Java GUI Layouts

Question

Could somebody tell me which java layout I need to use to achieve the layout below:

Answer 1

Use multiple nested layout managers

The example looks like a top-level BorderLayout with scroll pane in the CENTER location, a row of buttons (using FlowLayout) in the NORTH location and a GridLayout for the text fields in the WEST location. The latter could be improved by using a GroupLayout, which allows rows and columns to be sized individually but is somewhat complex to use.

There's a great tutorial on using layout managers (unfortunately it seems to have disappeared from Oracle's servers and the link points to a probably transient copy).