Syntax error How to disallow resizing component with GridBagLayout in Java

How to disallow resizing component with GridBagLayout in Java

To disallow resizing component with GridBagLayout, use the GridBagConstraints NONE constant −

GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.NONE;

The following is an example to disallow resizing component with GridBagLayout −

Example

package my;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.WindowConstants;
public class SwingDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      JFrame frame = new JFrame("Demo Frame");
      JPanel panel = new JPanel();
      GridBagLayout layout = new GridBagLayout();
      panel.setLayout(layout);
      GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
      gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.NONE;
      JLabel label = new JLabel("Rank: ");
      JTextArea text = new JTextArea();
      text.setText("Add rank here...");
      layout.setConstraints(label, gbc);
      panel.add(label);
      layout.setConstraints(text, gbc);
      panel.add(text);
      frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      frame.add(panel);
      frame.setSize(550, 400);
      frame.setVisible(true);
   }
}

Output


Updated on: 2019-07-30T22:30:26+05:30

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