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Thread: GUI Frame Help

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    Default GUI Frame Help

    Hey guys. I'm new to GUI and am having problems on an assignment I was given. I have to make a frame and it is not working the way I'd like it to. The course I'm taking has one example, and I'm using it as a guide to help me. This is as far as I got. When I run the program, the objects appear in places that I do not want to them to appear in. I'd appreciate any and all tips to help me. Thank you

    import java.awt.*;
     
    public class GUIFinal extends Frame{
     
    	GUIFinal(){
    		setTitle("Frame Example");
    		setSize(300, 300);
    		show();
    	}
     
    	public static void main(String[] args) {
    		Frame f = new GUIFinal();
    		Button b = new Button("Button");
    		TextField tf = new TextField("TextField");
    		TextArea ta = new TextArea("TextArea");
    		Checkbox c = new Checkbox("Checkbox");
    		Label la = new Label("Label");
    		Scrollbar sb = new Scrollbar();
     
    		b.setBounds(10, 50, 25, 25);
    		tf.setBounds(40, 50, 50, 25);
    		ta.setBounds(20, 30, 60, 30);
    		c.setBounds(85, 45, 25, 25);
    		la.setBounds(25, 10, 10, 10);
    		sb.setBounds(5, 30, 10, 30);
     
    		f.add(b);
    		f.add(tf);
    		f.add(ta);
    		f.add(c);
    		f.add(la);
    		f.add(sb);
     
     
     
    	}
     
    }


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    Default Re: GUI Frame Help

    the objects appear in places that I do not want to them to appear in. I'd appreciate any and all tips to help me. Thank you
    Do you mean the Components? Are you familiar with LayoutManagers? See..
    A Visual Guide to Layout Managers (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Laying Out Components Within a Container)

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    You should never set the bounds of objects yourself, this is supposed to be done only by the layout manager.
    If you want to set these values yourself (which is not recommended) you need to set the layout manager of your frame to "null".

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