Question

Help me! Whenever I try to start up the code below, it shows only the button on the bottom and the password field everywhere else. I want to be able to see everything, but I can’t

public void setup(){
    frame = new JFrame("Votinator 3000");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    voteconfirm = new JLabel("");
    textarea = new JTextField(1);
    submit = new JButton("Submit Vote!");
    chooser = new JList(items);
    password = new JPasswordField(1);
    password.setVisible(true);
    choices = new JComboBox();
    choices.addItem("Choose");
    choices.addItem("Submit Own");
    type = new JPanel();
    type.add(textarea);
    choices.setEditable(false);
    choices.setSelectedIndex(0);
    frame.setBounds(300, 300, 400, 400);
    frame.getContentPane().add(type);
    frame.getContentPane().add(choices);
    frame.getContentPane().add(voteconfirm);
    frame.getContentPane().add(chooser);
    frame.getContentPane().add(textarea);
    frame.getContentPane().add(password,BorderLayout.CENTER);
    frame.getContentPane().add(submit,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    frame.setVisible(true);
}

Answer 1

This

frame.getContentPane().add(password,BorderLayout.CENTER);

Will replace anything else you’ve added to your screen…

This, will add the button to the bottom of the screen…

frame.getContentPane().add(submit,BorderLayout.SOUTH);

You could change the layout to a FlowLayout, that will display everything…

frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
frame.setBounds(300, 300, 400, 400);
frame.getContentPane().add(type);
frame.getContentPane().add(choices);
frame.getContentPane().add(voteconfirm);
frame.getContentPane().add(chooser);
frame.getContentPane().add(textarea);
frame.getContentPane().add(password);
frame.getContentPane().add(submit);

But I hardly think that’s what you really want.

Take a read through

• A Visual Guide to Layout Managers
• Using Layout Managers

And see if you can find one or more layouts that suit your requirements