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Dynamically adding a panel to a panel

 
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Hi,
I'm a bit new to java and swing and have been trying to add a panel dynamically to a panel.
Basically, I want to create a sub-form effect (as used in MS Access for example), so the user can add records to a database using a custom input which repeats for each record. In my case, I have a panel with some dynamic behaviour and I want to have a button which can add this panel to a main panel. Each time the user wants to add a record, another panel is added using the add button... I hope this makes sense.
Anyway, any help would be great as when I create a new panel and add it to the main panel, nothing shows...
All the best,
Steve
 
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panel is like a bag u can add in two panel .. or button .. textfield .. any thing as u want ... u can set panel any where as u want .. there some example

JButton button;
Container contentPane = getContentPane();
GridBagLayout gridbag = new GridBagLayout();
GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
contentPane.setLayout(gridbag);
c.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;

button = new JButton("Button 1");
c.weightx = 0.5;
c.gridx = 0;
c.gridy = 0;
gridbag.setConstraints(button, c);
contentPane.add(button);
button = new JButton("2");
c.gridx = 1;
c.gridy = 0;
gridbag.setConstraints(button, c);
contentPane.add(button);
button = new JButton("Button 3");
c.gridx = 2;
c.gridy = 0;
gridbag.setConstraints(button, c);
contentPane.add(button);
button = new JButton("Long-Named Button 4");
c.ipady = 40; //make this component tall
c.weightx = 0.0;
c.gridwidth = 3;
c.gridx = 0;
c.gridy = 1;
gridbag.setConstraints(button, c);
contentPane.add(button);
button = new JButton("Button 5");
c.ipady = 0; //reset to default
c.weighty = 1.0; //request any extra vertical space
c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.SOUTH; //bottom of space
c.insets = new Insets(10,0,0,0); //top padding
c.gridx = 1; //aligned with button 2
c.gridwidth = 2; //2 columns wide
c.gridy = 2; //third row
gridbag.setConstraints(button, c);
contentPane.add(button);
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Container contentPane = getContentPane();
contentPane.setLayout(new GridLayout(0,2));
contentPane.add(new JButton("Button 1"));
contentPane.add(new JButton("2"));
contentPane.add(new JButton("Button 3"));
contentPane.add(new JButton("Long-Named Button 4"));
contentPane.add(new JButton("Button 5"));

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Container contentPane = getContentPane();
contentPane.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
contentPane.add(new JButton("Button 1"));
contentPane.add(new JButton("2"));
contentPane.add(new JButton("Button 3"));
contentPane.add(new JButton("Long-Named Button 4"));
contentPane.add(new JButton("Button 5"));
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Container contentPane = getContentPane();
//Use the content pane's default BorderLayout.
//contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); //unnecessary

contentPane.add(new JButton("Button 1 (NORTH)"),
BorderLayout.NORTH);
contentPane.add(new JButton("2 (CENTER)"),
BorderLayout.CENTER);
contentPane.add(new JButton("Button 3 (WEST)"),
BorderLayout.WEST);
contentPane.add(new JButton("Long-Named Button 4 (SOUTH)"),
BorderLayout.SOUTH);
contentPane.add(new JButton("Button 5 (EAST)"),
BorderLayout.EAST);
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I think the question may have been misunderstood. You could surely clarify your problems by posting some code snippits to illustrate where you are having problems.
Well, I was going to show what I thought you meant, but it seems you may be making things more complicated than you need to. If you are writing an Access-like database tool, I think there are Java components already made that do a lot of the grunt-work for you. You probably should check out JDBC and check to see if Swing has any "data aware" components.
HTH
Layne
 
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Hi,
Actually, the previous post is exactly what I needed to see so thanks for the help. Next time I'll put some code with my question as I can imagine it being confusing.
Cheers,
Steve
 
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