Java CardLayout Example
Chapter:
Swing
Last Updated:
27-09-2016 16:15:13 UTC
Program:
/* ............... START ............... */
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.CardLayout;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class JavaCardLayoutExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame frame = new JFrame("CardLayout");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane();
JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
JButton nextButton = new JButton("Next");
buttonPanel.add(nextButton);
contentPane.add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
final JPanel cardPanel = new JPanel();
final CardLayout cardLayout = new CardLayout();
cardPanel.setLayout(cardLayout);
for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
JButton card = new JButton("Card " + i);
card.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200, 200));
String cardName = "card" + 1;
cardPanel.add(card, cardName);
}
contentPane.add(cardPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
nextButton.addActionListener(e -> cardLayout.next(cardPanel));
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}
/* ............... END ............... */
Output
Notes:
-
The CardLayout lays out components as a stack of cards. Only one card at the top is visible in a CardLayout.
- CardLayout makes only one component visible at a time.
- Syntax : CardLayout cardLayout = new CardLayout();
Tags
CardLayout, Java, Swing