CardLayoutTest.java

// CardLayoutTest.java package com.jdojo.swing.intro; import java.awt.Container; import javax.swing.JFrame; import java.awt.CardLayout; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JButton; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.BorderLayout; public class CardLayoutTest { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("CardLayout Test"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane(); // Add a Next JButton in a JPanel to the content pane JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel(); JButton nextButton = new JButton("Next"); buttonPanel.add(nextButton); contentPane.add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH); // Create a JPanel and set its layout to CardLayout final JPanel cardPanel = new JPanel(); final CardLayout cardLayout = new CardLayout(); cardPanel.setLayout(cardLayout); // Add five JButtons as cards to the cardPanel for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) { JButton card = new JButton("Card " + i); card.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200, 200)); String cardName = "card" + 1; cardPanel.add(card, cardName); } // Add the cardPanel to the content pane contentPane.add(cardPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER); // Add an action listener to the Next button nextButton.addActionListener(e -> cardLayout.next(cardPanel)); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }