How to set paddings?

[Yohan Weerasinghe]

Hi,

Please have a look at the following code

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.sql.*;

public class EmployeeInfo extends JFrame
{
    JLabel nameLabel, ageLabel, addressLabel;
    JTextField nameTxt, ageTxt;
    JTextArea addressTxt;
    JScrollPane  scroll;
    JPanel scrollPanel;
    JButton insert, clear;
    
    public EmployeeInfo()
    {
        //Decalring Variables//
        nameLabel = new JLabel("Name");
        ageLabel = new JLabel("Age");
        addressLabel = new JLabel("Address");
        
        nameTxt = new JTextField(10);
        ageTxt = new JTextField(10);
        
        addressTxt = new JTextArea(2,25);
        
        insert = new JButton("Insert");
        clear = new JButton("Clear");
        
        scroll = new JScrollPane(addressTxt);
        scroll.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
        scroll.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER);
        
        scrollPanel = new JPanel();
        
        //Setting up JTextArea//
        addressTxt.setLineWrap(true);   
       
        scrollPanel.add(scroll);
        
        
        //Setting up the display//
        
        JPanel centerPanel = new JPanel();
        centerPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(3,2));
        centerPanel.add(nameLabel);
        centerPanel.add(nameTxt);
        centerPanel.add(ageLabel);
        centerPanel.add(ageTxt);
        centerPanel.add(addressLabel);
        centerPanel.add(scrollPanel);
        
        
        JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
        buttonPanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
        buttonPanel.add(insert);
        buttonPanel.add(clear);
        
        JPanel southPanel = new JPanel();
        southPanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
        southPanel.add(buttonPanel);
        
        getContentPane().add(centerPanel,"Center");
        getContentPane().add(southPanel,"South");
        
        this.setResizable(false);
        this.setTitle("Employee Information");
        
    }
    
    public static void main(String[]args)
    {
        
        try
        {
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"GUI Error: "+e);
        }
        
        EmployeeInfo e = new EmployeeInfo();
        e.setSize(450,200);
        e.setVisible(true);
        e.validate();
        e.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    }
}

I want to have some vertical space between the text fields. How could I do that? Please help...

[Maneesh Godbole]

Check out GridLayout API docs for a constructor which lets you define the gaps

[Yohan Weerasinghe]

Maneesh Godbole wrote:Check out GridLayout API docs for a constructor which lets you define the gaps

Thanks a lot for the quick reply.. I will check it and come back :

[Yohan Weerasinghe]

First, pardon me for the late reply...

Thanks lot for the answer... It worked...