1 /*
 2  * GUI4 places some dead buttons in the frame using a BorderLayout manager. 
 3  */
 4 package gui;
 5 
 6 import java.awt.BorderLayout;
 7 import java.awt.Container;
 8 import javax.swing.JButton;
 9 import javax.swing.JFrame;
10 import javax.swing.JLabel;
11 import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
12 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
13 
14 /**
15  *
16  * @author sjenks
17  */
18 public class GUI4 {
19 
20     /**
21      * @param args the command line arguments
22      */
23     public static void main(String[] args) {
24     SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new ThreadForGUI());
25     }
26 
27     private static class ThreadForGUI implements Runnable {
28 
29         public ThreadForGUI() {
30         }
31 
32         @Override
33         public void run() {
34             GUI4 gui = new GUI4();
35         }
36     }
37 
38     public GUI4() {
39         KFrame frame = new KFrame("GUI 4");
40     }
41     
42     // modeling the featured frame of the GUI
43     
44     private class KFrame extends JFrame{
45         
46         private JButton blueButton;
47         private JButton redButton;
48         private JButton greenButton;
49         private JButton yellowButton;
50         private JLabel colorLabel;
51         
52         public KFrame (String title){
53             super(title);
54             setSize(500,300);
55             setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
56             addComponents(getContentPane());
57             setVisible (true);
58         }
59         
60         private void addComponents (Container contentPane){
61             blueButton = new JButton ("Blue");
62             redButton = new JButton ("Red");
63             greenButton = new JButton ("Green");
64             yellowButton = new JButton ("Yellow");
65             colorLabel = new JLabel ("Press a button ...", SwingConstants.CENTER);
66             contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
67             contentPane.add(blueButton, BorderLayout.NORTH);
68             contentPane.add(redButton,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
69             contentPane.add(greenButton,BorderLayout.EAST);
70             contentPane.add(yellowButton,BorderLayout.WEST);
71             contentPane.add(colorLabel,BorderLayout.CENTER);
72         }
73     }
74 }