Custom Component

[Phatslugga]

Ok, ive tried learning how to make a custom component, but i didnt grasp on to it very well, i have a program that i need to make a custom component with, it's supposed to have two textfeilds occupying the top area of the window, and under it is supposed to be a custom component, but i dont know exactly how to put it in, the book is kind of sketchy with it too. Here's my code so far
:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class Pgm6 extends JFrame
{
private JTextField txt, txt2;
public Pgm6()
{
this.addWindowListener (new WindowAdapter(){
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e){
dispose();
System.exit(0);
}
});

Container c = getContentPane();
c.setLayout(new FlowLayout());

txt = new JTextField(20);
txt2 = new JTextField(20);

c.add(txt);
c.add(txt2);
}

public static void main(String args[])
{
System.out.println("Starting App");
Pgm6 f = new Pgm6();
f.setSize(100,100);
f.show();

[Phatslugga]

Well, i tried, and it didnt work, here's what i tried to get the custom component to work.

:

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

public class Pgm6 extends JFrame
{
JTextField txt = new JTextField(15), txt2 = new JTextField(15);
JCustom cust = new JCustom();

public Pgm6()
{
this.addWindowListener (new WindowAdapter(){
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e){
dispose();
System.exit(0);
}
});
Container c = getContentPane();
c.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
c.add(txt);
c.add(txt2);
c.add(cust, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
}



class JCustom extends JPanel
{
public Dimension getPrefferedSize()
{
return new Dimension (50,90);
}

public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
{
super.paintComponent (g);
setBackground(Color.yellow);
}

public JCustom()
{
setLayout (new BorderLayout());
JPanel p = new JPanel();
p.setLayout(new FlowLayout());



}
}
public static void main(String args[])
{
System.out.println("Starting App");
Pgm6 f = new Pgm6();
f.setSize(100,100);
f.show();
}
}

:

I can't seem to get this to work, can somoene give me a clue or tip on how to get that custom component to shwo up under my textfields? thanks

[Phatslugga]

Ok, ive gotten most of it to work, thank god.. anyways My problem is with the border layout. I need two textfields in the NORTH, but when i add both of them, they just become one big textfield. I think that the last one i add just overwrites the one before it. Is there a way i can get around that and put two textfields in the same area? I tried using the GridLayout, but i only have three components to add, and i need the third one centered. The Grid Layout wont let me center the third one, so i cant use it. Anyways Here's my code , if someone can help me, that would be greatly appreciated.
:

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

public class Pgm6 extends JFrame
{
private JTextField txt;
private JTextField txt2;
private BorderLayout layout;
private FlowLayout layout2;

private JCustom cust;

public Pgm6()
{
super("Frame Title");

layout = new BorderLayout();


Container c = getContentPane();
c.setLayout(layout);

txt = new JTextField(10);
txt2 = new JTextField(10);

cust = new JCustom();

c.add(txt, BorderLayout.NORTH);
c.add(txt2, BorderLayout.NORTH);
c.add(cust, BorderLayout.CENTER);



setSize(100,100);
setVisible(true);
}


class JCustom extends JPanel
{
public Dimension getPrefferedSize()
{
return new Dimension (50,90);
}

public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
{
super.paintComponent (g);
setBackground(Color.yellow);
}

public JCustom()
{
setLayout (new BorderLayout());
JPanel p = new JPanel();
p.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
add(p,BorderLayout.NORTH);
add(txt,BorderLayout.SOUTH);




}
}

public static void main(String args[])
{
Pgm6 application = new Pgm6();
application.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_O N_CLOSE );
}

}

:

There it is, don't laugh . If you compile it, you'll see that there is only one textfield at the top, i need two of them there.

[abc123]

okay, i didn't really read any of that, but if you want to components in the BorderLayout.NORTH area, thae just add a panel to the NORTH area instead of your textfield and then add them to that panel, i haven't done any GUI stuff with java for a long time, but that will work

i forget which layout you need, the default for a panel should do it though.. flowlayout is it? i think so

anyway, yes, thats the idea, add a panel to BorderLayouth.NORTH instead of your textfield, and add 2 textfields to that panel

[Phatslugga]

Wow, that was an easy fix... i can't beleive i didn't think of that... thanks anyways.. but now im jsut ashamed