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Both JPanel and the object obtained by sending getContentPane() to a WindowController object are containers (and have type Container). The following methods are available for all containers. To define the type of layout, use:
void setLayout (LayoutManager lm)
LayoutManager may be any of the layout
managers listed below.
To add something to a container:
void add (Component c)
Component may be any Component (such as JButton, JTextField, JSlider, ...) or Container (such as JPanel). Use the method above if the container has a FlowLayout
or GridLayout. Use the one below if it has a BorderLayout.
void add (Component c, int position)
The position may be any of
BorderLayout.NORTH, BorderLayout.SOUTH,
BorderLayout.EAST, Construct a JPanel with new JPanel ()
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