Syntax for GroupLayout

[adeeb alexander]

Hi,
I need the complete syntax for GroupLayout, i want to add two text field one below the other.So any one can please tell me only the Syntax i.e exactly hoe to use grouplayouts. I am totally confused by its coding. So please some one help.

[Maneesh Godbole]

Originally posted by adeeb alexander:
Hi,
I need the complete syntax for GroupLayout, i want to add two text field one below the other.So any one can please tell me only the Syntax i.e exactly hoe to use grouplayouts. I am totally confused by its coding. So please some one help.

This should help.

[Darryl Burke]

Unless this is an assignment (in which case you should be doing it yourself and not asking here), why use GroupLayout at all? From the Sun Java Tutorials: How to Use GroupLayout
GroupLayout is a layout manager that was developed for GUI builders ...

For just two components arranged vertically, BoxLayout or GridLayout looks to be a better choice.

edit I see pete stein already made the same recommendation 36 hours earlier.

If you continue with one thread, or at the very least provide a link to your earlier topic, people won't waste time suggesting what's already been suggested.
[ June 03, 2008: Message edited by: Darryl Burke ]

[adeeb alexander]

Hi,
with all your help i was able to write the code. But now i am having a problem the code which i have written is not giving the desired output. i.e i wanted to place in first line a label and a text field and in second line also same a label and a text field. But i am getting all the four components in a line. Can any body give me the solution please. Here is my code.

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import static javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.*;

public class exp5 extends JFrame
{
private Container c;
//private GroupLayout gl;

public exp5()
{
super("Experiment5");
c = getContentPane();
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
JLabel name = new JLabel("Name");
JLabel age = new JLabel("Age");
JTextField tf = new JTextField(20);
JTextField tf1 = new JTextField(10);
GroupLayout layout = new GroupLayout(panel);
layout.setAutoCreateGaps(true);
layout.setAutoCreateContainerGaps(true);
GroupLayout.SequentialGroup hgroup = layout.createSequentialGroup();
hgroup.addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup().addComponent(name).addComponent(age));
hgroup.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup().addComponent(tf).addComponent(tf1));
layout.setHorizontalGroup(hgroup);

GroupLayout.SequentialGroup vgroup = layout.createSequentialGroup();
vgroup.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE).addComponent(name).addComponent(tf));
vgroup.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE).addComponent(age).addComponent(tf1));
layout.setVerticalGroup(vgroup);
getContentPane().add(panel);
setSize(600,600);
setVisible(true);

}
public static void main(String args[])
{
exp5 exp = new exp5();
exp.addWindowListener(
new WindowAdapter()
{
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
{
System.exit(0);
}
});
}
}