javax.swing
Class JPanel

java.lang.Object   
  java.awt.Component   
      java.awt.Container   
          javax.swing.JComponent   
              javax.swing.JPanel

All Implemented Interfaces:

ImageObserver , MenuContainer , Serializable , Accessible

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractColorChooserPanel , JSpinner.DefaultEditor

public class JPanel
extends JComponent   
implements Accessible   

JPanel is a generic lightweight container. For examples and task-oriented documentation for JPanel, see How to Use Panels, a section in The Java Tutorial.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans^TM has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder .

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

protected class

JPanel.AccessibleJPanel This class implements accessibility support for the JPanel class.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent , Component.BltBufferStrategy , Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

accessibleContext , listenerList , TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY , ui , UNDEFINED_CONDITION , WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT , WHEN_FOCUSED , WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT , CENTER_ALIGNMENT , LEFT_ALIGNMENT , RIGHT_ALIGNMENT , TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT , ALLBITS , ERROR , FRAMEBITS , HEIGHT , PROPERTIES , SOMEBITS , WIDTH

Constructor Summary

JPanel ()
Creates a new JPanel with a double buffer and a flow layout.

JPanel (boolean isDoubleBuffered)
Creates a new JPanel with FlowLayout and the specified buffering strategy.

JPanel (LayoutManager layout)
Create a new buffered JPanel with the specified layout manager

JPanel (LayoutManager layout, boolean isDoubleBuffered)
Creates a new JPanel with the specified layout manager and buffering strategy.

Method Summary

AccessibleContext	getAccessibleContext () Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JPanel.
PanelUI	getUI () Returns the look and feel (L&F) object that renders this component.
String	getUIClassID () Returns a string that specifies the name of the L&F class that renders this component.
protected String	paramString () Returns a string representation of this JPanel.
void	setUI (PanelUI ui) Sets the look and feel (L&F) object that renders this component.
void	updateUI () Resets the UI property with a value from the current look and feel.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

addAncestorListener , addNotify , addVetoableChangeListener , computeVisibleRect , contains , createToolTip , disable , enable , firePropertyChange , firePropertyChange , firePropertyChange , fireVetoableChange , getActionForKeyStroke , getActionMap , getAlignmentX , getAlignmentY , getAncestorListeners , getAutoscrolls , getBorder , getBounds , getClientProperty , getComponentGraphics , getComponentPopupMenu , getConditionForKeyStroke , getDebugGraphicsOptions , getDefaultLocale , getFontMetrics , getGraphics , getHeight , getInheritsPopupMenu , getInputMap , getInputMap , getInputVerifier , getInsets , getInsets , getListeners , getLocation , getMaximumSize , getMinimumSize , getNextFocusableComponent , getPopupLocation , getPreferredSize , getRegisteredKeyStrokes , getRootPane , getSize , getToolTipLocation , getToolTipText , getToolTipText , getTopLevelAncestor , getTransferHandler , getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget , getVetoableChangeListeners , getVisibleRect , getWidth , getX , getY , grabFocus , isDoubleBuffered , isLightweightComponent , isManagingFocus , isOpaque , isOptimizedDrawingEnabled , isPaintingTile , isRequestFocusEnabled , isValidateRoot , paint , paintBorder , paintChildren , paintComponent , paintImmediately , paintImmediately , print , printAll , printBorder , printChildren , printComponent , processComponentKeyEvent , processKeyBinding , processKeyEvent , processMouseEvent , processMouseMotionEvent , putClientProperty , registerKeyboardAction , registerKeyboardAction , removeAncestorListener , removeNotify , removeVetoableChangeListener , repaint , repaint , requestDefaultFocus , requestFocus , requestFocus , requestFocusInWindow , requestFocusInWindow , resetKeyboardActions , reshape , revalidate , scrollRectToVisible , setActionMap , setAlignmentX , setAlignmentY , setAutoscrolls