No Box.createRigidArea .. In NetBeans Toolbox

[clusardi2k]

I don't think that "Box" is a control in the NetBeans toolbox.

Consequently, I'd like to simulate the following lines of code.

Question: How do I do it?


JPanel MyPanel;

MyPanel.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimensions 20,25));
MyPanel.add. ...


MyPanel.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());


Thanks,

 

[Lew]

I don't think that "Box" is a control in the NetBeans toolbox.

IIRC you can add components to the toolbox.

Consequently, I'd like to simulate the following lines of code.

Question: How do I do it?

Type it in directly?

JPanel MyPanel;

Variable names are supposed to begin with a lower-case letter.

MyPanel.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimensions 20,25));

This doesn't throw a 'NullPointerException' for you?

It should.

MyPanel.add. ...

MyPanel.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());

Why would you add that to the panel?

 

[markspace]

Question: How do I do it?

JPanel MyPanel;

MyPanel.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimensions 20,25));

You have to select BoxLayout on your panel form first. Then the rigid
separators and glue appear on the Pallet. Scroll down to Swing Filler
to find them (it's a ways).

 

[markspace]

You have to select BoxLayout on your panel form first. Then the rigid
separators and glue appear on the Pallet.

"Palette." Argh.

 

[clusardi2k]

On 4/8/2013 2:19 PM, (e-mail address removed) wrote: > Question: How do I do it? > JPanel MyPanel; > > MyPanel.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimensions 20,25)); You have to select BoxLayout on your panel form first. Then the rigid separators and glue appear on the Pallet. Scroll down to Swing Filler to findthem (it's a ways).

I tried following these steps exactly, but I couldn't find "Swing Filler". The closest thing that I found was "Separator".

Why am I not seeing "Swing Filler".

Thanks,

 

[markspace]

I tried following these steps exactly, but I couldn't find "Swing
Filler". The closest thing that I found was "Separator".

Why am I not seeing "Swing Filler".

Beats me. I'm using NetBeans 7.2, if that helps. I see two separators
in the Palette, one is under Swing Controls and the other is under Swing
Menus. Keeps scrolling, it's further down than either.

 

[John B. Matthews]

Beats me. I'm using NetBeans 7.2, if that helps. I see two
separators in the Palette, one is under Swing Controls and the
other is under Swing Menus. Keeps scrolling, it's further down
than either.

Same in 7.3. Swing Fillers may be easier to spot if the other tree
nodes are closed.

 

[clusardi2k]

I have an older version of NetBeans.

Thanks,

 

[clusardi2k]

Are "Swing Fillers" 3rd party controls? Do get them do I have to download them from the Internet.

Thanks,

 

[clusardi2k]

Are "Swing Fillers" 3rd party controls? To get them, do I have to download them from the Internet.

Thanks,

 

[John B. Matthews]

Are "Swing Fillers" 3rd party controls? To get them, do I have to
download them from the Internet.

Not as far as I know.

 

[clusardi2k]

There has been support for the Box.Filler class since NetBeans 7.0.

https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8304