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Neoco

Sat May 19, 2012 3:09 pm


Using the Box class

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I'm still working on my computer science summative and now I need help with shifting my components downward


import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class conceptstemplate extends JApplet
{
	Box sidebar = new Box (BoxLayout.LINE_AXIS);
	
	JButton next = new JButton ("Next >");
	JButton previous = new JButton ("< Previous");
	JButton mmenu = new JButton ("Main Menu");
	
	public void init ()
	{
		setSize (1000, 600);
		setBackground (Color.lightGray);
		
		
		//sidebar.add (Box.createRigidArea (new Dimension (50, 450)));
		//sidebar.add (Box.createVerticalStrut (450));
		//sidebar.setBounds (0, 450, getWidth (), 150);
		//sidebar.add (Box.createHorizontalGlue ());
		
		sidebar.add (Box.createHorizontalStrut (50));
		sidebar.add (mmenu);
		sidebar.add (Box.createHorizontalStrut (600));
		sidebar.add (previous);
		sidebar.add (Box.createHorizontalStrut (50));
		sidebar.add (next);
		
		add (sidebar);
	}
}


This is supposed to create a few buttons at the bottom of the screen. What I'm having trouble with is shifting these buttons to the bottom of the screen. The methods with the "//" next to them are the methods I have tried using and that haven't worked. Help please?