simple GUI

[dim_ath]

hello everyone!

i d like to make a GUI consisting of a textField, a button
and a textarea. what layout manager need i use? need i use a JPanel?
my class extends JFrame

[tim]

Hello dim_ath.

The simplest layout manager to use is FlowLayout. Also, it's up to you if you want to use a JPanel. In this simple GUI it might not be necessary, but then you must remember to assign the flow layout manager to the JFrame.
Do you want an example JFrame?

[meshal]

i think u should use border layout
put the text area in the center and JPanel either north or south which contains both the button & the text field

[dim_ath]

yes!

Basically i dlike the textField and the button to be to the north
(without covering all the window) and the textArea to be to the
south.