help with Layout managers

[shanaya dutt]

I have this code in which the circle overlaps the polar chart and a slider and textfield.I'm was using BorderLayout so far.But now I am unable to add another component on the frame.Please help me which layout manger i should use to add 2-3 buttons on the right and left side of the frame.

here's the code.What changes should i do?

   


import org.jfree.chart.ChartFactory;
import org.jfree.chart.ChartPanel;
import org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart;
import javax.swing.JSlider;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
import java.lang.Double; 
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import java.awt.geom.Arc2D.*;
import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.font.*;
import org.jfree.ui.ApplicationFrame;
import org.jfree.ui.RefineryUtilities;

import org.jfree.data.xy.XYDataset;
import org.jfree.data.xy.XYSeries;
import org.jfree.data.xy.XYSeriesCollection;

import org.jfree.chart.*;
import org.jfree.chart.renderer.category.*;
import org.jfree.chart.plot.*;
class mykar

{
	public static void main(String args[])
	{
	JFrame myframe=new JFrame("CDSPLOT");
	myframe.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
	       	
    	myframe.setSize(1200,1200);
    	myframe.setVisible(true);
    	myframe.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
	final JSlider slider=new JSlider(JSlider.HORIZONTAL,0,800000,0);
	
	final JTextField gseqfield=new JTextField();
	gseqfield.setEditable(true);
	myframe.add(gseqfield,BorderLayout.NORTH);
	
	myframe.add(slider,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
	 
                myframe.pack();

	slider.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Positions"));	
    	slider.setMajorTickSpacing(100000);
    	slider.setMinorTickSpacing(1000);
                slider.setPaintTicks(true);
	slider.setPaintLabels(true);
	
	
	XYSeries series=new XYSeries("melting point");
 	final XYSeriesCollection data = new XYSeriesCollection();
    			
    	XYDataset dataset=data;
    	JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createPolarChart("Melting Point",dataset,true,true, false);
     
	
	ChartPanel chartPanel = new ChartPanel(chart);
	chartPanel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
                chartPanel.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(600,600));
	cir4 c2=new cir4();
	c2.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(40,40));
	chartPanel.add(c2);
	myframe.add(chartPanel);
	myframe.pack();


}
}
  class cir4 extends JComponent

{

	
	public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
       

	g.drawArc(180,200,200,200,0,360);

  }//end of paint




}//end of class 

[Rob Camick]

which layout manger i should use to add 2-3 buttons on the right and left side of the frame.

BorderLayout also has and EAST and WEST.

And you can always using nested panels with different layout managers on each panel.