GridBagWithContaints.java Source code

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import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.Insets;
import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter;
import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
import java.awt.event.WindowListener;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class GridBagWithContaints {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame f = new JFrame("Demonstrates the use of gridx, gridy,ipadx, ipady and insets constraints");
        JPanel p = new JPanel();

        p.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
        // creates a constraints object
        GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
        c.insets = new Insets(2, 2, 2, 2); // insets for all components
        c.gridx = 0; // column 0
        c.gridy = 0; // row 0
        c.ipadx = 5; // increases components width by 10 pixels
        c.ipady = 5; // increases components height by 10 pixels
        p.add(new JButton("Java"), c); // constraints passed in
        c.gridx = 1; // column 1
        // c.gridy = 0; // comment out this for reusing the obj
        c.ipadx = 0; // resets the pad to 0
        c.ipady = 0;
        p.add(new JButton("Source"), c);
        c.gridx = 0; // column 0
        c.gridy = 1; // row 1
        p.add(new JButton("and"), c);
        c.gridx = 1; // column 1
        p.add(new JButton("Support."), c);

        WindowListener wndCloser = new WindowAdapter() {
            public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
                System.exit(0);
            }
        };
        f.addWindowListener(wndCloser);

        f.getContentPane().add(p);
        f.setSize(600, 200);
        f.show();
    }
}