layered Pane issues

[Marco Salazar]

Hi guys,

I'm trying to set one JPanel into JLayered Pane. I've tried everything I found in google but still no working. I want this new JPanel to be added to the JLayered Pane when the useres click a JMenu. Can someone give me some tips to get this done? Thanks in advance for your help

[Campbell Ritchie]

Welcome to JavaRanch
We usually discuss that sort of question in our Swing forum. Moving.

[Maneesh Godbole]

How are you adding the JPanel? Have you set the depth? If not please go though this http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/layeredpane.html
If yes, can you please show us your code where you are adding the JPanel?

[Marco Salazar]

Hi guys,

I'm creating my GUI using the drag &drop option from netbeans and it generates the code automatically. Btw, the Jpanel I'm trying to add is from other class.
Here is the code I have, thnx a lot for all your help. Also I try the link you gave me but it didn't work.

public class Panel_Control extends javax.swing.JFrame {
    private busqeda search;
   public JFrame jf = new JFrame();
    
    /** Creates new form Panel_Control */
    public Panel_Control() {
        search = new busqeda();
        
        
        
        initComponents();
    }
    
    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
     * initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
     */
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Generated Code ">                          
    private void initComponents() {
        jMenuBar1 = new javax.swing.JMenuBar();
        Pacientes = new javax.swing.JMenu();
        jMenuItem1 = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
        jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        principal = new javax.swing.JLayeredPane();
        jMenuBar2 = new javax.swing.JMenuBar();
        paciente = new javax.swing.JMenu();
        busqeda = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
        add = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
        delete = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
        money = new javax.swing.JMenu();
        precio = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
        reportes = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
        agen = new javax.swing.JMenu();
        show_date = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
        add_date = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
        delete_date = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
        acerca = new javax.swing.JMenu();

        Pacientes.setText("Menu");
        jMenuItem1.setText("Item");
        Pacientes.add(jMenuItem1);

        jMenuBar1.add(Pacientes);
        Pacientes.getAccessibleContext().setAccessibleName("Pacientes");

        org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout jPanel1Layout = new org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout(jPanel1);
        jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);
        jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
            .add(0, 643, Short.MAX_VALUE)
        );
        jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
            .add(0, 428, Short.MAX_VALUE)
        );

          
    private void busqedaMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {                                     
// TODO add your handling code here:
       
       //jf.setLayeredPane(principal);
        principal.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400, 410));
       principal.setOpaque(false);
       principal.add(new busqeda().principal_bus, new Integer(2), 0);
      //  search.principal_bus.setVisible(true);
    }                                    
    
     private void exitForm(java.awt.event.WindowEvent evt) {                          
        this.setVisible(false);
    }
    
    // Variables declaration - do not modify                     
    private javax.swing.JMenu Pacientes;
    private javax.swing.JMenu acerca;
    private javax.swing.JMenuItem add;
    private javax.swing.JMenuItem add_date;
    private javax.swing.JMenu agen;
    private javax.swing.JMenuItem busqeda;
    private javax.swing.JMenuItem delete;
    private javax.swing.JMenuItem delete_date;
    private javax.swing.JMenuBar jMenuBar1;
    private javax.swing.JMenuBar jMenuBar2;
    private javax.swing.JMenuItem jMenuItem1;
    private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
    private javax.swing.JMenu money;
    private javax.swing.JMenu paciente;
    private javax.swing.JMenuItem precio;
    private javax.swing.JLayeredPane principal;
    private javax.swing.JMenuItem reportes;
    private javax.swing.JMenuItem show_date;
    // End of variables declaration                   
    
}    

[Rob Spoor]

Marco Salazar wrote:I'm creating my GUI using the drag &drop option from netbeans and it generates the code automatically.

Quit doing that immediately. You'll learn absolutely nothing that way, and the code created by your IDE is usually quite horrendous to read.