Question

I’m busy with an asignment where i have to make a graphical interface for a simple program. But i’m strugling with the layout.

This is the idea:

What is the easiest way to accomplish such a layout?

And what method do you use to make layouts in java. Just code it, or use an IDE like netbeans?

Answer 1

Well considering how simple the layout is I would suggest you use a BorderLayout with NORTH set to the top section in a container and the JTable in the CENTER of the BorderLayout. For the Top it appears to be a simple BorderLayout again with NORTH as the Instruction: south as the black box (possibly in a container with a FlowLayout). The center of the top pane appears to be 2 Containers of GridLayouts with 2 rows and 2 columns, so put thos in another container with a GirdLayout.

So in pseudo:

Container(BorderLayout) {   @NORTH     Container(BorderLayout)     {        @NORTH          Label(Instruction);        @CENTER          Container(GridLayout(2,1))          {             Container(GirdLayout(2,2))             {               Label() TextField()               Label() TextField()              }             Container(GirdLayout(2,2))             {               Label() TextField()               Label() TextField()             }          }        @SOUTH          Container(FlowLayout())          {            JButton() //shaded thing?          }     }   @CENTER     {       JTable     } }