import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.BorderLayout;

import java.awt.Dimension;

import java.awt.FlowLayout;

public class JavaLesson28 extends JFrame{

JButton button1, button2, button3, button4, button5;

String outputString = "";

public static void main(String[] args){

new JavaLesson28();

}

public JavaLesson28(){

// Create the frame, position it and handle closing it

this.setSize(400,400);

this.setLocationRelativeTo(null);

this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

this.setTitle("My Sixth Frame");

/* FLOW LAYOUT

// Create a flow layout (Default)

JPanel thePanel = new JPanel();

// Define the flow layout alignment

// FlowLayout.RIGHT, FlowLayout.CENTER

thePanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT));

// You can also define the pixels that separate the components

// FlowLayout(alignment, horz gap, vertical gap)

button1 = new JButton("Button 1");

thePanel.add(button1);

END FLOW LAYOUT*/

/* BORDER LAYOUT */

JPanel thePanel = new JPanel();

thePanel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());

// Create buttons

button1 = new JButton("Button 1");

button2 = new JButton("Button 2");

button3 = new JButton("Button 3");

button4 = new JButton("Button 4");

button5 = new JButton("Button 5");

// If you put components in the same space the

// last one in stays and everything else goes

// EX.

// thePanel.add(button1, BorderLayout.NORTH);

// thePanel.add(button2, BorderLayout.NORTH);

// Only button2 shows

/*

thePanel.add(button1, BorderLayout.NORTH);

thePanel.add(button2, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

thePanel.add(button3, BorderLayout.EAST);

thePanel.add(button4, BorderLayout.WEST);

thePanel.add(button5, BorderLayout.CENTER);

*/

/* If you want more than one component to show

// up in the same part of a border layout put

// them in a panel and then add the panel to

// the border layout panel

JPanel thePanel2 = new JPanel();

thePanel2.add(button1);

thePanel2.add(button2);

thePanel.add(thePanel2, BorderLayout.NORTH);

*/

/* BOX LAYOUT */

Box theBox = Box.createHorizontalBox();

// You can also use Box theBox = Box.createVerticalBox();

/*

theBox.add(button1);

theBox.add(button2);

theBox.add(button3);

theBox.add(button4);

*/

// You can also separate the components with struts

/*

theBox.add(button1);

theBox.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(4));

theBox.add(button2);

theBox.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(4));

theBox.add(button3);

theBox.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(4));

theBox.add(button4);

*/

// A rigid area gives you the option to space using

// horizontal and vertical spacing

theBox.add(button1);

theBox.add(button2);

// theBox.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(30, 20)));

// When you use a glue you position the components as

// far apart as possible while remaining on the screen

// There is also a createVerticalGlue

theBox.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());

theBox.add(button3);

this.add(theBox);

// this.add(thePanel); // Don't use for BOX LAYOUT

this.setVisible(true);

}

}