I have a small simple window that is just to test my bean with. I tried to add a label but it does not show on the window. What do I need to do differently?
You are creating lblGAN, and are adding it to the content pane, but you never call setBounds() on it. This is one (of many) reasons using a null layout is discouraged.
-Nate
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