BorderLayout

I my program there are going to be multiple panels that I want to layout nicely for the user. How can I set a Border Layout in a JPanel and the set that JPanel in a Border Layout on a JFrame.

Ok, that sounds a little confusing. Let's make that simpler. I need to set a Border Layout on a part of the program that only extends JPanel. How would I set a Border Layout for a JPanel?

Because I keep getting an error: non-static method setLayout(java.awt.LayoutManager) cannot be referenced from a static context

Nothing to do with JPanel or BorderLayout. Everything to do with your (need of) understanding of static vs non-static members.

Static methods are invoked on the class; non-static members on an instance of the class, created using the new keyword.

Code:

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class A {

  public static void showStatic() {
    System.out.println("static method");
  }

  public void showNonStatic() {
    System.out.println("non-static method");
  }
}

class B {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    A.showStatic();

    A a = new A();
    a.showNonStatic();
  }
}

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Since this isn't really an AWT/Swing question, I'm moving it to New to Java.

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