.setMarkColor(colorScale0to100(75.25f));

			Color[] clr = new Color[256];
			float fl = 0.0f;
			float clrmx = 100.0f / 256.0f;

			for (int o = 0; o < 256; o++) {
				clr[o] = colorScale0to100(fl);
				fl = fl + clrmx;
			}[/COLOR]

			ColorBar cb = new ColorBar("Color Bar");
			ColorMap cm = new ColorMap(0.0, 100.0, clr);
			
			JToolBar jtb = new JToolBar("Tool Bar");
			
			cb.colorMapChanged(cm);
			
			[COLOR="Yellow"]add(cb, GridBagConstraints.EAST);[/COLOR]

			validate();
		}
	}

So anyways when I run it it says:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: illegal component position
	at java.awt.Container.addImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.Container.add(Unknown Source)
	at opfviewer.opfv$MyPointsViewPlotPanel.<init>(opfv.java:89)
	at opfviewer.opfv$MyPointsViewPlotPanel.<init>(opfv.java:47)
	at opfviewer.opfv.<init>(opfv.java:40)
	at opfviewer.opf_Main_Viewer.main(opf_Main_Viewer.java:9)

obviously this is because of the gridBagConstraints because when I change it to GridBagConstraints.NONE it works. How do I get the colorbar to the Right side of the PlotPanel?

[camickr]

You need to read the section from the Swing tutorial on Using Layout Managers especially the part on Using a GridBagLayout. That is not how you use a GridBagConstraint.

You get an exception because you are trying to add a component in a place that is not valid. For example if you have 1 component on the panel then you can use:

a) panel.add(component, 0) to add the component at the start of the panel
b) panel.add(component, 1) to add the component after the first component on the panel.

This of course assumes you are using a FlowLayout or GridLayout or BoxLayout. When using a GridBagLayout you need to add a GridBagConstraint Ojbect, not a variable.

[noobgrammer]

Alright so I'll look it up in there

So like this?:

GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
			
add(cb, gbc.EAST);
validate();

[Fubarable]

Alright so I'll look it up in there

So like this?:

GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
			
add(cb, gbc.EAST);
validate();

Sorry, but it looks like you're just guessing at this, and this never works with programming. If you haven't yet read the tutorial please do so as it it explains all. If something in the tutorial confuses you, then please ask.

[noobgrammer]

Sorry :( .

[Fubarable]

No need to apologize. Rather spend the energy applying yourself. Best of luck.