FlowLayout Horizontal gap setting NOT working

[Suren Babu]

Here is the program...
I want the buttons to be laid of in this fashion..
Prev|Next Cancel Help.
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
class FlowLayoutTest extends JFrame {
JButton prev, next, cancel, help;

FlowLayoutTest() {
//create Bottom Panel
FlowLayout fLayout = new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.RIGHT, 0, 5);
System.out.println(fLayout.getHgap());
JPanel bottomPanel = new JPanel(fLayout);
prev = new JButton("PREVIOUS");
bottomPanel.add( prev );

next = new JButton("NEXT");
bottomPanel.add( next );

fLayout.setHgap(20);
cancel = new JButton("CANCEL");
bottomPanel.add( cancel );

fLayout.setHgap(5);
help = new JButton("HELP");
bottomPanel.add( help );
getContentPane().add( bottomPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH );
setBounds(300, 300, 400, 400);
setVisible(true);
}

static void main(String []args) {
new FlowLayoutTest();
}
}
Running this program always has 5 pixel size of Horizontal gap irrespective of your settings.. can somebody explain me.. Is it a bug>
Suren

[Helmut Lerch]

Hi,

Originally posted by Suren Babu:
Here is the program...
I want the buttons to be laid of in this fashion..
Prev|Next Cancel Help.

as I know FlowLayout uses one hGap for all gaps between Components. So since your last hGap setting is 5 it uses 5. It looks like you have to use GridBagLayout or use a panel in panel solution (i.e. a Panel with a GridLayout 1 row 3 columns, in the first column a Panel with a FlowLayout for Prev/Next, in the second an third column cancel and help).