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The Flow Layout Manager

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• The Flow Layout Manager

  • Component placement by the Flow Layout manager:

    Components added using flow layout are arranged into rows Rows can "wrap around": When a row overflows, the next component will occupy a new row

    What the result may look like:

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  • Example: Flow Layout in a JPanel:

    import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*; public class Layout1 { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame f = new JFrame("Hello"); JPanel MyPanel = new JPanel(); MyPanel.setLayout( new FlowLayout() ); // Demo flow layout JButton x1 = new JButton("I am x1"); JButton x2 = new JButton("I am x2"); JButton x3 = new JButton("I am x3"); JButton x4 = new JButton("I am x4"); JButton x5 = new JButton("I am x5"); MyPanel.add(x1); // Add JButtons using Flow Layout MyPanel.add(x2); MyPanel.add(x3); MyPanel.add(x4); MyPanel.add(x5); f.getContentPane().add(MyPanel, "Center"); // Paste MyPanel in center // of the contentPane f.setSize(300, 300); f.setVisible(true); } }

    Result:

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  • Example Program: (Demo above code)                                                
    • Prog file: click here

    NOTE:

    Try resizing the window with your mouse ! You will get this effect: