/* * Copyright (c) 2000 David Flanagan. All rights reserved. * This code is from the book Java Examples in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition. * It is provided AS-IS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY either expressed or implied. * You may study, use, and modify it for any non-commercial purpose. * You may distribute it non-commercially as long as you retain this notice. * For a commercial use license, or to purchase the book (recommended), * visit http://www.davidflanagan.com/javaexamples2. */ package com.davidflanagan.examples.gui; import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*; public class NullLayoutPane extends JPanel { public NullLayoutPane() { // Get rid of the default layout manager. // We'll arrange the components ourselves. this.setLayout(null); // Create some buttons and set their sizes and positions explicitly for(int i = 1; i <= 9; i++) { JButton b = new JButton("Button #" + i); b.setBounds(i*30, i*20, 125, 30); // use reshape() in Java 1.0 this.add(b); } } // Specify how big the panel should be. public Dimension getPreferredSize() { return new Dimension(425, 250); } }