Java: Difference between the setPreferredSize() and setSize() methods in components

Question

What is the main difference between setSize() and setPreferredSize(). Sometimes I used setSize(), sometimes setPreferredSize(), sometimes one does

Answer 1

IIRC ...

setSize sets the size of the component.

setPreferredSize sets the preferred size. The Layoutmanager will try to arrange that much space for your component.

It depends on whether you're using a layout manager or not ...