Disabling JPanel Components

Dear ,
I have the following method that disable all the components in a JPanel;
It has a JLabel, JTextField, and a JButton.
When I call this method from the constructor of the parent class; It is only disabling the JLabel, and the JTextField.
If I extend this class from another class, and call this method; None of the components are disabled.
public void disablePanel()
        myPanel.setEnabled(false);
        allCom = myPanel.getComponents();
        for (int i = 0 ; i < allCom.length; i++)
            allCom.setEnabled(false);
Would any one, suggest what might the reason be?
Best Regards,
M. Tleis

Your code disables only the first-level children of myPanel .
If the JButton is not a first-level child but merely a grandchild (e.g. added to a JPanel that is itself added to the initial myPanel), your loop never iterates to the button.
I suggest you have a look at camickr's DisabledPanel : http://tips4java.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/disabled-panel/

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