I have the following swing layout defined in one of my classes and I cannot make out any sense of what is going on.
private void initComponents()
{
locationPanel = new JPanel();
label1 = new JLabel();
lastUpdateLabel = new JLabel();
label2 = new JLabel();
accuracyLabel = new JLabel();
batteryPanel = new JPanel();
batteryLabel = new JLabel();
label3 = new JLabel();
cc = new CellConstraints();
setLayout(new FormLayout("default", "default"));
locationPanel.setBorder(new TitledBorder("Info"));
locationPanel.setLayout(new FormLayout("right:pref, 6dlu, 50dlu, 4dlu, default", "pref, 3dlu, pref, 3dlu, pref"));
label1.setText("Last Update:");
locationPanel.add(label1, cc.xy(1, 1));
lastUpdateLabel.setText("Unknown");
locationPanel.add(lastUpdateLabel, cc.xy(3, 1));
label2.setText("Accuracy:");
locationPanel.add(label2, cc.xy(1, 3));
// ---- accuracyLabel ----
accuracyLabel.setText("Unknown");
locationPanel.add(accuracyLabel, cc.xy(3, 3));
label3.setText("Battery Level");
locationPanel.add(label3, cc.xy(1, 5));
batteryLabel.setText("Unknown");
locationPanel.add(batteryLabel, cc.xy(3, 5));
add(locationPanel, cc.xy(1, 1));
}
QUESTION: I think its saying there should be 3 rows and 2 columns? How many rows and columns are defined; how would I make a 4 x 2 layout? How do I determine what this is saying locationPanel.setLayout(new FormLayout("right:pref, 6dlu, 50dlu, 4dlu, default", "pref, 3dlu, pref, 3dlu, pref"));
http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/Swing-Components/FormLayoutExplicitAlignmentExample3.htm
You're layout has 5 columns and 3 rows. You can deduce that well from the examples.