how to control the GridLayout

[amro]

in this code

buttons = new JButton[ 6 ]; // create buttons array
buttonJPanel = new JPanel(); // set up panel
buttonJPanel.setLayout( new GridLayout( 1, buttons.length ) );

every other objects will follow the same layout

any thing else i insert will fill all the remaining area

how to disable this and limit the grid layout only to the buttons in the array

[amro]

how to control not controlling
can some one tell me how to modify wrong titles ??

[Fubarable]

You will want to next JPanels, with one JPanel that holds the JButtons use GridLayout and another JPanel that holds the button panel use another layout such as BorderLayout. If you need more help, then please read the SSCCE link and create and post one.

Best of luck!

[amro]

thank you for the fast response
ok i have this code from a book and i need to create a Jtextarea and tow icons and be free to position them any where in the remaining area a and to leave some empty spaces
but the problem is that the GridLayout will override any thing else's layout

this is the code from the book where i need to add Jtext area and tow buttons
with positioning freedom of the buttons grid layout

//  PanelFrame.java
// Using a JPanel to help lay out components.
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JButton;
public class PanelFrame extends JFrame
{
   private JPanel buttonJPanel; // panel to hold buttons
   private JButton buttons[]; // array of buttons
   // no-argument constructor
   public PanelFrame()
   {
      super( "Panel Demo" );
      buttons = new JButton[ 5 ]; // create buttons array
      buttonJPanel = new JPanel(); // set up panel
      buttonJPanel.setLayout( new GridLayout( 1, buttons.length ) );
      // create and add buttons
      for ( int count = 0; count < buttons.length; count++ )
      {
         buttons[ count ] = new JButton( "Button " + ( count + 1 ) );
         buttonJPanel.add( buttons[ count ] ); // add button to panel
      } // end for
      add( buttonJPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH ); // add panel to JFrame
   } // end PanelFrame constructor
} // end class PanelFrame

//  PanelDemo.java
// Testing PanelFrame.
import javax.swing.JFrame;
public class PanelDemo extends JFrame
{
   public static void main( String args[] )
   {
      PanelFrame panelFrame = new PanelFrame();
      panelFrame.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
      panelFrame.setSize( 450, 200 ); // set frame size
      panelFrame.setVisible( true ); // display frame
   } // end main
} // end class PanelDemo

I wold like to make the frame look as symmetric as possible
reason : symmetry is the major key of attractiveness

thank you in advance

[amro]

and I would like to create more component in the empty area above the buttons
this is how it looks:

[amro]

this is how my current frame looks like with text area filling all the remaining area

[Fubarable]

Please read the Swing tutorials layout section as it will explain out to use the other layouts. Again, you'll want to nest JPanels, and the best way to learn this well is to experiment with it. Luck!

[amro]

thank you

Again, you'll want to nest JPanels,

i will go look how this should be done

and the best way to learn this well is to experiment with it.

thats what i am doing all of the time but need some guidelines still

[Fubarable]

thats what i am doing all of the time but need some guidelines still

And we'll be glad to help. If you run into further difficulty, you might want to post some compilable/runnable code that shows the problem and that we can fiddle with.

Best of luck!