gridbag layout

[asit]

I was recently studying GridBagLayout. As I have insuffecient material
ab GridBagLayout, I tried to learn from experiments.

Here is a code I wrote,

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

public class Main {

/**
* @param args
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
JFrame frm = new JFrame("Login");
frm.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

JPanel panel = new JPanel();

JLabel loginHeading = new JLabel("Login Window");
JLabel userId = new JLabel("User Id : ");
JLabel passwd = new JLabel("Password : ");

JButton login = new JButton("Login");

JTextField userIdField = new JTextField(10);
JTextField passwdField = new JTextField(10);

GridBagLayout gbg = new GridBagLayout();
GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
frm.setLayout(gbg);

gbc.anchor = GridBagConstraints.NORTH;
gbc.insets = new Insets(25,25,0,0);


gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
gbg.setConstraints(loginHeading, gbc);


gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.RELATIVE;
gbg.setConstraints(userId, gbc);
gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
gbg.setConstraints(userIdField, gbc);

gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.RELATIVE;
gbg.setConstraints(passwd, gbc);
gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
gbg.setConstraints(passwdField, gbc);

gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
gbg.setConstraints(login, gbc);

frm.add(loginHeading);
frm.add(userId);
frm.add(userIdField);
frm.add(passwd);
frm.add(passwdField);
frm.add(login);

//frm.pack();
frm.setSize(400,500);
frm.setVisible(true);


}

}

It works fine. But how can I add spacing between the heading label and
the rest of the labels ???

 

[Knute Johnson]

I was recently studying GridBagLayout. As I have insuffecient material
ab GridBagLayout, I tried to learn from experiments.

Here is a code I wrote,

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

public class Main {

/**
* @param args
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
JFrame frm = new JFrame("Login");
frm.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

JPanel panel = new JPanel();

JLabel loginHeading = new JLabel("Login Window");
JLabel userId = new JLabel("User Id : ");
JLabel passwd = new JLabel("Password : ");

JButton login = new JButton("Login");

JTextField userIdField = new JTextField(10);
JTextField passwdField = new JTextField(10);

GridBagLayout gbg = new GridBagLayout();
GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
frm.setLayout(gbg);

gbc.anchor = GridBagConstraints.NORTH;
gbc.insets = new Insets(25,25,0,0);


gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
gbg.setConstraints(loginHeading, gbc);


gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.RELATIVE;
gbg.setConstraints(userId, gbc);
gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
gbg.setConstraints(userIdField, gbc);

gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.RELATIVE;
gbg.setConstraints(passwd, gbc);
gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
gbg.setConstraints(passwdField, gbc);

gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
gbg.setConstraints(login, gbc);

frm.add(loginHeading);
frm.add(userId);
frm.add(userIdField);
frm.add(passwd);
frm.add(passwdField);
frm.add(login);

//frm.pack();
frm.setSize(400,500);
frm.setVisible(true);


}

}

It works fine. But how can I add spacing between the heading label and
the rest of the labels ???

Here is one way. I wrote a GridBagLayout simulator that you can play
with. It's not the easiest thing to use but it is handy if you want to
try some constraints without programming them.

http://rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com/gridbagtester.html

Oh, and please try not to post tabs, it makes a mess out of code
listings for most everybody else that doesn't use them.

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

public class Main {

/**
* @param args
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
JFrame frm = new JFrame("Login");
frm.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

JPanel panel = new JPanel();

JLabel loginHeading = new JLabel("Login Window");
JLabel userId = new JLabel("User Id : ");
JLabel passwd = new JLabel("Password : ");

JButton login = new JButton("Login");

JTextField userIdField = new JTextField(10);
JTextField passwdField = new JTextField(10);

GridBagLayout gbg = new GridBagLayout();
GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
frm.setLayout(gbg);

gbc.gridy = 0; gbc.gridwidth = 2;
frm.add(loginHeading,gbc);
gbc.insets = new Insets(75,25,0,0);
++gbc.gridy; gbc.gridwidth = 1;
frm.add(userId,gbc);
frm.add(userIdField,gbc);
++gbc.gridy;
gbc.insets = new Insets(25,25,0,0);
frm.add(passwd,gbc);
frm.add(passwdField,gbc);
++gbc.gridy; gbc.gridwidth = 2;
frm.add(login,gbc);

frm.pack();
//frm.setSize(400,500);
frm.setVisible(true);


}

}

 

[John B. Matthews]

[...]
It works fine. But how can I add spacing between the heading label and
the rest of the labels ???

I don't know if it's the best way, but I have used
Box.createHorizontalStrut() and Box.createVerticalStrut() for making
"spacers" within a layout. There is also the Box.Filler class.

GridBag is very powerful, but I like struts and glue from the Box class,
too. The tutorial has a nice section on the topic under "Using Invisible
Components as Filler":

<http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/layout/box.html#filler>

 

[Angel Velazquez]

[...]
It works fine. But how can I add spacing between the heading label and
the rest of the labels ???

I don't know if it's the best way, but I have used
Box.createHorizontalStrut() and Box.createVerticalStrut() for making
"spacers" within a layout. There is also the Box.Filler class.

GridBag is very powerful, but I like struts and glue from the Box class,
too. The tutorial has a nice section on the topic under "Using Invisible
Components as Filler":

<http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/layout/box.html#filler>

Fits most of my needs too. Nested BoxLayouts and Box class components go
a long way sometimes. But sometimes I do need GridBagLayout, which
usually means going to the Java Tutorial page on the subject for reference.

 

[Roedy Green]

It works fine. But how can I add spacing between the heading label and
the rest of the labels ???

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/gridbaglayout.html
to learn how to persuade GridBagLayout to sit up and beg.
--
Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products
http://mindprod.com

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