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Thread: Cannot align JTextField in JPanel

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    Default Cannot align JTextField in JPanel

    I'm writing a GUI for a DVD player. I'm attempting to align the JTextField to the center of the JPanel, but I am getting this error:

    DVDPlayer.java:23: cannot find symbol
    symbol : method setVerticalAlignment(int)
    location: class javax.swing.JTextField
    jtfDetails.setVerticalAlignment(JTextField.CENTER) ;
    ^
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     import javax.swing.*;
    import java.awt.*;
    import javax.swing.border.*;
     
    public class DVDPlayer extends JFrame
    {
    	private JPanel p1, p2;
    	private JButton jbtDVD, jbtPlay, jbtRewind, jbtFForward, jbtStop;
    	private JTextField jtfDetails;
     
    	public DVDPlayer()
    	{
    		add(jbtDVD = new JButton("DVD to be placed here"));
    		add(jbtDVD, BorderLayout.NORTH);
     
    		p1 = new JPanel();
    		p1.add(jtfDetails = new JTextField("DVD details to be displayed here"));
    		jtfDetails.setVerticalAlignment(JTextField.CENTER);
     
    		add(p1, BorderLayout.WEST);
     
    		p2 = new JPanel();
    		p2.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
    		p2.setBorder(new LineBorder(Color.BLACK, 2));
    		p2.add(jbtPlay = new JButton("Play"));
    		p2.add(jbtRewind = new JButton("<<"));
    		p2.add(jbtFForward = new JButton(">>"));
    		p2.add(jbtStop = new JButton("Stop"));
     
    		add(p2, BorderLayout.EAST);
    	}
     
    	public static void main(String[] args)
    	{
          DVDPlayer frame = new DVDPlayer();
          frame.setTitle("The Front View of a DVD Player");
          frame.pack();
          frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
          frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
          frame.setVisible(true);
       }
    }


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    Default Re: Cannot align JTextField in JPanel

    The compiler can not find a definition for the symbol above the ^. What is the symbol that the compiler can't find? Posting the error message lost the position of the ^.
    Is that symbol defined? Did you spell it correctly?
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    The symbol above the ^ is the . between 'jtfDetails' and 'setVerticalAlignment'. Yes it is spelt correctly.

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    Default Re: Cannot align JTextField in JPanel

    What class is that method defined in? The compiler can't find it in the JTextField class.
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    It's defined in the JLabel class. setVerticalAlignment isn't defined in the JTextField class, so does that mean I must use a different method?

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    must use a different method?
    You must use a method that belongs to the class of the variable.
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