JButton must retain its position when resizing

[Ash maker]

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Hello,
Though I searched the internet and tried, understand how Layouts in Swing work but it does not helped me. I still can not build a simple interface containing a JButton that must keep its distance right and down relative to the main window while resizing thereof. I building my interfaces using Netbeans. Can any one help me with this concept? Any help will be appreciated? Thanks in advance.

[Katty]

Hi,
I think a BoxLayout should do the trick here for you. Have you tried the BoxLayout method and compiled your code? I think you shoudl add it to the upper left and add a 'glue' and the lower and right a 'strut' of the size that suits you. For more methods regarding your problem can be found with, static methods Box.create. Though I will not recommend it to you.

[opaper]

Hello,
This is easiest with NetBeans, you have only to place the button at the place you want. However, personally I would use the BorderLayout (Java is the default layout for a JFrame), you place them down a panel with BorderLayout and FlowLayout-Properties-Alignment = Right, and you add the Button in this panel.

jpan.setLayout(new java.awt.FlowLayout(java.awt.FlowLayout.RIGHT));
jpan.add(jButton1);
getContentPane().add(jpan, java.awt.BorderLayout.PAGE_END);

You can use the above methods in your program.

[Modifier]

Hello,
The above mentioned are correct, you can also use BorderLayout panel and you can change the JButton in the Layout-Properties-Button direction on "After".

jpan.setLayout(new java.awt.BorderLayout());
jpan.add(jButton1, java.awt.BorderLayout.LINE_END);
getContentPane().add(jpan, java.awt.BorderLayout.PAGE_END);

As you see, there are different solutions. I can not tell you which is the best in your case. In general, I always try to nest different panels with different layout to achieve the results that I want.

[Ash maker]

Hi,

jpan.setLayout(new java.awt.BorderLayout());
jpan.add(jButton1, java.awt.BorderLayout.LINE_END);
getContentPane().add(jpan, java.awt.BorderLayout.PAGE_END);

And

jpan.setLayout(new java.awt.FlowLayout(java.awt.FlowLayout.RIGHT));
jpan.add(jButton1);
getContentPane().add(jpan, java.awt.BorderLayout.PAGE_END);

Both are useful methods to implement, I understand your solution with the nesting, I thought may be that I'll make it with one layout as GridBagLayout. To me free design looks like it will solve the problem. Thank you for every one who answered.

[Praetor]

Hello,
I understand your concern with the Free Design, because it is done with a single click. Look at the code below

Public class NewJFrame1 extends javax.swing.JFrame {
 
    Public NewJFrame1() {
        great("NewJFrame1");
        initComponents();
    }
 
 
    / / <editor-fold Defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated code">
    private void initComponents() {

        jbut1= new javax.swing.JButton();

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        jbut1.setText("jbut1");

        org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout layout = new org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
            .add(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.TRAILING, Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap(317, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .add(jbut1)
                .addContainerGap())
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
            .add(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.TRAILING, Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap(266, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .add(jbut1)
                .addContainerGap())
        );

        java.awt.Size scrsize = java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
        setBounds((scrsize.width-408)/2, (scrsize.height-334)/2, 408, 334);
    }/ / </ Editor-fold>
 
    Public static void hand(Final String[] args) {
        Runnable guitest = new Runnable() {
 
            Public void run() {
                new NewJFrame1().setVisible(true);
            }
        };
        / / GUI must start on EventDispatchThread:
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(guitest);
    }
 
    / / Variables declaration - do not modify
    private javax.swing.JButton jbut1;
    / / End of variables declaration
}