Re: Adding JPanel to JFrame

From:
BEHROUZ <behseini@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:08:25 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID:
<9e80105b-a8d7-4982-a967-076288a50a60@a17g2000pre.googlegroups.com>
On Feb 15, 2:18 am, RedGrittyBrick <RedGrittyBr...@spamweary.invalid>
wrote:

On 15/02/2010 08:52, BEHROUZ wrote:

    2. package mypaneltest;
    3. import javax.swing.JButton;
    4. import javax.swing.JPanel;
    5.
    6. public class MyPanel extends JPanel {
    7. public MyPanel(){
    8. JPanel pan = new JPanel();
    9. JButton okButton = new JButton("OK");
   10. pan.add(okButton);


Note pan is a separate instance of JPanel from that constructed by MyPane=

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Delete 8. and replace 109 with
    add(okButton)

Note that your should also construct your GUI on the EDT - you will
have problems later if you don't.

You should also pack() your JFrame.

   11. }
   12. }
   13. //====================

==

   14. package mypaneltest;
   15. import javax.swing.JFrame;
   16.
   17. public class MyFrame extends JFrame {
   18. public MyFrame(){
   19. super("Test");
   20. setSize(300,200);
   21. setLocationRelativeTo(null);
   22. MyPanel pane = new MyPanel();
   23. add(pane);
   24. }
   25. }
   26. //====================

===

   27. package mypaneltest;
   28.
   29. public class Main {
   30. public static void main(String[] args) {
   31. new MyFrame().setVisible(true);
   32. }
   33. }


It's good that you provided the full code that illustrates your problem.
It's bad that you added line numbers. I couldn't immediately see what
was causing your problems and the line numbers prevent me using
cut&paste to put your code into a Java compiler.

Here's how I'd have written it

---------------------8<--------------------------
package org.redgrittybrick.test.swing;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;

public class MyPanelTest {
     /**
      * @author: RedGrittyBrick
      */

     public static void main(String[] args) {
         SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
             public void run() {
                 new MyPanelTest().createAndShowGUI();
             }
         });
     }

     private void createAndShowGUI() {
         JPanel p = new JPanel();
         p.add(new JButton("OK"));

         JFrame f = new JFrame("Test");
         f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
         f.add(p);
         f.pack();
         f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
         f.setVisible(true);
     }}

---------------------8<--------------------------

Thanks,
I got it now, but what is EDT?
**Note that your should also construct your GUI on the EDT - you will
have problems later if you don't.**
could you please tell me more?

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