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Thread: Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

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    Default Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

    Hello, I use a JPanel to draw all my graphics and I need to get some user input so I thought that I should add a JTextField.
    I have tried to add the JTextField but it just wont show up:

    //snip
    this.setVisible(true);
    this.setFocusable(true);
    this.setSize(800, 480);
    this.addMouseListener(new MouseListener());
    this.addMouseMotionListener(new MouseListener());
    this.addKeyListener(new KeyboardListener());
    this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
     
    JTextField text = new JTextField();
    text.setVisible(true);
    text.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(40, 20));
    this.add(text);
    //snip

    Also I have tried to attach it to my JFrame as well and whenever I try to resize the frame, I can see the JTextField but it fills the entire JFrame.
    Last edited by nivangerow; January 8th, 2012 at 12:17 PM.


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    Default Re: Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

    Can you make a small complete program(SSCCE) to show the problem. Something that compiles and executes. Your short <snip> doesn't show enough.

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    Default Re: Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

    Well that "snip" is basically my code. Just put it in a JFrame.

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    Default Re: Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

    Your code doesn't define what 'this' is, but I presume it is a JFrame (for future reference, to avoid confusion post an SSCCE). If you add components to a container (JFrame) after it is realized (visible) you must validate the container (this appears to be the case in your code snippet presuming my assumptions are correct).

    In other words, add components before you make it visible or call validate or revalidate and repaint.

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    Default Re: Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

    Just put it in a JFrame.
    There needs to be code that shows your problem. I'm sure you can create the code needed for testing.

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    Ok im creating it.

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    Default Re: Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

    This is my code, but the thing is that it works. In the actual program I have my JPanel in a separate class but I dont think that makes a difference.

    import java.awt.BorderLayout;
    import java.awt.Color;
    import java.awt.Dimension;
    import java.awt.Toolkit;
     
    import javax.swing.JFrame;
    import javax.swing.JPanel;
    import javax.swing.JTextField;
     
    public class Main extends JFrame{
     
    	public static void main(String[] args)
    	{
    		JFrame frame = new JFrame("thing");
    		frame.setSize(800, 480);
    		Dimension dim = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
    		frame.setLocation((int)(dim.getWidth()/2)-(frame.getWidth()/2), (int)(dim.getHeight()/2)-(frame.getHeight()));
    		frame.setResizable(true);
    		frame.setMinimumSize(frame.getSize());
    		frame.setVisible(true);
    		frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    		JPanel panel = new JPanel();
    		panel.setVisible(true);
    		panel.setFocusable(true);
    		panel.setSize(800, 480);
    		frame.add(panel);
    		JTextField text = new JTextField();
            text.setVisible(true);
            text.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(40, 20));
            panel.add(text);
    		frame.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
    		frame.validate();
    	}
    }

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    Default Re: Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

    If it works, then there is nothing to change, is there?
    We'd need the code that does not work.

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    Default Re: Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

    The thing is that that is the code. I have just found out that the reason why I cant see the JTextField is because I am drawing images onto the JPanel using the paint() method. That seems to paint over the JTextField. Is there any way to move it or something?

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    Default Re: Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

    That seems to paint over the JTextField
    I guess it is a question of who has control over what is painted in the JPanel? You or the layout manager.
    Can you split the panel into a paint area and a textfield area?

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    Default Re: Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

    I think that I do. I want the JTextField on top of the drawn images. How do I do that? I need to change it's Z position, but how?

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    Default Re: Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

    I think I found a program that did that by googling. I can't remember the program's name.
    Try looking for: java adding background image

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    Default Re: Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    I think I found a program that did that by googling. I can't remember the program's name.
    Try looking for: java adding background image
    Do you mean this: How to set background image in Java? - Stack Overflow
    He is just drawing an image and I am doing that as well. Is there any way to change Z positions? Am I missing something?

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    Default Re: Display a JTextField inside a JPanel

    The program I found had an image behind some labels and text fields.

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