Java Swing Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples
Dr. Herong Yang, Version 4.01

Layout of Components in a Container

This chapter provides tutorial notes and example codes on component layout. Topics include introduction of component layout; tutorial examples of BorderLayout, FlowLayout, BoxLayout, GridLayout, and GridBagLayout.

What Is Layout?

java.awt.BorderLayout - Border Layout

java.awt.FlowLayout - Flow Layout

java.awt.BoxLayout - Box Layout

java.awt.GridLayout - Grid Layout

java.awt.GridBagLayout - Grid Bag Layout

Table of Contents

 About This Java Swing Tutorial Book

 Introduction of Java Swing Package

 Graphics Environment of the Local System

 JFrame - Main Frame Class

 JLabel - Swing Label Class

 JButton - Swing Button Class

 JRadioButton - Swing Radio Button Class

 JTextField - Swing Text Field Class

 Menu Bar, Menus, Menu Items and Listeners

 Creating Internal Frames inside the Main Frame

Layout of Components in a Container

 LookAndFeel and UIManager

 Option Dialog Boxes

 JEditorPane - The Editor Pane Class

 References

 Printable Copy - PDF Version

Dr. Herong Yang, updated in 2009
Layout of Components in a Container