I cant figure out how to use java gui / layouts?

Question

how can I make a gui interface with everything in order I know the borderlayout, flowlayout and gridlayout but what is panel? im so confused please help in visual basic I just dragged and dropped. im using netbeans 7.1, I can do layouts and stuff the problem is its so confusing to make all these panels and stuff and (x, y) axis where to place them I want the gui nice and neat

Answer 1

how can I make a gui interface with everything in order

For a single column or row, see GridLayout ¹ & BoxLayout ² , as well as JToolBar ³ & JList ⁴ .

See 'How To Use':

1. GridLayout
2. BoxLayout
3. JToolBar
4. JList

Answer 2

您是否看过这些示例http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/layout/visual.html ？

Answer 3

I was used to creating java GUI with manual coding, I mean not the drag and dropped that auto-generates the codes, so it was a lot easier for me to switch with GUI designer such as Window Builder plugin for Eclipse or the built-in swing designer of NetBeans.

I suggest you to start with the basic of Layout Managers with manual coding. Here's a good link... http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/layout/visual.html

Start with the easiest: FlowLayout, GridLayout, and BorderLayout. These layouts are usually applied to JPanel, which is a lower level container (JFrame being the top-level container)