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ButtonCol.java Nested container where the top-level panels are positioned by hand
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import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.*;
/** An example of a layout performed manually. The top-level
* panels are positioned by hand, after you determine the size
* of the applet. Since applets can't be resized in most
* browsers, setting the size once when the applet is created
* is sufficient.
*
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public class ButtonCol extends Applet {
public void init() {
setLayout(null);
int width1 = getSize().width*4/10,
width2 = getSize().width - width1,
height = getSize().height;
Panel buttonPanel = new Panel();
buttonPanel.setBounds(0, 0, width1, height);
buttonPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(6, 1));
buttonPanel.add(new Label("Buttons", Label.CENTER));
buttonPanel.add(new Button("Button One"));
buttonPanel.add(new Button("Button Two"));
buttonPanel.add(new Button("Button Three"));
buttonPanel.add(new Button("Button Four"));
buttonPanel.add(new Button("Button Five"));
add(buttonPanel);
Panel everythingElse = new Panel();
everythingElse.setBounds(width1+1, 0, width2, height);
everythingElse.add(new Label("Everything Else"));
add(everythingElse);
}
}