Grid layout

[Gautam Sewani]

  
import java.awt.*;
public class GridLayoutDemo {
public static void main(String ar[])
{
  String text[]={"First Name","Last Name","Street","City","Phone"};
  Frame f=new Frame();
f.setLayout(new GridLayout(2,1)); 
 for(int i=0;i<text.length;i++)
  {
   f.add(new Button(text[i]));
  }
   f.setSize(500,500);
  f.setVisible(true);
}

}
  

In this code,a layout manager of 3 rows and 1 column is created and 5 buttons are added to it.
When I run this application,I find 3 buttons in the first row,and 2 buttons in the second with the space for a third button left.Now I understand why this happens,its because GridLayoutManager is row major and it has to strictly adhere to the number of rows specified,unless it is 0.But couldn't it have placed four buttons in the top row and 1 in the 2nd row.How will we determine how many buttons are placed in the top row and how many in the bottom row?

[Jamal Hasanov]

Hi, Gautam
I think, this link may help you
Layout Managers
P.S. I studied LayoutManagers from this site during my SCJP prep.
Regards,
Jamal Hasanov
www.j-think.com

[Arun Pai]

Gautam,
Your last chance don't forget to check javacertstudy in yahoo groups(Treasure is not hidden - open source code in messages section). Good Luck for your Exams Tomorrow.

-Arun