Changing size of Java button GridBayLayout

Question

Hello I have a big problem. I would like to make \"=\" button 2*height and the \"0\" button 2*width(OTHER buttons should be just normal size), that\'s all I tried many combi

Answer 1

I can't see any issue with that, please read

• How to Use GridBagLayout

• GridBagConstraints and anchor too

then

from code

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

public class GridBagButtons {

    private static final Insets insets = new Insets(0, 0, 0, 0);

    public static void main(final String args[]) {
        final JFrame frame = new JFrame("GridBagLayout");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
        JButton button;
        // Row One - Three Buttons
        button = new JButton("One");
        addComponent(frame, button, 0, 0, 1, 1, GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.BOTH);
        button = new JButton("Two");
        addComponent(frame, button, 1, 0, 1, 1, GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.BOTH);
        button = new JButton("Three");
        addComponent(frame, button, 2, 0, 1, 1, GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.BOTH);
        // Row Two - Two Buttons
        button = new JButton("Four");
        addComponent(frame, button, 0, 1, 2, 1, GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.BOTH);
        button = new JButton("Five");
        addComponent(frame, button, 2, 1, 1, 2, GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.BOTH);
        // Row Three - Two Buttons
        button = new JButton("Six");
        addComponent(frame, button, 0, 2, 1, 1, GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.BOTH);
        button = new JButton("Seven");
        addComponent(frame, button, 1, 2, 1, 1, GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.BOTH);
        frame.setSize(500, 200);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

    private static void addComponent(Container container, Component component, int gridx, int gridy,
            int gridwidth, int gridheight, int anchor, int fill) {
        GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints(gridx, gridy, gridwidth, gridheight, 1.0, 1.0,
                anchor, fill, insets, 0, 0);
        container.add(component, gbc);
    }

    private GridBagButtons() {
    }
}

• I'd be use NestedLayout rather than bothering with GrigBagLayout, SpringLayout or MigLayout

Answer 2

Try your hands on this code example and ask any questions that may arise :

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

public class GridBagTest
{
    private String[] buttonText = { "C", ".", "/", "*", "7", "8", "9", "-", "4", "5",
            "6", "+", "1", "2", "3", "=", "0", "+/-" };
    private JButton[] button = new JButton[18];
    private int counter = 0;

    private void createAndDisplayGUI()
    {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("GridBagLayout Test");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        JPanel contentPane = new JPanel();
        contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout());

        JPanel northPanel = new JPanel();
        northPanel.setLayout(new BorderLayout(2, 2));
        JTextField tfield = new JTextField();
        northPanel.add(tfield, BorderLayout.CENTER);

        JPanel centerPanel = new JPanel();
        centerPanel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
        GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
        gbc.anchor = GridBagConstraints.PAGE_START;
        gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
        gbc.weightx = 1.0;
        gbc.weighty = 1.0;
        gbc.insets = new Insets(2, 2, 2, 2);
        for (int i = 0; i < button.length; i++)
        {
            System.out.println("Button Text : " + buttonText[i]);
            button[i] = new JButton(buttonText[i]);
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
        {
            for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++)
            {
                    gbc.gridx = j;
                    gbc.gridy = i;
                    centerPanel.add(button[counter++], gbc);
            }
        }
        gbc.gridx = 0;
        gbc.gridy = 3;
        centerPanel.add(button[counter++], gbc);
        gbc.gridx = 1;
        gbc.gridy = 3;
        centerPanel.add(button[counter++], gbc);
        gbc.gridx = 2;
        gbc.gridy = 3;
        centerPanel.add(button[counter++], gbc);
        gbc.gridx = 3;
        gbc.gridy = 3;  
        gbc.gridwidth = 1;
        gbc.gridheight = 2;
        centerPanel.add(button[counter++], gbc);
        int count = counter;
        System.out.println(button[--count].getText());
        gbc.gridx = 0;
        gbc.gridy = 4;
        gbc.gridheight = 1;
        gbc.gridwidth = 2;
        centerPanel.add(button[counter++], gbc);
        gbc.gridwidth = 1;
        gbc.gridx = 2;
        gbc.gridy = 4;
        centerPanel.add(button[counter++], gbc);

        contentPane.add(northPanel, BorderLayout.PAGE_START);
        contentPane.add(centerPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);

        frame.setContentPane(contentPane);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setLocationByPlatform(true);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

    public static void main(String... args)
    {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable()
        {
            public void run()
            {
                new GridBagTest().createAndDisplayGUI();
            }
        });
    }
}

Here is the output :

Answer 3

The problem is that you don't set weightx and weighty on the GridBagConstraints. Setting them to 1.0 will allocate the (horizontal/vertical) extra space to each component equally.