Simple Java GUI problem

Amaru

This is probably a very rudimentary problem, but i can't find a straight answer for it online. I have a GUI, and i want it to display its buttons in a set way, sitting 3 under a 1 line display like so

+
---
where + is just the display field, but - are each of the 3 buttons. But so far when i add the JPanel to the JFrame, i can only manipulate it to look like either this

+-
--
or this
+
-
-
-

Anybody know the answer to this? I've tried adding a second contentsPane, but apparently JFrames only accept 1 pane, and it uses the last one specified?

BrokenArrows

the code that im supplying with this shows how to easily position items where ever you like.

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


public class hjg extends JFrame
{
	private JPanel contentPane;

	private JTextArea jTextArea2;
	private JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
	private JButton jButton3;
	private JButton jButton4;
	private JButton jButton5;
	private JPanel jPanel1;

	public hjg()
	{
		super();
		initializeComponent();


		this.setVisible(true);
	}


	private void initializeComponent()
	{
		contentPane = (JPanel)this.getContentPane();
		jTextArea2 = new JTextArea();
		jScrollPane1 = new JScrollPane();
		jButton3 = new JButton();
		jButton4 = new JButton();
		jButton5 = new JButton();
		jPanel1 = new JPanel();

		//
		// contentPane
		//
		contentPane.setLayout(null);
		addComponent(contentPane, jPanel1, 4,4,374,263);
		//
		// jTextArea2
		//
		jTextArea2.setText("jTextArea2");
		//
		// jScrollPane1
		//
		jScrollPane1.setViewportView(jTextArea2);
		//
		// jButton3
		//
		jButton3.setText("jButton3");
		jButton3.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
			{
				jButton3_actionPerformed(e);
			}

		});
		//
		// jButton4
		//
		jButton4.setText("jButton4");
		jButton4.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
			{
				jButton4_actionPerformed(e);
			}

		});
		//
		// jButton5
		//
		jButton5.setText("jButton5");
		jButton5.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
			{
				jButton5_actionPerformed(e);
			}

		});
		//
		// jPanel1
		//
		jPanel1.setLayout(null);
		addComponent(jPanel1, jScrollPane1, 18,11,339,132);
		addComponent(jPanel1, jButton3, 22,177,83,28);
		addComponent(jPanel1, jButton4, 137,177,83,28);
		addComponent(jPanel1, jButton5, 265,176,83,28);
		//
		// hjg
		//
		this.setTitle("title");
		this.setLocation(new Point(0, 0));
		this.setSize(new Dimension(390, 300));
		this.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
	}

	private void addComponent(Container container,Component c,int x,int y,int width,int height)
	{
		c.setBounds(x,y,width,height);
		container.add(c);
	}


	private void jButton3_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
	{

	}

	private void jButton4_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
	{


	private void jButton5_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
	{


	}


	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
		JDialog.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
		try
		{
			UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel");
		}
		catch (Exception ex)
		{
			System.out.println("Failed loading L&F: ");
			System.out.println(ex);
		}
		new hjg();
	}


}