Question

Please help me create my own custom layout, container, component, layout manager…
Example:
Containers and Layout Managers

• Create a window frame.
• Nest panels within a frame for better layout control.
• Create and display buttons in a panel.
• List two component attributes that are controlled by a layout manager.
• Set the layout manager for a container.
• Place components in a panel using BorderLayout, GridLayout, and FlowLayout.
• Name one advantage of each of the layout managers.
• Create panels with titles.

i was search on google but can’t find any that match my requirement

Thanks for your help
Edit: I was found with keyword “Open Source UI”

Updated: 31, Oct 2016
I would like to updated some information to make it clearly for someone who concern. Back in 6 years ago what i want to know is how to build “UI Framework” from beginning.

If you have interesting like me i would like recommend Android UI Framework is good start because of open source and well document. Enjoy deep dive in to legacy code 🙂 Good luck

Answer 1

Create a window frame

new JFrame();

Nest panels within a frame for better layout control

final JFrame jframe = new JFrame();
final JPanel innerOne = new JPanel();
jframe.add(innerOne);
innerOne.add(otherComponents);

Create and display buttons in a panel

innerOne.add(new JButton("Hello World!"));

List two component attributes that are controlled by a layout manager

Obviously check out JavaDoc of BorderLayout: BorderLayout.NORTH and SOUTH

Set the layout manager for a container

innerOne.setLayout(...);

Place components in a panel using BorderLayout, …

Just apply the layout, and add providing the arguments for the LayoutManager:

innerOne.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
innerOne.add(..., BorderLayout.NORTH);

Name one advantage of each of the layoutmanager.

Check out the JavaDoc’s. They are really helpful in these situations.

Create panels with titles.

innerOne.setBorder(new TitledBorder("Hello World"));